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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.
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Five great gear items from Day One of Outdoor Retailer

August 7, 2014 5

Scouters: See what you’re missing in your gear arsenal with this roundup of five items discovered during Day One at Outdoor Retailer.

Philmont Scout Ranch

Philmont celebrates its one-millionth visitor

July 31, 2014 3

As Philmont Scout Ranch celebrates its one-millionth camper this summer, take a look at this 1941 map of the base when it was still known as Philturn.

Camping

Philmont-approved: MSR Thunder Ridge tent now available for purchase

July 2, 2014 35

Philmont Scout Ranch teamed up with MSR to perfect the new Thunder Ridge backpacking tent, now available for your unit.

Scouting archives

Celebrate the World Cup with a soccer-themed game

June 26, 2014 1

If your boys or Venturing girls have World Cup fever — like so many of us! — use this game at your next unit meeting to help them blow off some steam and have some fun.

Scouting archives

Eight ingredients that make up a successful Scouting leader

June 19, 2014 7

In this 1957 column, “A Scoutmaster Thinks It Over,” a Scoutmaster lists seven “yardsticks” to help him measure how well he’s “making Scouting the satisfying experience boys dream about.”

Scouting archives

Campers won’t settle down at bedtime? Try these four tips

June 12, 2014 22

If you’ve camped with Scouts before, then it’s likely you’ve encountered energetic boys (and Venturers, too) who have a hard time settling down at bedtime.

Scouting archives

Five June Scouting magazine covers from the archives

June 5, 2014 11

Let’s look back at five June cover images from the digital archives of Scouting magazine.

Scouting archives

Past and present: A glimpse at the BSA’s historic National Annual Meetings

May 22, 2014 1

The first annual meeting of the BSA was held in 1911 at the White House, where U.S. President Howard Taft addressed a group of Scouting professionals.

Scouting archives

A look back at ‘Cubbing’

May 15, 2014 8

As the new Cub Scouting program kicks off this month, take a look back at where it first began — a program called ‘Cubbing.’

Scouting archives

What would your city be like without Scouts?

May 1, 2014 21

In Scouting’s April 1921 edition, a U.S. District Court judge states, “No city can afford to be without its Boy Scouts.” Judge Foster argues, “I have never come in touch with a man who had

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