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Find your next trail adventure with State Day Hikes guides from Waterford Press

May 24, 2022 Comments Off on Find your next trail adventure with State Day Hikes guides from Waterford Press

In 2020, 52 million people went hiking across the country. These guides are perfect for Cub Scout families, Scouts looking for a fun place to hike or anyone looking for a perfect daytrip location.

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These kids work hard to help provide beef to American families and enhance nature

May 3, 2022 Comments Off on These kids work hard to help provide beef to American families and enhance nature

Sustainability and environmental management are chief concerns for beef farmers and ranchers. They want their land to be passed on to the next generation in even better condition than what it was when it was passed down to them.

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Follow the ‘Golden Rules’ when you drive an ATV

March 29, 2022 Comments Off on Follow the ‘Golden Rules’ when you drive an ATV

Driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) can be an exhilarating experience for Scouts and Venturers. To ensure everyone has a fun, safe time, you must adhere to the “Golden Rules.”

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Country Meats: A fundraiser you can sink your teeth into

March 1, 2022 Comments Off on Country Meats: A fundraiser you can sink your teeth into

Scouts can expect a meaty profit when they sell Country Meats’ smoked snacks. Units earn $113 per case sold — that’s a 50% profit.

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Find adventure in Northwind, a new novel by Gary Paulsen

January 24, 2022 Comments Off on Find adventure in Northwind, a new novel by Gary Paulsen

Scouts love wilderness adventure. They’ll find it in Gary Paulsen’s Northwind, a new novel from Macmillan Publishing Group.

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Scouts can follow one explorer’s quest to conquer the world’s tallest peaks in record time

January 4, 2022 Comments Off on Scouts can follow one explorer’s quest to conquer the world’s tallest peaks in record time

If you subscribe to Netflix, you might’ve seen a tease to the documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. You can also read his book, including a young readers edition from National Geographic.

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Go on a secret agent adventure in this new book series from Wattpad Books

September 7, 2021 Comments Off on Go on a secret agent adventure in this new book series from Wattpad Books

Your kids can join Nort McKrakken and Chip Munson on their crazy, funny adventures in a new youth book series from Wattpad Books. If your kids are fans of the Captain Underpants series, then they

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Your Scouts can help spread holiday cheer and raise money, either in person or online through Mickman Brothers

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For more than four decades, Mickman Brothers, a family-owned business based in Minnesota, has offered a holiday fundraiser for schools, church youth groups and Scouts. It has become a popular way for Scouts to finance their

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Teach your Cub Scouts this yo-yo trick for the Preview Adventure

June 29, 2021 Comments Off on Teach your Cub Scouts this yo-yo trick for the Preview Adventure

Before your Cub Scouts can go “around the world” or “walk the dog,” they must first work on one of the basic yo-yo tricks, which is part of the Yo-Yo Preview Adventure, available for Wolves,

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Nurture kids’ natural curiosity about dinosaurs during Dinomania

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Is your Scout a “dinomaniac?” A passion for dinosaurs opens the door to learning other related sciences.

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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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Sheniece Chappell 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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