My Trip To Florida Sea Base
From July 11-16, eight scouts and four adults from Troop 97 embarked on a 12-hour car trip to Florida Sea Base on Islamorada in the Florida Keys, bound to spend a week on a boat, scuba diving and enjoying the ocean. We arrived two days early, staying at the Seafarer...Historian Reports from Summer and Fall 2017
Summer Camp Wrap-Up On September 9-10, Troop 97 took a trip to Camp Sequoyah for our annual Summer Camp Wrap-Up campout. On Saturday, we constructed and raced cardboard boats in our own Cardboard Regatta. Camp Sequoyah’s waterslide, “the Sidewinder,” was opened for...Webmaster Reports from Summer and Fall 2017
Jack Wright Campout – August 5-6, 2017 All of the scouts met up at 8:30 am and we started our 45 min drive to Jack Wright at Tannehill State Park. I did some summer reading to pass the time, but most people play cards. Once we arrived, you saw lush vegetation...
Eagle Court of Honor – August 27, 2017
On Sunday afternoon, August 27, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood, Troop 97 held a Court of Honor to recognize five of its members who, in the past few months, have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. The Homewood based troop welcomed James Gunter, Matt...Adventure Valley Video, Camp Sequoyah 2017
Here is a video of Troop 97 as they attempted to finish the Adventure Valley obstacle course/mud run at Camp...
My Trip to Northern Tier
Northern Tier, along with Seabase, Philmont, and Swamp Base* are the high adventure trips that Boy Scouts has to offer. I have been lucky enough to have attended all of these high adventure trips. I participated in Northern Tier 2 summers ago and it was a totally...
My Trip to Philmont
In Boy Scouts, there are certain trips that are at the top of the list. These trips are called High Adventures. Philmont is one of the most popular High Adventure trips known across the nation. I had the opportunity to participate in Philmont with my troop 3 summers...
Camping 101 2017
This campout was unique, in that, three different groups of scouts camped separately and did their own activities. The first group was the new scouts that just crossover from Cubs. Along with them, were troop guides that help them learn basic skills about camping. The...