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Blast off for battleship-building fun with the Snap Ships fleet
It’s 2499, and humanity is locked in an epic battle for survival against an alien race. They have a secret weapon that your youth can construct to save the day: Snap Ships. Scott Pease and Jeff Swenty created the toy-building system after years of designing video games. One popular aspect of today’s video games is…
Read MoreKindness during COVID: Five times Scouts stepped up for their communities
In October, Nethra Srinivasan, a Health Care Explorer, received a 2020 Community Heroes Award from Assemblymember Kansen Chu at a socially distanced ceremony held outdoors. If you’ve watched the national nightly news during the pandemic, you’re familiar with the formula. They give you 29 minutes of stories about all the problems in the world, followed…
Read More2021-2022 preview: Philmont Scout Ranch
The COVID-19 pandemic closed Philmont Scout Ranch this past summer, but the high-adventure base is ready for its biggest season in 2021 with new construction of trail camps, trails, staffed program areas and other infrastructure, which will allow Philmont to enhance its already mitigated environmental impact practices to an even higher level. The base is best…
Read More2021-2022 preview: Paul R. Christen High Adventure Base at Summit Bechtel Reserve
Skateboarding, whitewater rafting, shooting sports, rock climbing — you can do it all at the Paul R. Christen National High Adventure Base at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Scouts can select world-class action sports or take a trek in and around the majestic New River Gorge National River. The 2022 year will prove to be…
Read More2021-2022 preview: Northern Tier National High Adventure
Nearly 100 years ago, Scouts made their first treks into the wilderness on the Minnesota-Canada border. You can register for special Northern Tier High Adventure treks in 2022, celebrating the Minnesota base’s 100th anniversary. Canoeing and fishing is a major part of the Northern Tier National High Adventure program during the summer, while Scouts can…
Read More2021-2022 preview: Florida National High Adventure Sea Base
Ahoy! Adventures await at the Sea Base. Sea Base, stationed in the Florida Keys, operates 19 different programs in the Bahamas, Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys and U.S. Virgin Islands. Scouts can choose to camp, paddle, sail, scuba-dive or participate in multi-adventure or a STEM adventure. You can select a specialized program that interests your Scouts, whether they’re…
Read More2021-2022 preview: National High Adventure Sea Base
Ahoy! Adventures await at the Sea Base. Sea Base, stationed in the Florida Keys, operates 19 different programs in the Bahamas, Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys and U.S. Virgin Islands. Scouts can choose to camp, paddle, sail, scuba-dive or participate in multi-adventure or a STEM adventure. You can select a specialized program that interests your Scouts, whether they’re…
Read MoreNew high-adventure base ‘Find Your Adventure’ portal launches
The BSA’s Outdoor Adventures team is gearing up to welcome Scouts and Scouters to high-adventure bases for the 2021-2022 seasons. To help you manage registering for these life-changing experiences, you can log on to a new Find Your Adventure info portal. Registration for 2022 opens during the last week of October at Philmont Scout Ranch,…
Read MoreEagle Scout on the front lines of fight against Western wildfires
Distinguished Eagle Scout Mike Huneke spent two weeks in Wyoming in late September and early October 2020 fighting the Mullen Fire. Photo by Cole Sanspree Sometimes the Philmont belt buckle makes it obvious. Other times, Mike Huneke casually brings up Scouting in conversation only to hear someone say, “I’m an Eagle Scout, too.” No matter…
Read More‘Be Prepared to Vote’ with these Election Day Ten Essentials
Liberty Bell doorknob hangers from 1952. In 1952, an army of Scouts — all too young to vote themselves — launched an unprecedented campaign to get out the vote. They added crepe-paper streamers and homemade “Vote” signs to their bicycles. They went block by block delivering 30 million Liberty Bell-shaped doorknob hangers that read “Today’s…
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