November 16, 2024

BSA 55 Participates in Boy Scout Chess Tournament

1st Annual Boy Scout Akela Chess Classic – February 11th, 2012 On February 11th the 1st Annual Boy Scout Akela Chess Classic was held at Potomac Baptist Church in Lowe’s Island, VA. Organizer and sponsor Roger Claff decided to create a tournament for Boy Scouts this year after having had so many successful Cub Scout tournaments. […]

Bull Run Outing

Bull Run Shooting/ Camp Snyder OutingJan 21-22, 2012 The 6:30 am departure time got pushed back to 9:00 am because of ice on the early morning roads.  I can’t say that I was disappointed—it allowed me to get some extra sleep on a Saturday morning!  Due to the schedule change, our Troop went straight from […]

Vikings, Bears and Dragons Post on the Dec 17 Cooking Competition

Submitted by Charles S. – Viking Patrol The cooking competition was an over all fun experience for the Vikings patrol. Most of the younger scouts in the patrol helped out by gathering the supplies needed to cook, while the older and more experienced scouts made and prepared the food. In the view of the Vikings […]

Pictures from Roaring Point Trip

Take a look at the pictures from the September 2011 Trip to Roaring Point

Pictures from December 2011 Cooking Competition

Take a look at the pictures taken by our Scoutmaster during the recent cooking competition.

Manidokan Bike & Hike

Nov 19-20, 2011:  Manidokan Bike & Hike:The Dragons had an awesome time on our November outing to the always fun Manidokan Campsite. I did not elect to bike but those who did, especially our younger scouts Daniel and Ethan, said they had a really great time. After the bikers returned many scouts participated in a […]

Dolly Sods Backpacking Trip

Oct 22-23, 2011:  Dolly Sods Backpacking:On our October outing in Dolly Sods the Dragons patrol had a phenomenal time.  We parked at Bear Rocks and hit the trail around 12:30.  On this rather blustery day we hiked to the top of the Red Creek trail where we camped.  Our campsite was one of the best […]