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When You Complete the Seton Scout Naturalist Program, Your Adventure Is Only...
On a hike through the woods near Maryland’s Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation, a group of Scouts and adults walked over what looked like a plain old stream. A handful of hikers in the back...
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Scouts Keep Tradition of Canoe Adventures in the Adirondacks
Everyone tends to make new friends at summer camp, but they don’t usually have feathers. A group of ducks visited girls Troop 284’s campsite as the Scouts worked on the American Heritage merit badge...
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Scouts in Hurricane Ida’s Path Step Up to Help Their Communities Recover
Lilli and Sammy Ziegler had seen hurricanes, but Ida was different. What they expected would be a weakening storm picked up steam as it neared the Louisiana coast, transforming into a monster that...
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Venturing Crew Treks to the Sawtooths
When the BSA postponed the 2021 National Jamboree because of the coronavirus pandemic, many units — like Crew 28 of Spartanburg, South Carolina — looked for other adventures. The Venturers borrowed an...
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Scouts Learn To Go With the Flow During a 60-Mile Packrafting Trek
Floating through a rushing river requires concentration and quick decision-making. It also helps to know a little geometry. Scouts with Troop 411 of Minot, North Dakota, learned that approaching rocks...
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Indiana Venturers Get an Epic California Outdoor Experience
California has towering sequoia groves, rocky deserts, beautiful ocean views, rushing rivers and iconic scenic spots. Venturing Crew 753 of Thorntown, Indiana, wanted to see it all during a 10-day trip...
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Scouts Battle for Online Supremacy in Rocket League
You’re driving your custom car with a shiny paint job, high spoiler — and powerful rocket engine. No, it’s not street legal, but it’s perfect for Rocket League. You zoom up a wall, launch into the air...
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Share Photos of Your Neckerchiefs for #ScoutScarfDay2022!
Scout Scarf Day is Aug. 1, so gather up your favorite neckerchiefs to share with SL! Celebrate the day by capturing and sharing your neckerchiefs with us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook by using...
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Scouts Find Underwater Wonders on a Florida Snorkeling Trail
When you’re crossing a bridge, you might not think much about what’s underneath. Depending on where you are, an adventure could be waiting. In the shadow of the 65-foot-tall Blue Heron Bridge in...
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Towering Rock Formations, Stargazing, Zip Lining in Palo Duro Canyon
Standing atop the 800-foot-tall launch tower, Ethan Wheat didn’t have much time to think about how he was about to zip a quarter-mile across the second-largest canyon in the United States. “They hook...
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Scouts Discover Underground Adventure in Sullivan Cave
In the middle of the woods, surrounded by moss-covered tree roots, a metal grate sits melded into the earth. It’s not very big — maybe a couple of feet wide. Peer through the door’s bars and you see...
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Scouts Get an Up-Close Look at Animals at These Fun Outings
Ethan Fidhel woke to his friends crowded around him. He sat up to see what they were watching. It was wolves — three of them. The majestic beasts, two covered in striking white fur, had emerged from...
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Washington Scouts Try Ice Fishing on a Frozen Lake
Across a frozen expanse, Scouts huddle around small holes carved into the ice. Below their feet, fish swim sluggishly, occasionally nibbling at the bait dangling in the chilly water. “You have to sit...
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Councils Offer Frosty Adventures at Winter Camps
Councils across the country put on winter camps, but if you want a good chance of playing in the snow, you’ll have to head north. Many camps have organized winter programs. Sometimes, though, finding...
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Colorado Scouts Conquer Slopes on Ski Weekend
After spending 15 hours speeding down the slopes and rekindling his skiing skills, Nathan Kaley didn’t want his troop’s weekend ski trip to end. But the schedule and his body said otherwise. “I wish...
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Backpacking? Whitewater Rafting? Zip Lining? You Can Do It All at the Summit
Daniel Willis knew he wouldn’t stay dry through his troop’s backpacking trek last July. The Scouts were at the Summit Bechtel Reserve for the weeklong Pack N’ Paddle Experience, which includes a day...
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Summer Will Be Tons of Fun at These 8 Awesome Scout Camps
Camp time! Be Prepared for summer fun at these eight Scouts camps around the country. Click here to see more Scout Camps featured in previous years. K-M SCOUT RANCH Montana Council; Lewistown, Montana...
