Scouting News

Some of us remember a time when backpacking and camping could be fairly described as “roughing it.” You could say that today’s air mattresses put the question of sleeping comfortably…

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is one of the coolest parts of the country. It’s about 1 million acres of wilderness along the northern border of Minnesota and home to…

The 1,440 minutes in each day disappear quickly. Let’s say you spend 480 of those minutes asleep and another 480 at work. That leaves one more chunk of 480 minutes…

When Joshua Hoffman became a leader in Pack 141 in Sycamore, Ill., annual planning conferences took six hours or more — and sometimes required follow-up meetings. (Sound familiar?) In his…

We can all recite the 12 points of the Scout Law. Did you know there was serious talk of a 13th? The committees launching the Boy Scouts of America drew…

Emergency Situation: You’re hiking with some friends in July at Zion National Park. It’s high noon when you begin to feel faint. Sweat pours down your forehead and into your…

One of the most important documents in the Scouts BSA advancement program is the venerable “blue card” — officially known as the Application for Merit Badge. It’s available in packs…

Coastal Carolina Council Wadmalaw Island, S.C. See what life was like in the late 1700s at Camp Ho Non Wah’s Bohicket Towne. The colonial village, set under Spanish moss-draped oak…

Navigation A topographic map for identifying landscape features on your hike remains required navigational gear. With a printed map, you don’t have to worry about battery life or electronics failing…

If you’re like most parents, your to-do list is pretty long. But author and middle-school expert Michelle Icard says you should add something to it — or, rather, 14 somethings.…