July 2022 - On Scouting

Pack light, pack right on your next backpacking trip

July 30, 2022 0

The 1911 Handbook for Boys suggested Scouts avoid long ventures, citing weighty canvas tents, cast-iron pans and heavy personal gear anchoring most troops to campsites accessible by automobile. Thankfully, things have changed since then.

How the Normandy Camporee helps the Transatlantic Council fulfill its role as custodians of Omaha Beach

July 29, 2022 0

The BSA’s Normandy Camporee was designed to not only respect and remember those who participated in the day that changed the course of history, but also to honor the peace and freedom in which we can live our lives today.

Checkmate! Eagle Scout’s chess project a win with community

July 28, 2022 1

Before his Eagle Scout project, Andrew Dowden didn’t know how to play chess. Now he’s falling in love with the game as his project helped commemorate his state’s bicentennial and attracted the attention of the governor.

BSA council-sponsored air show combines public outreach, Scout camporee and recruiting

July 27, 2022 0

The Chippewa Valley Air Show is a big deal. It takes months of planning before it even starts. It takes hours upon hours to set everything up. And in the midst of it all, there are more than 100 volunteers holding everything together, most of them Scouts and Scouters from the Chippewa Valley Council.

Jewell Norris leading Sea Scouts as 2022-23 National Sea Scout Boatswain

July 26, 2022 0

During her term, Jewell plans to increase Sea Scouting’s visibility by highlighting its fun activities and the friendships youth can make.

Life Scout takes second place in surfing at Special Olympics

July 25, 2022 0

We were thrilled last summer when Isaiah Vargas, at the time a Star Scout, was selected to compete in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla. We’re over the moon to report that Isaiah, now a Life Scout, brought home a silver medal from the Games this summer.