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Eagle Scout Jonathan Howard of Troop 131, Palm Desert, Calif., scuba dives among the kelp beds off Santa Catalina Island. The Western Los Angeles Council's Camp Emerald Bay kicked off four new “Rugged Adventurers” programs last summer to attract older Boy Scouts and Venturers. In his article, writer Douglass K. Daniel tells why the older teens like the programs. Cover photograph by Corey Rich.
In the May - June 2007 Issue
- Letters
- News Briefs
- Boys' Life Program Helper
- Family Talk Help children get plenty of sleep for active lives.
- Front Line Stuff Involve your chartered organization’s representative in the life of your unit.
- Outdoor Smarts Thoughtful menu planning eliminates cries of “I’m still hungry” on camp-outs.
- Family Fun Page Whet your appetite with our trail mix of culinary puzzles.
- Keeping a Scouting Connection
- Young men who turn 18 and head off to college or enter the job market can still maintain a connection with Scouting by volunteering in a troop, district, or council.
- The Missinaibi: A Wilderness River Journey
- Boy Scouts and Venturers overcome low water, long portages, and fierce headwinds on a 205-mile canoe trip into northernmost Ontario, Canada.
- A Rugged Adventure
- Underwater and overland, older Scouts and Venturers discover challenging new programs at Catalina Island’s Camp Emerald Bay.
- Cub World Comes Alive
- The Jack Nicol Cub Scout Family Camp offers boys Cub World adventures that also appeal to moms, dads, and leaders.
- To the End of the Trail
- In Maine’s north woods wilderness, a Pennsylvania Venturing crew tackles the final 100 miles of the Appalachian Trail and finishes with a climb of Mount Katahdin.
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