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Eagle Scout Wins Famous Sled-Dog Race
Led by his team of sled dogs, Eagle Scout Brent Sass mushes in the Iditarod, a nearly 1,000 mile race in Alaska. Fighting 65 mph winds while trekking across a frozen Alaskan trail, Brent Sass fell and...
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Scouts Shine While Kayaking Off the Washington Coast
You need more than strength and technique to navigate a tandem kayak on the ocean. Paddling together — especially through wind gusts and strong currents — keeps your boat moving forward. The girls of...
View ArticleJoin Together With The Band
The 2023 Jamboree Band — designed to supply music for ceremonies, events and to entertain the many visitors to the 2023 National Scout Jamboree — will consist of 55 Scout and Scouter musicians. One of...
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For 25 Years, This Pennsylvania Troop Has Biked to Summer Camp
AJ Cooke, Thadd Lawson, Auden Davis, James Kennedy and Ajay Jegan Mohan lead the way to summer camp. Try something new? That was fun. Do it again? Hey, we really like this. Go for a third time? This is...
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Florida Troops Haul in Their Dinner During an Offshore Fishing Trip
Floating in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico aboard a charter boat with your friends, you don’t have the luxury of finding a secluded spot to fish. “You can’t really cast; there’s too many people to...
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Scouts Soar at Aviation Museum in Virginia
Max Kennedy looked out the windshield. But instead of an open road, he faced puffy clouds and a whirring propeller. The 14-year-old First Class Scout was flying more than 1,500 feet above the ground...
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Scouts Check Out Military Sites Across the U.S.
Adam Cushing with Troop 105 raises the troop flag aboard the USS Constitution. Nestled in his sleeping bag, CJ Agnew tried to doze off, but he couldn’t. He was lying on history. “I remember looking up...
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Troop Makes the Most of Its Trip to the Berkshires
Caleb Sepesy of Troop 701 conquers a high-ropes course during his troop’s trip to the Berkshires. Cameron Miley marveled at the antique mitts on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and...
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The National Jamboree Provides a Scouting Experience Like No Other
There’s nothing quite like it. Thousands of Scouts from around the country in one place, making new friends, showing off Scouting skills and having so much fun they’ll remember that week-and-a-half...
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Do Your Best to Make the Most of This Scouting Year!
Scouting is an adventure. How much adventure you have is up to you. Whether you just joined or have been in the program for years — and depending on your age and proper preparation — you can launch a...
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Send Us Photos of Your Patrol or Den Flag
When you join a Scouts BSA troop or Cub Scout pack, you are assigned to a patrol or den. This “patrol method” helps you make friends, develop leadership and teamwork skills, and share in the success...
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Scouts Fit Horseback Riding, Climbing and Camping Into One Amazing Weekend
Wyatt Wilson makes a new friend, Cody — one of the horses at Beaumont Scout Reservation. You’re 15 feet off the ground on a stack of heavy-duty milk crates. Perched on the highest one, you feel the...
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Halloween Tradition Connects Scouts BSA and Cub Scouts
One-eyed monsters, snaggletooth ghouls and even an adorable Grogu sat along a sidewalk staring at a group of Scouts last October. The Scouts inspected each and picked their favorites. It was easy to...
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Signs Up! How To Make the Scout Sign
When someone holds up the Scout sign, the room quickly gets quiet. Why? It’s a reminder of what the sign means. HOW TO MAKE THE SCOUT SIGN IN CUB SCOUTS To make the Scout sign in Cub Scouts, raise...
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Check Out 6 Cool Camporees From Around the Country
The Toxic Arrows patrol of Troop 787 of Cassleberry, Florida, steer their “party barge” during a raft regatta camporee. On some campouts, you pitch a tent, cook in a Dutch oven and belt out songs...
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Scouts Hone Their Survival Skills as Temperatures Fall Into the Single Digits
Scouts hang out under their lean-to. Getting lost in the woods can be frightening. Now, imagine you’re lost and also standing ankle-deep in the snow as temperatures plummet below freezing. That’s...
