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Survival Skills Campout

In May, the Troop went out to the Fallen Timbers campsite at Camp Birch for a Scout Skills campout. Unfortunately, due to extreme weather, we were unable to stay at the campsite for the first night. However, when we showed up on Saturday morning, we began a game of scout-themed Trivial Pursuit that took mostContinue reading “Survival Skills Campout”

Catholic Camporee 2024

This year’s Catholic Camporee was hosted at Camp Friedlander. Friday Evening and Saturday Morning After everyone arrived at camp, we said Night Prayer (Compline) from Liturgy of the Hours as a camp before going to bed. The next morning, we ate breakfast and said Morning Prayer (Lauds) at individual campsites before going out to doContinue reading “Catholic Camporee 2024”

Training Backpacking Trip

For this campout, we went on a backpacking trip, meaning that we went on a hike while carrying all of our gear. We hiked through John Bryan State Park, going through an 8-mile loop (although most of the scouts only carried their backpacks for the first 5 miles). The hike took most of the day,Continue reading “Training Backpacking Trip”

Hocking Hills 2024

Friday Night and Saturday Morning: On Friday Night, once the scouts arrived at camp, they set up their tents, ate cracker barrel, and eventually went to bed. The next morning, they went on a hike to Ash Cave. A Totin’ chit demo was set up, but some scouts decided that they would rather play cardContinue reading “Hocking Hills 2024”

Summer Camp 2024

Every year, Troop 85 goes to summer camp. Summer camp is a wonderful opportunity to earn merit badges and learn scouting skills, as well as work on ranks. Many options are available, allowing each scout to work on merit badges and skills that they need. This year, we went to Camp Birch again. Camp BirchContinue reading “Summer Camp 2024”

Tecumseh Council Camporall

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Tecumseh Council decided to replace its normal spring campouts with one event: the Camporall. Scouts BSA scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venturers alike were invited to come participate in the activities offered at Clarke County Fairgrounds. Friday Night Unfortunately, Friday night was not exactly ideal camping weather. About halfway through tentContinue reading “Tecumseh Council Camporall”

Tubing

For this event, a subset of the troop drove to Valley’s Edge for tubing with their families. We spent all afternoon there and had a lot of fun. Not only did we snow tube in smaller groups, we went down a few times as one massive group.

Klondike Derby 2023

The Klondike Derby this year was, as always, a series of various challenges that patrols brought sleds full of equipment to. Here are some of the challenges: Lashing Event: This challenge required patrols to build a tripod lashing (as shown at the left) to attach their patrol flag to. Tree Identification: For this challenge, patrolsContinue reading “Klondike Derby 2023”

YMCA lock-in

For this event, the troop went to the YMCA in Xenia, Ohio. After arriving, they worked on swim tests and other aquatics requirements between 9 and 11 PM. The rest of the night was just free time, interrupted only by pizza, soda, and TV between midnight and 12:30 AM. At 6:45 AM, they left.

Catholic Camporee

Catholic Camporee is, as the name suggests, a Catholic Campout. In the Archdiocese of Cincinnatti, the Catholic Camporee also provides an opportunity to practice scouting skills. This year, the Catholic Camporee took place at Maria Stein Shrine, home to one of the largest relic collections in the US. On Friday night, we said Night PrayerContinue reading “Catholic Camporee”