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2019 merit badge rankings: Which were the most (and least) popular?

February 17, 2020 3

Let’s take a deep dive into the complete 2019 merit badge rankings — from the year’s most popular merit badge to its absolute rarest.

Scouting Show and Tell: Pinewood Derby cars

January 30, 2020 1

It’s Scouting Show and Tell time! This time, we’d like to see the Pinewood Derby cars you and your Scout are working on.

Bear Grylls collects firewood in Sardinia, Italy. (National Geographic/Jeff Ellingson)

Why is Bear Grylls wearing a World Crest on his sleeve in his TV show ‘Running Wild’?

January 6, 2020 12

The purple World Scout Emblem, which BSA members call the World Crest, has been spotted on the host’s sleeve in “Running Wild With Bear Grylls.”

Top 5 merit badges that prove Scouts are modern-day Jedi

December 20, 2019 9

While one group carries hiking sticks and the other lightsabers, Scouts and Jedi have more in common than you might think. These five merit badges prove it.

Decade in review: Top 10 Bryan on Scouting posts of the 2010s

December 13, 2019 2

As this decade comes to a close, it’s time to count them down from 10 to 1: the top Bryan on Scouting posts of the 2010s.

Outwit, outplay, outrecruit: Troop holds ‘Survivor’-themed event for Webelos

November 29, 2019 1

This troop devised a clever Survivor-themed competition that tested Scout skills while showing the Webelos what kind of high-energy fun awaits.

Michaela holds a license plate saying "3 Eagle"

This Scout is trying to earn a merit badge in all 50 states, and she’s having a blast

November 8, 2019 18

Michaela Witgen, an 11-year-old First Class Scout from Troop 366 of Saginaw, Mich., wants to earn a merit badge in all 50 states.

It’s time for #Campsgiving, a great outdoor Thanksgiving tradition

November 5, 2019 7

Are you ready for #Campsgiving? It’s a time when the Boy Scouts of America encourages units go hiking, camping and cooking traditional Thanksgiving meals outside.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson attended this camporee in the ’90s

November 4, 2019 2

During his years with the national championship-winning Miami Hurricanes, Johnson visited the Lincoln-Marti Camporee in Miami.

Here are some ideas to put outdoor skills into action at Scout meetings

October 24, 2019 3

Outdoor skills aren’t just for the monthly campout. There are plenty of ways your Scouts can hone their outdoor skills on a regular basis.