November 16, 2024

May 25-26th 2024 Potomac Canoeing Outing Registration

When:  May 25-26, 2024 Time: Arrive at St. Francis parking lot at 9:00AM  on Saturday, May 25th and return to Great Falls Library noon around 12:00pm on Sunday, May 26th  Camping: Rohrbach Group Campground, 18316 Burnside Bridge Rd, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/6QXmGDTDExcBsfiw95 ) (Only 1 hours 15 minutes away from Great Falls, VA) . Patrol will cook Saturday dinner, Sunday breakfast. Canoeing/Kayaking meeting: Brunswick Family […]

OA Centenial Tour

OA Centennial TOUR Camp Snyder – NCAC July 26, 2015 The National Order of the Arrow is celebrating its Centennial this year. It was founded 100 years ago at the Treasure Island BSA Camp about 10 miles from the Ockanickon Scout Reservation, our 2014 summer camp location. All Scouts and Scouters will be welcomed.

James E. West HOST Hike Historian Reports

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James E. West HOST Hike  By Jason J. (Bears Patrol Historian)  On May 23, a group of scouts participated in the HOST hike. We started at St. Francis Church, and we all grouped together at L’Enfant Plaza. Then, we started the hike with each of us having an answer sheet and an information packet to […]

Kevin Devlin’s Eagle Project

BSA Troop 55 – Great Falls, Virginia Kevin Devlin’s Eagle Scout Project Friday, May 22 3:30-6:30 Demolition of Existing Guardrail Saturday, May 23 9:30-6:30 Construction of New Guardrail Sunday, May 24 1:30-6:30 Construction of New Guardrail

Sign up Now – May 23rd Inaugural James E. West H.O.S.T Hike at Washington DC

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This is a 5.5 Mile 4~6 Hour Hike for James E. West History of Scouting Trail (H.O.S.T). All scouts and family members are welcome to participate, we will hike as a group. Scouts must wear Class A uniform since this is a public event.  Please register each participant. Last year for 2014 Inaugural Baden Powell […]

Troop 55 Adopt-A-Highway (3/21/2015)

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DATE: 3/21/2015 (Sat 9:30AM – 11:00AM) LOCATION: Great Falls Walker Rd (North of Rt 193) Troop 55 is the Adopt-a-Highway sponsor for the segment of Walker Road between the Village up to Riverbend Gold and Country Club.  We commit to picking up trash along this route at least four times a year.  The patrols rotate this responsibility […]

December Adopt a Highway

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On Saturday December 6, 2014 the Dragons and Eagles patrols participated in our Troop’s monthly Adopt a Highway. Starting out at 9:30 am behind the Dominos, they planned out how they would complete the segment of Walker Road all the way to approximately River Bend Country Club.  The Dragons and the Eagles patrols split up […]