Hello Troop 184 Families!

We’ve arrived at Thursday of week 2, or, as Mr. Dunton reminds us, it is Thor’s Day. That makes sense that today is named for the God of Thunder, since we’ve now been hit with lots of rain and some thunder.

Even though this week started out really hot and humid, some scouts prefer that to rain. Personally, I like the milder temps that rain brings. To each his own, I guess.

Merit badge classes have been going well this week. Lots of variety in the merit badge selections, which is a good thing. It’s especially nice to see the scouts embrace the diversity of merit badges offered, and take a class they may not have ordinarily been interested in.

Now that we’re about at the end of camp, we’ll be starting to break things down in camp. Tomorrow will be the big push so that…

Hello again!

This week has been very active, between the merit badge classes, cooking three meals a day, participating in camp activities and just enjoying some free time. The scouts are wrapping up their classes today, no doubt looking forward to taking some more classes next week.

Yesterday, some scouts walked across the monkey bridge in the lake. For some, it was their first time, while others have gone before. A couple of scouts were pros at it, walking across with ease, while others were more careful with their footwork. I am proud to say that no one fell off into the lake! Woo! Good job guys!

A new troop activity this year is fishing in the lake. Really, it's always been an option but none of the adult leaders were avid anglers, so there was no one to promote and then go fishing. Fortunately for us, Mr. Koen enjoys…

Hello Troop 184 Families!

Greetings from beautiful Forestburg Scout Reservation!

We've successfully completed the first day and night of summer camp! Our check-in and camp tour went well, we set up campsite in record time, and the scouts are all getting accustomed to camp life.

This morning's breakfast was the first meal we cooked in camp (Sunday dinner is prepared and delivered to us by the camp). It's a harsh reality to face when the alarms start going off at 6:00am. Fortunately, the routine quickly comes back to the veterans as the newer scouts get used to the pace of patrol cooking.

The scouts are now getting themselves into merit badge class mode. The first classes (one hour each) started at 9:00am and go through 12:30pm, and then the afternoon class is from 2:30pm. There are also longer classes (1.5 hours each) starting at 9:00am, 11:00am and 2:30pm.

The weather…