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The 2020 Beagle Scout ornament, “Portaging Pals.” Image courtesy of Hallmark Cards Inc.
Famous People

Meet the artist behind beloved Hallmark ornaments featuring Scoutmaster Snoopy

October 2, 2020 5

With its Beagle Scout ornaments, Hallmark has found a fun way to showcase the kind of unforgettable adventures families enjoy in Scouting.

Camping

Let’s mix it up — try these four delicious trail mix recipes

September 10, 2020 1

If there is one snack that is just made for the outdoors, it is trail mix.

App Feed - Famous Scouts

‘Holey Moley’: Scouting volunteer shares stories from his appearance on ABC show

September 9, 2020 2

Gerritt Beatty, a committee chairman in the Ventura County Council, appeared on ABC’s “Holey Moley” and shares his experience with Bryan on Scouting.

App Feed - Cub Scouts

Get ready for the next exciting installment of Family Fun Fest

September 1, 2020 0

Cub Scouts, start your engines! You can enter your Pinewood Derby car to compete in the National Pinewood Derby 500 at Texas Motor Speedway!

Eagle Scout Corey Mullins ascends Vuwa Falls.
App Feed - Eagle Scouts

How did Team Eagle Scouts do in ‘World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji’?

August 24, 2020 5

The action-packed Amazon Prime show “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” never revealed the fate of Team Eagle Scouts. So how did they do?

App Feed - Famous Scouts

So cool it’s scary: Stephen King references Scouting in more than half of his novels

August 19, 2020 11

Stephen King uses Scouts and Scouting as a kind of shorthand for a range of character traits, including trustworthiness, bravery and preparedness.

Portrait of Team Eagle Scouts
Fun

Team Eagle Scouts to compete on Amazon’s ‘Eco-Challenge,’ hosted by Bear Grylls

August 14, 2020 11

Team Eagle Scouts will compete on “World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji,” hosted by Bear Grylls, Chief Ambassador of World Scouting.

Cub Scouting

Family Fun Fest – What is it? When is it? How can you win?

August 6, 2020 0

Introducing Family Fun Fest – where you get to join Scouts across the nation in building a Pinewood Derby car, putting together a model rocket, learning how to draw something new, listening to some really cool guest speakers and winning incredible prizes.

Trevor deRosier embarks on the mystery hike devised by his mom, Cindy.
App Feed - Outdoors

Try this safe, smart ‘Mystery Hike’ activity with your Scouts and their families

July 27, 2020 10

The mystery hike, inspired by the game Clue, is the brainchild of troop committee member Cindy deRosier, a former classroom teacher.

Male Cub Scout holds model rocket
Cub Scouting

Rockets, pets and race cars: Family Fun Fest on Aug. 8 is this summer’s can’t-miss event

July 24, 2020 2

From awe-inspiring tales of adventures in space to aww!-inspiring photos of family pets, the BSA’s Family Fun Fest will have something for everyone.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Aaron on Scouting and Scout Life magazine, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.


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Michael Freeman, an Eagle Scout, is an associate editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines.


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Bryan Wendell, an Eagle Scout, is the founder of Bryan on Scouting (now Aaron on Scouting).

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