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This is how BSA members can participate in the 2019 World Scout Jamboree at SBR
The U.S. contingent logo for the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. The 2017 National Jamboree has ended, and the countdown to the 2019 World Scout Jamboree has begun. The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be held at the BSA’s new permanent Jamboree home: the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. It’s actually co-hosted by three Scout…
Read MoreFall Camporee Planning Meeting – Aug 14, 2017 – 7:00PM
Fall Camporee Volunteers, Host Units, their Unit Commissioners, Interested Vendors, Activities Committee Members, and District Committee Members: Fall Camporee Planning Meeting REMINDER Host Troop Schedule *posted to Camporee page of the district website Please join us Monday, August 14, 2017 at 7:00PM Wayzata Public Library Wayzata Meeting Room 620 Rice Street Wayzata, MN 55391 map It is…
Read MoreAll-female Venturing crew heads to Sea Base St. Thomas for trip of a lifetime
It was the kind of once-in-a-lifetime trip you’ll only find in Scouting. Five Venturers from Crew 999 of Plano, Texas, spent a week in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this summer. The five young women, joined by three female adult leaders, sailed to beautiful beaches where they hiked, swam, snorkeled and toured historic sites. As…
Read More2017 Fall Camporee – COASTER CAMPOUT AT VALLEYFAIR – Amusement Park open SATURDAY to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Families, and Friends – Information Packet Now Available – Oct 13-14, 2017
Coaster Campout – ValleySCARE Valleyfair – Shakopee Information Packet Now Available on Camporee Resources Page (link below). Park Admission $28.25* (a $53.00 Value – front gate price for All Day Saturday admission) October 13-14, 2017 Registration is now OPEN for the Lake Minnetonka District Fall Camporee. This will be a unique, fun-filled event where your…
Read More2017 Fall Camporee – Coaster Campout at Valleyfair – October 13-14, 2017
Fall Camporee 2017 Coaster Campout – ValleySCARE Oct 13–14, 2017 Valleyfair – Shakopee Park Admission $28.25* (a $53.00 Value – front gate price for All Day Saturday admission) Registration is now OPEN for the Lake Minnetonka District Fall Camporee. This will be a unique, fun-filled event where your Friday evening will be spent camping at…
Read MoreIn ‘Chasing Coral’ on Netflix, Eagle Scout filmmaker documents coral reef decline
Eagle Scout Jeff Orlowski will travel to the ends of the earth to document the ways our planet is transforming. For his award-winning 2012 documentary Chasing Ice, he visited disappearing glaciers in Greenland, Iceland and Alaska. For his 2017 follow-up, Chasing Coral, Orlowski traveled somewhere completely different: underwater. The documentary debuts on Netflix today. Orlowski talked to experts who…
Read MorePolaris ATV trails at the Summit Bechtel Reserve are full of thrilling twists and turns
Dan Moore, a volunteer in the BSA’s Montana Council, has seen his share of first-rate trails for all-terrain vehicles. He even helped build five miles of ATV trails at a Scout camp in Montana. All this experience means that if you want to get Moore’s heart racing these days, your ATV trail better be world class. Well, ladies and gentlemen, start your…
Read MoreOrder of the Arrow – Information for All Arrowmen – Jul 23 – Aug 27, 2017
Jul 23 – Aug 27, 2017 New Order of the Arrow Fall Conclave Schedule Back to October – A reminder that our fall conclave will be at Tonkawa Lodge at Camp Stearns on October 6-8. Talk about a great place for us to hold our conclave!! The Tonkawa lodge is named in honor of Camp Tonkawa,…
Read MoreScouts Attended the Eagle Project Preview Meeting on April 18, 2017
Life Scouts, Star Scouts, their parents, and Scouters turned out for the Eagle Project Preview Meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2017, at the Ridgedale Public Library. New Advancement Subcommittee member, Charlie Jones from Troop 409 (pictured below), walked the through the do’s and don’ts of an Eagle project, provided helpful tips, and outlined expectations. The Eagle…
Read MoreCan a Scout complete his Eagle board of review after 18?
Let’s say there’s a Boy Scout who has completed all the requirement for the Eagle Scout rank. He finished the merit badges, service project, active participation, Scout spirit, position of responsibility and unit leader conference. But he still lacks one step: the Eagle Scout board of review. And then — Happy Birthday! — he turns 18. He’s no…
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