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Join Troop 214 for a Big Day of Sledding in Montana
Laughing and shouting, Scouts sprint up a snowy hill, some with snow sleds tucked under their arms. With a rope in each hand, Alec Ware, a 14-year-old Life Scout, steadily drags two pulk sleds filled...
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Ride Along as These Scouts Go Dog-Sledding in Wisconsin
The Scouts in Troop 247 of Shakopee, Minnesota, were excited to go dog-sledding — but not nearly as excited as the dogs were. “When they’re ready to run, they jump really high,” says Ellie Ward, 16, a...
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Conquer the Ski Slopes With Troop 77
Ronin Ricks cuts through the powder. Experienced skiers can tackle basic slopes without ski poles, but if you’re a beginner, poles can help you balance. After a day of skiing, you might be pretty...
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Scouts Help Maintain Philmont’s Ecosystem
As the guys of Troop 187 from Kennesaw, Georgia, trekked through Philmont Scout Ranch’s backcountry this past June, they noticed bare, charred tree trunks — the remains of a massive wildfire. That...
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Get Excited for Summertime at These 8 Cool Scout Camps
You’ll have a blast this summer at these amazing BSA council summer camps. Click here to see more Scout Camps featured in previous years CAMP LA-NO-CHE Central Florida Council; Paisley, Florida...
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When Tornadoes Hit Communities, Scouts Know They Need to Help
March 31, 2023 started quietly. But severe thunderstorms were in the forecast, and by that afternoon, clouds began bubbling over Little Rock, Arkansas, and turning an ominous green. Brennan Horton was...
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Day Trip to a Mine Gives Scouts a Golden Opportunity for Fun
Maybe -— just maybe —- a valuable golden nugget is hiding in this bucket of sediment, Rocco Koekemoer Jr. thought. The bucket was emptied into a large water trough. Rocco grabbed a pan, dipped it...
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Alabama Scouts Tackle Whitewater in Inflatable Kayaks
Thomas Moak, front, and John Philipp steer their duckies through a Class III rapid. Go whitewater rafting, and you and your friends will likely hop into a large inflatable raft. These vessels provide a...
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Scouts Journal About Their Wyoming Adventure
Wyatt Harris checks out the Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. Every three years, boys Troop 746 of Baltimore, Maryland, travels far from home for an awesome...
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Scouts Re-Create an Epic Border-to-Border Trek Across North Carolina
Crossing a state line can be a big moment, like when you leave your home state for the first time. Or maybe it serves as a milestone during a cross-country road trip. For a group of 21 Scouts,...
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California Troops Catch Some Waves at Annual Surfing Campout
Sarah Marks coasts on a wave at Surf Camp, an annual Troops 506 campout. Patrick Kozak watched the waves. They weren’t as tall as they had been early that morning, but some still reached a couple feet...
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Scouting for Clean Waterways
For the most part, plastic is good. It’s the human-made material in may useful things, such as water bottles, sports safety gear and food packaging. However, about 12 billion pounds of plastic are...
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Troop 413 Braved the Elements to Explore the California Mountains
From left: Aaron Kelly, Jacob Kotleba and Stephen Park head up Pine Creek Pass during Troop 413’s trek in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Aaron is wearing a mosquito head net to ward off the insects....
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Scouts Learn About Texas History as They Bike the Mission Trails
Inside the entrance to the Mission Espada sits a large wooden weaving loom covered in strands of wool that are intertwined to create a colorful blanket. It’s an example of how mission residents used...
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Troop 8 Paddles the Enchanting and Challenging Congaree
Seth Perry, Everett Schaller, Jackson McMichael and Evan Livengood steer their canoes through Congaree National Park. As Wyatt Pockl and Jackson McMichael paddled along a creek in Congaree National...
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Scouts Tackle ‘Via Ferrata’ Climbing Route in West Virginia
Yuanqin Tang reaches for an iron rung. When climbing on natural rock, you seek small ledges to cling onto. In a gym, you grip artificial handholds. On a via ferrata route, you grab iron rungs embedded...
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Outdoor Climbing Is a New Adventure for California Scouts
Adam Woo of Troop 175 feels for handholds while climbing in Pinnacles National Park. Staring up at a giant rock wall, the Scouts of troops 175 and 4175 pondered how they might make it to the top. This...
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