Great Falls, Virginia
On October 11th, 2014, scouts from Troop 55 took place in a flag ceremony prior to the unveiling of a Historical Marker on Hunter Mill Road in Reston. A reporter from the Civil War News covered the story, which is in the December edition here: http://www.civilwarnews.com/archive/articles/2014/dec/restonmarker-121401.htm The event is also featured in the most recent […]
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 […]
September Outing: Canoe Trip on the James River We had an early morning departure from St. Francis Church for our trip to Virginia’s James River and the Breeden Bottom campsite. The scenery on the way to the campsite was beautiful; rolling hills, farms, and eventually mountains with deep valleys. The weather was perfect. When the […]
On Sunday, September 28th and Monday, September 29th, 36 campers in fifth and sixth grade experienced a camping adventure at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The program was allowed under special permit by the National Park Service and it was the first time that people have been allowed to camp there. […]
Read The Scouting report of how summer camp went!! Also, check out all the pictures https://troop55greatfallsva.shutterfly.com/pictures/5318
We had a great time at the Antietam outing. We gathered at St Francis at 6:30 am and hit the road by 7:30. It only took us about an hour and a half to get to the campground on the edge of the battlefield because it is pretty close to Great Falls. We set up […]
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