The Journey is the Experience: Philmont Crew 705-J4 Philmont was really a great experience. Our Crew leader was Kynan F. and other scouts included Peter O., Justin M., Timmy F., Derek R., Chris N., Kevin D., Andrew P., Nick D., and myself. Our two adult leaders were Mr. Franke and Mr. Smith. Starting bright and early …

Troop 55 Scouts participated in the Annual Indian Festival held at Riverbend Park on Saturday, September 8th. The Scouts were assigned to the Archery Range activity, and the Park Managers were very grateful to have the help as this activty was by far the most popular attraction at the Festival. Our Scouts demonstrated …

On June 24th Boy Scout Troop 55 went to Resica Falls for summer camp. Most of Sunday was spent on a bus watching Lord of the Rings or sleeping while we awaited arrival. When we finally got to camp at Resica Falls (in northern Pennsylvania) we unloaded all of the trunks into our campsite (Cayuga for those who are …

  On Monday at Summer Camp Nick D., Paul Y., and I went to the Nature center during the afternoon open merit badge session to take the fly fishing merit badge. When we got there the counselor (Mr. Dave Bryan of the Cradle of Liberty Council area) assigned to that merit badge only knew a little about fly fishing and …

Four Troop 55 Scouts – Andrew D., Paul Y., Daniel R. and Charles S. – presented the colors at the opening ceremonies of the July 4th Parade in Washington, DC on Constitution Avenue. The boys then marched in the parade carrying the Troop colors, waving to the crowd and spreading scout spirit. Not only were these four …

Troop 55 Lead Historian Corey H. wrote an article for the Connection newspaper profiling Troop 55’s most recent scouts to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Click on the link below to read the full article: http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2012/jun/27/seven-troop-55-boy-scouts-earn-eagle-scout/ “Completing over …

The Yough whitewater rafting trip is a Troop 55 favorite. In 2011 the water was extremely high and the rafts flew down the river in no time. This year (2012) the river was at a normal level and it was a longer trip with more exposed rocks and focused rapids. With the georgeous, sunny, warm weather many of the scouts …