May 7, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
“Scouters in Action” subjects come from the National BSA Court of Honor. If you know of an act of heroism that should be recognized, contact your local BSA council office for a lifesaving or meritorious award application. Note: Consult approved safety... 
May 7, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Camp Don Harrington, Golden Spread Council, Canyon, Texas Set along a fork in the Red River, Camp Don Harrington offers views of the impressive Palo Duro Canyon as Scouts hike to different activity stations. Established as a BSA camp in 1945, the 1,600-acre property... 
May 7, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
I love knots. There’s magic in taking a piece of rope and, with a few bends and turns, creating a remarkable structure that is as useful as it is attractive. I’m also delighted to know that people sitting around campfires thousands of years ago taught... 
May 6, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
You’ve mastered the gold standard of Dutch oven cooking: the legendary cake-topped peach cobbler. As delicious as it is, though, the dessert delivers a ton of sugar in every bite, most of it from high fructose corn syrup. You can do better. Dutch oven meals... 
May 6, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
If St. Louis were building its famed Gateway Arch today, it might have trouble finding enough skilled tradespeople to finish the job. According to the State of the St. Louis Workforce 2017 report, nearly 60% of companies that hire workers in the skilled trades say... 
May 6, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Scouting is a year-round activity. Though the temperatures rise as we enter summer, we still take Scouts outdoors. Hiking, biking, camping … these are all popular summer outings. But there’s one warm-weather activity that rules them all: aquatics. If you...