Articles by Bryan Wendell

We gave you the whole weekend to figure out the council whose members wear the shoulder patch shown above. How did you do? Follow the jump to check your answer. 

Ready for the next Name That Council challenge? If you recognize the area depicted in this week's patch, then don't delay in e-mailing us your guess. We want the council name, your name, your unit

Requirement 8 of the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge asks boys to write a letter about an important issue to their U.S. congressperson. Just think of it. Thousands of Boy Scouts each year send

If you think about it, labor unions are a lot like Scouting units. Both consist of a group of similarly minded people who are all working toward a common goal. That explains why thousands of

If you’re like us, reading Scouting magazine’s exclusive excerpts from Alvin Townley’s Spirit of Adventure helped increase your appetite for more great stories about Eagle Scouts.  So, in search of additional inspiring and exciting stories, you

It seems like it was forever ago when we presented you with this Name That Council challenge, but now we're back with the answer.  Some of you guessed that it was the Northern Lights Council,

Time for us Cracker Barrelites to get up and stretch our legs a bit. But we’ll be back after a short break on Monday, June 8, with more great stories about Scouters, weekend adventures, square

OK, this one’s tough. You see a river, some tents and canoes, and a scenic mountain range. That could be lots of places, right? But it’s only one. Find any clues you can and play

Who should have access to opportunities like Scouting? Whitney Young knew the answer to that question: everyone. The famed Civil Rights leader once said: “Every man is our brother, and every man’s burden is our