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
Vote for the 2019 Boysies Videogame Awards!
It’s time to honor the best videogames of the year. Help us pick the readers’ favorites using the poll below. We’ll announce the winners of the Boysies before the end of the year. Did we miss your favorite game? Make sure to tell us about it using the comment form...
6 Inventive Gadgets to Make Camping More Fun
A little ingenuity can add a great deal of comfort and convenience at camp. Here are six of the Gear Guy’s favorite camping gadgets. INFLATABLE PILLOW A few breaths inflate the TREKOLOGY ALUFT 2.0 ULTRALIGHT INFLATING PILLOW ($16, trekology.com), a comfy support for...
Extreme Makeovers, Round 29: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos
Note: This is the 29th in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here and submit your own here. To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have on communities, you need to see...
How to Make a Homemade Snow Globe
Shake up your winter routine with this easy-to-make keepsake. This DIY snow globe would be a perfect holiday gift for friends or family. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE A SNOW GLOBE A clean glass jar with a lid. You can choose any kind of jar. Check your fridge for...
Episode 17: How to Live the Scout Law? And Do Advancement Requirements Change?
How can we live the Scout Law? Are there ways to use it in everyday life? And why does it seem like Scout advancement requirements change from time to time? Aaron knows the answers! And he’s sharing them with us in this very Scout-y episode of PodAsk! Check it out:...
How often should your troop have Eagle Scout courts of honor?
Troop 98 of Whitpain Township, Pa., has a strong membership of more than 80 Scouts with several achieving the Eagle Scout rank every year. Scoutmaster Bob Trejo says it’s been a little bit of a conundrum concerning how often the troop should have Eagle Scout courts of...
How this Cub Scout den earned all 27 Webelos and Arrow of Light adventure pins
Call it aiming high, call it completionism or call it the carefree ambition of youth. Whatever you call this Cub Scout den’s mission to earn all 27 Webelos and Arrow of Light adventure pins, you’ve got to call it mighty impressive. This year, an entire den of Cub...
9 Things to Know About Cold-Weather Hiking
Winter hikes are always interesting for Crew 365 of Evansville, Indiana. They do most of their recruiting in the fall. By the time their first winter outing comes around, they have lots of new members and some of them have never spent the night outdoors. And, yes, it...
Meet the Eagle Scout sportswriter who saved a life at a St. Louis Cardinals game
Somewhere in Colorado, there’s a merit badge counselor who can smile with pride. When he was a Scout in Colorado, Derrick Goold earned the Emergency Preparedness merit badge while attending summer camp at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch in the BSA’s Longs Peak Council. “I...