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Speaking of adventure, The one story the scouts of today can't believe is true is when I tell them about the time four scouts hiked 50 miles on the Appalachian Trail in 5 days and 4 night's without an adult.

This one time.....at Scout Camp.....

Hi, I came across this site and post. I actually now live for the past 7 years on 5 acres on part of the land that used to be Camp Toquam in Goshen. Still have 2 latrines on my property and loved reading these Toquam stories! My home is on @ the only fairly flat area what I think was the Athletic field area or rifle range maybe.. Attach is an area photo from back in 1965 of the camp compared to now.

That's a good start, but you still need to wipe that grin off your face. They can tell that you're thinking of something fun and adventurous.

But the girls flag has to have glitter......

Isn't that sort of what we do in the BSA? Let youth make decisions and bear the consequences of those decisions?

Wendy Shaw, National's Membership Growth Group Director gave the keynote speech and taught a seminar at our UoS this weekend. The keynote was the usual "rah-rah" stuff: Positive media attention (which means little in region where for forty years, press releases usually came in advance of pink slips), Girls dens were growing, some additional boys joined because their sisters were having fun in a den, some dads participated more since the kids shared the activity, ... the usual rose-colored anecdotes. The seminar was more interesting as it focused on the challenges facing troop program roll

I'm totally just wandering by to show off my boys' updated merit badge sashes, 11 year old's is on the right, 13 year old's is on the left. My 13 y.o.did his family project for Family life and has his chore log done. It's been months and months but he's getting there. 11 y.o. is/was having difficulty for swimming, getting down to the bottom to pick up an object. He'll get there eventually. Proud mama!

@Cambridgeskip I once wanted to be a wargame designer/illustrator and drove 600 miles round trip for a 20 minute interview. I didn't get it but I don't regret the attempt. I am more a reader than a writer. I have a few acquaintances as writers, one did a lot of articles and ended up doing a autobiography with the singer Johnny Cash which meant he basically lived with John and June Cash for 6 months which was a rich source of a few late night stories. Another scouting friend loved comic books and has been a major comic book writer/editor for 30 years. Never got rich bit he was able t

Exploring isn't an outdoor focused program, so not sure why they would be included? Venturing would make sense- technically they are not allowed today, because the OA membership requirement on camping nights specifically states "troop or team", no mention of crew. The adult requirement also states that adults are eligible if they follow the same camping requirement, but I have seen plenty of 18+ females that are in Venturing (and not dual registered as ASM in troops) in lodges.