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SEA SCOUTS – A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF ADVENTURE!
SAIL THE HIGH SEAS WITH SHIP 248 Experience first-hand what has captured the hearts and minds of youth for centuries! Do you dream of sailing Superior? Exploring the Apostle Islands? Trying out all kinds of watercraft? Racing in a Regatta? Exploring waters on a long cruise far from home? Do you imagine being anchored offshore…
Read MoreYouth Deposits Due April 15, 2018
BOY SCOUT SUMMER CAMP A “Youth Deposit” is a $25 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit that is due to Many Point or Tomahawk by April 15. WHY PAY A YOUTH DEPOSIT? Many Point and Tomahawk use this information to prepare for staffing, acquiring program supplies, and information food vendors how much product to stock up on. It…
Read More5 Quick Questions with: Tim Keller, Eagle Scout and Albuquerque mayor
Before he became the mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., Tim Keller became an Eagle Scout. Keller, now 40, received Scouting’s highest honor on Aug. 10, 1995, as a member of Troop 285 in Albuquerque, part of the Great Southwest Council. The man in charge of New Mexico’s largest city (population: 559,277) took time out of his…
Read MoreCOOL CUB SCOUT SHIRTS FOR SALE
THEY GLOW IN THE DARK Are you looking for a cool Pack t-shirt? One that can be worn during activities, craft projects, camp and during community service? How about one that GLOWS in the dark! Have we got a deal for you: we have limited quantities of t-shirts left over from the 2017 School Night…
Read MoreWhich state had the most Eagle Scouts in 2017? (And what happens when you adjust for population?)
Utah is our nation’s 45th state, but when it comes to Eagle Scouts, it’s No. 1. In 2017, no state gave us more Eagle Scouts than Utah. It tops the list for at least the ninth year in a row — every year since 2009, the first year for which detailed Eagle Scout statistics were made…
Read MoreNine quotes about Scouting from the Eagles on the Hill gathering in D.C.
At a special Eagles on the Hill gathering in Washington, D.C., more than 100 people — most of them Eagle Scouts — gathered to celebrate Scouting. Among those who assembled in the stately Committee on Ways and Means Hearing Room on Wednesday were Eagle Scout congressmen, Eagle Scout congressional staffers, Eagle Scout students and Eagle…
Read MoreTomahawk Work Party – May 18 -20, 2018
Help us get Tomahawk Scout Reservation ready for summer camp! Food, lodging, fellowship and a special recognition are provided. Both skilled and general labor is needed and is open to adults and youth. It isn’t all work, at the Work Weekend! At the end of the day we will open up select program areas based…
Read MoreMerit Badge University Registration Spring 2018 – Mar 24, 2018 8-4PM
The Alpha Phi Omega chapter at the University of Minnesota would like to invite you to our Spring 2018 Merit Badge University. Scouts will be able to earn one or two badges. There will be a morning session, followed by lunch and then an afternoon session. Some of the badges have prerequisites or post-requisites that…
Read MoreCan you get a perfect score in this ‘Jeopardy!’ category about merit badges?
Among the Boy Scouts of America’s 137 different merit badges, you’ll find some classics like Bugling, First Aid and Forestry. You’ll also find merit badges like Game Design, Digital Technology and Programming that couldn’t have existed last century. It’s those badges that caught the eye of the clue writers at Jeopardy!, the iconic game of answers…
Read MoreEagle Scouts on the rise at U.S. Naval Academy, lifting all boats
In middle school and high school, Andrew Lee got tired of teachers and classmates telling him he “can’t do this and can’t do that.” So he became a Boy Scout. Then an Eagle Scout. “Boy Scouts was the first time someone told me what I can do,” he said. He’s been doing great things ever…
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