Welcome to the Trail of Tears District
Middle Tennessee Council – Boy Scouts of America
We are located in the heart of Tennessee and proud members of the Middle Tennessee Council. Our District includes many strong Troops, Posts, Crews and Packs located in both Rutherford and Cannon Counties.
Trail of Tears District Roundtable
Open to All Scout Volunteers & Parents
The First Thursday of the Month @ 7 PM August Through May
We Meet
@
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
315 East Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Network with experienced leaders and learn “new tricks” to help you “deliver the promise” of a quality experience for your Scouts.
Upcoming Events
Scouting News
Scouts win offshore rowing event, earning spot at world championships in Portugal
To paraphrase the popular saying: When the rowing gets tough, the Scouts keep going. In June, two Scouts from Oregon tested their bravery, strength and perseverance in a national beach rowing competition against the nation’s best athletes. With a spot at the world...
Hip-hop artist’s Eagle Scout project brings power to the world
Eagle Scout AY Young, 30, is grabbing the world’s attention — both with his activism (which started with his Eagle project) and with his music. Young dedicated his Eagle project to his activism and currently spends much of his time ensuring that disadvantaged...
Take note of these 11 key changes in the 2021 Guide to Advancement
In Scouting, it’s said that feedback is a gift. It’s also a critical component of the Guide to Advancement, the BSA’s official trail map to the mechanics of advancement in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. Feedback from volunteers from across the...
Remembering Kent Clayburn, devoted advocate for international Scouting
Kent Clayburn, a devoted Scouter whose visionary leadership as the BSA’s international commissioner established valuable connections around the world, died on July 20 after a seven-year battle with cancer. Clayburn, an Eagle Scout, spent more than 50 years in service...
Use this new recruitment kit to help spread the word about Scouting
After last year, many families are looking to get out of the house. What better way for them to do that than through Scouting, the worldwide movement that has introduced young people to adventure, character development, and leadership skills for more than a century?...
Dragonflies Are Incredibly Agile Fliers and Amazing Hunters
Long before dinosaurs appeared on Earth, huge one-pound bugs with wings nearly 2.5 feet wide dominated the skies. A swarm of those dragonflies might have carried off your tent. Dragonflies still look much the same today, but they got quite a bit smaller over the...
Mike Enzi, Distinguished Eagle Scout and former U.S. senator, dies at 77
Mike Enzi, a Distinguished Eagle Scout who represented Wyoming for 24 years in the U.S. Senate before retiring in January, died on Monday — three days after he was injured in a bicycle accident. He was 77. Enzi was known in Washington as a consensus-builder — a man...
Boy Scouts of America administers FAA’s safety tests for drones
Flying drones is a fun way Scouts can start learning about robotics, science, technology and engineering. Many camps already offer drone-flying programs. If you plan on flying a drone or other uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), whether for a Scouting event or not, you...
Eagle Scout project still stands after devastating California fire
In 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed more than 150,000 acres in northern California, making it one of the deadliest and costliest wildfires in U.S. history. A few of the more than 18,000 buildings destroyed in the conflagration belonged to Our Savior Lutheran Church and...