Scouts BSA Archives - Page 7 of 30

From switchbacks to backslopes, here’s how to read a trail

By Michael Freeman

Next time you go on a hike, try using the trail to share something new with your Scouts.

Big-time weekend: Montana Council gives Scouts a unique Snow Sports opportunity

By Michael Freeman

Big Sky Ski Weekend is a unique opportunity for youth: the chance to ski at a quality resort for a fraction of what it would cost the public.

Watch a video of the Big Sky rescue dog in action

By Michael Freeman

See how it feels to be trapped in an avalanche and saved by a rescue dog. Nathan from Troop 469 gives us a look of this kind of rescue in a ski patrol simulation.

SBR’s first employee reaches the ‘Summit’ of his career

By Michael Freeman

His name is the answer to a not-at-all-trivial question: Who was the first employee of the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia?

Make the Personal Management merit badge really count

By Michael Freeman

A Scout might never again cook over a campfire, hike into the wilderness or use CPR. But he will undoubtedly need to manage his time and money.

Sailing to success aboard the SSS Dominion

By Michael Freeman

It’s official: The SSS Dominion, aka Ship 100 of the National Capital Area Council, has won the 2017 National Flagship Award.

Adventure of a Lifetime: 2017 National Jamboree

By Michael Freeman

See scenes from the 2017 National Jamboree, which welcomed 40,000 Scouts, adult volunteers and staffers to the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.

Class Act: Sixty years after his brave stand, one member of the Little Rock Nine talks to ‘Eagles’ Call’

By Michael Freeman

On Sept. 25, 1957, Eagle Scout Ernest Green Jr. and eight other African-American students walked through the front doors of Little Rock’s Central High School and onto the pages of history.