Archive for November, 2008

Best Layering Article Ever

Best Layering Article Ever via boyandgirlscouts.com – News, opinion, advice by admin on 11/27/08 I’ve never seen a better written article about what layering is and how to do it than the one from Camping Blogger. I’m sending every Scout I know to the site to read it. Now you know which items to look [...]

Knot Basics

Knot Basics via boyandgirlscouts.com – News, opinion, advice by admin on 11/25/08 I have a few links on the side to knot sites, but I’m going to put them front and center today as you think about what to do over the Thanksgiving weekend (besides giving thanks and eating a lot of turkey). Alan Folsom’s [...]

TROOP PHOTOS – CAMP ALPINE – November 15-16,2008

Photos from the Troop camping trip to camp Alpine, N.J. over the weekend of November 15-16, 2008. Share on Facebook

National Scouting Museum

I don’t know if I’m ever going to make it out to Irving, Texas where the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America is located, but I can take a virtual tour there courtesy of the National Scouting Museum. If you’ve ever fallen in love with those iconic Norman Rockwell paintings (some which I believe [...]

Troop Camping Trip – Camp Alpine

Place: Camp Alpine, Alpine, N.J. Date: November 15- 16,2008 Cost: $25 We will meet at OLA at 8 a.m. on Saturday and return at about noon on Sunday. For more info contact Tom Kramer – Scoutmaster. Remember to turn in your permission slip with your payment at Share on Facebook

More Eagle Scout Scholarships

Besides the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Academic Scholarship, and the NESA Merit Scholarships, which we have covered over the past two days, there are other scholarships available to Eagle Scouts. Before I get started, know that this list is no where near complete. I would encourage you to check with your local Council to [...]