A favorite outing! Conducted at Camp Birch - this outing combines education, camaraderie and skill-building in a safe and supervised environment. Under the watch of trained instructors, Scouts learn and demonstrate their skills in archery, .22 rifle, even shotgun! You can go for the merit badges, or just have fun. After dinner, the Scouts have a dessert competition to cap off the day!
Troop 299 has a long tradition of attending summer camp at Camp Conestoga - near Somerset, PA. During the week-long experience, there's opportunities to earn merit badges, swim, fish and perform a conservation project. Some evenings are highlighted by a campfire, others may have competitions like "anything that floats" between the Troops. A dining hall serves us three squares a day, and one night we get to cook our own meal in camp! Save some money for the trading post, which is stocked with candy and souvenirs.
For our may outing troop 299 finally brought back it's Kelleys island trip where the scouts enjoyed biking around the island with wonderful views of Lake Erie. Scouts were also able to stop at a local pizza place in the small downtown area of the island. The troop kicked off the afternoon off with a fun game of infection in a small repurposed cory. Later in the afternoon the scouts rapped up the day by exploring near the campground and enjoying some ice cream. The photos can be found here .
This April Troop 299 had it's annual Back-to-Basics outing. On this outing the scouts spent the morning rotating through 5 different stations, which were Axe yard, Fire Building, First Aid, Fitness, and patrol box. After lunch the troop took a hike to the lemon squeeze where the scouts got to climb through some awesome rock formations and shortly after finished off the day with a game of capture the flag. The photos for this outing can be found here .
Our March outing our troop decided to try something new where our scouts got the opportunity to go zip lining in the Louisville Kentucky Mega Caverns. The scouts got to experience six different zip lines and two rope bridges. Later in the afternoon the scouts got to choose where they went out for lunch at near by local restaurants. The photos for this outing are here .
On February 21 on of our Tuesday scout meetings our troop got a chance to visit Rickenbacker Army national Guard Blackhawk helicopter facility. The scouts were able to obtain lots of exciting knowledge on how the Blackhawks function and what they are used for. The scouts really enjoyed getting to explore and crawl around inside of the helicopters. The photos for this outing can be found here .