Month: July 2010

Housed inside a secure location at Fort A.P. Hill is a building that few get to enter. It's not on any map, and most staff, participants, and visitors don't even know it exists. But behind

James Patterson, author of the bestselling Alex Cross thriller series, is no stranger to the adults who have been buying his books for years. But when he visited the 2010 National Scout Jamboree today, he

At the Technology Quest exhibit, a Scout learns that mixing corn starch and water creates a liquid substance that isn’t solid but is firm enough to run across. Creating a BSA logo out of Lego

By the time you’re 100 feet below the surface, have squeezed through a narrow cave, and are getting rained on as you cross a monkey bridge in a lush rainforest, it’s pretty clear that you’re

The Order of the Arrow’s attraction at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree is so secret that we were only given a very limited tour. To keep the mystery and intrigue, half of the content of

There are so many world records that are extremely dangerous (longest distance jumped by motorcycle; deepest scuba dive) that it’s nice to see one that’s for saving lives instead of endangering them. That was the

Today we saw Scouts testing out a radio-controlled pirate ship, world-famous author Michael Scott answering questions from Scout reporters at the Hometown News tent, and participants leaving their handprints on giant blocks that will have

The jamboree officially began on Monday, but Wednesday’s opening arena show made it feel like the party was just getting started. This morning’s show at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree boasted an impressive guest list,

It’ll now be even easier to check out Saturday’s closing arena show at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. Thanks to BYU-TV, the big Shining Light event will be available live on your television. You can