Activities (Scouts)
Register Now for Spooky-Ree! Three weekends in October!
Spooky-Ree is a Family Camp experience like no other! Come to Stearns Scout Camp or Phillippo Scout Reservation for a scary-good time. We’ll scare your socks off while you play games, eat smores, learn camp skills, shoot BB guns, and more! Camp will begin Friday evening and operate through Sunday morning. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS The popular…
Read MoreEXPERIENCE JOTA/JOTI 2021 ON OCTOBER 16
Come to the Museum on Saturday, October 16, 2021 and you can participate in the largest Scouting events in the world. These simultaneous events are called JOTA (Jamboree-on-the-Air) and JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet). The events run all day from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Groups, units, and individuals are welcome. JOTA uses amateur radio to link…
Read MoreWHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE UNIT RETENTION?
As we transition from virtual Scouting to in-person activities, we asked a few veteran Scouters if they had any tricks for fostering unit retention. Tops on their list was “keep it simple, make it fun.” How, you make ask? Advancement is one key element, and when it’s fun the Scouts are barely aware advancement is…
Read MoreBOOK YOUR FALL AND WINTER BASE CAMP LOCK-IN NOW
Now is the time to reserve your Fall and Winter Lock-Ins at Base Camp to guarantee that you will be able to find an available date! Lock-Ins are one of our most popular programs at Base Camp and its a great option for a unit overnight when the weather starts to get colder. Lock Ins…
Read MoreEagle Scout Preview – Ridgedale Library – Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – 6:00 PM
You are invited to attend the District M Eagle Scout Preview on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, beginning at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Robert H. Rohlf Room at Ridgedale Library (12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka). Our Eagle Scout Preview is designed to provide Life Scouts, their parents, and their adult leaders…
Read MoreRegister Now! – District M Leaders Ice Cream Social on August 19th @ 7pm
District M will be hosting an in-person Ice Cream Social and District Update on August 19 at Victoria Lions Park. All leaders – den leaders, unit committee members, comm chairs, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Advisor or any other adult leader in the District are invited to attend. Leaders, feel free to bring your kids. Thursday, August 19,…
Read MoreNorthern Star Scouting at the Minnesota State Fair, August 26 – September 6, 2021
We need you! Northern Star Scouting is looking for energetic volunteers to help represent the Scouting program at Northern Star Scouting’s booth during the Minnesota State Fair. There are still details to be released from the Minnesota State Fair regarding this year’s event, but we are starting our call for volunteers early. To indicate your interest in…
Read MoreSummer 2021 Base Camp Open Climb & Archery – August 3rd
Open Climb is back by popular demand! Due to COVID restrictions we need to limit the size of groups and therefore registration is required. Each date/session has two time slots 6:00-7:30p.m. and 7:30-9:00p.m. Climbing/archery is open to youth 5 years of age and older. It is required that youth are accompanied by an adult (18…
Read More2021 Fellowship Camp and Wood Badge Breakfast – Aug 6-8
Camp Stearns – Tonkawa Lodge and Faust Pavilion Fellowship Camp – August 6 – 8, 2021 Wood Badge Breakfast and Auction – August 7, 2021 (8:30 am to 11:00am) NEW this Year! A fellowship camping weekend in conjunction with the Wood Badge Breakfast! The Wood Badge Breakfast will be held at Stearns Scout camp on Saturday August…
Read MoreHigh Adventure Preparation Camp at Many Point — Monday 08-23-2021 to Friday 08-27-2021
For many scouts and leaders, a High Adventure trip is the highlight of their scouting career. Our High Adventure Preparation Camp is designed to prepare crews attending Philmont or Northern Tier during the summer of 2022, but everyone is welcome. Crews of scouts or venturers will bring all of their own camping gear and should…
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