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2013 Eagles: Deadline is July 3 to be included in ‘Eagle Scout Yearbook’

March 7, 2014 23

Submissions for the Class of 2013 Eagle Scout Yearbook will conclude on July 3, 2014.

14 fascinating facts about Scouting in Alaska in the 1950s and 1960s

March 6, 2014 2

“Amid the furor of adding a new star to the flag,” the BSA professional wrote, “people want to know what Alaska is like, and Scouters are asking about Scouting in Alaska.” For those of us

The Summit looks beautiful under a blanket of snow and ice

March 5, 2014 7

Start a fire or grab a blanket before viewing these stunning new images of the Summit Bechtel Reserve in winter. The fields where 30,000 jamboree participants camped seven months ago are now coated with snow.

Here are the most- and least-popular merit badges of 2013 and of all time

March 4, 2014 138

The reign of First Aid merit badge continues. More Boy Scouts earned this Eagle-required merit badge in 2013 than any other. And it wasn’t even close. Not only was it the most-earned merit badge in 2013,

BSA health forms, now as easy as A, B, C

March 3, 2014 69

Deciding which version of the BSA’s Annual Health and Medical Record you need shouldn’t raise your blood pressure. Thank goodness for a streamlined version of the BSA health forms and an easier-to-use website to accompany

Dennis Pitta, Eagle Scout and Baltimore tight end, gets 5-year deal

February 28, 2014 3

They say once you’re an Eagle Scout, you’re one for life. For Eagle Scout Dennis Pitta, the same may be true about being a Baltimore Raven. The Super Bowl-winning tight end just signed a five-year

The BSA’s looking for a few good men and women to be professional Scouters

February 28, 2014 31

Career opportunities for district executives span 25 different states, including California, Florida, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Report to the Nation, through the years

February 27, 2014 5

A president’s busy schedule means he can’t always receive the Boy Scouts of America’s annual Report to the Nation himself. But over the years, the BSA’s scheduled Washington visit and the commander in chief’s travel

Friends in high places: Scouts deliver Report to the Nation to top party leaders

February 27, 2014 4

You’ve met the delegates, and you’ve read the Report to the Nation for yourself. Now see which of the top power players in Washington got a copy of the report hand-delivered to them this week.

January-February 2014 ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

February 27, 2014 0

You don’t have to be an astronaut to recognize the terrain in our January-February “Where Am I? – Rise From the Ashes” contest. 284 readers submitted their guess of the mystery location, and we randomly