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Campaganza reservation DUE JUNE 14 meeeting

Please bring a check for $50.00 for each scout attending Campaganza camping in September 24,25,26. Make check out to Troop 59.

Adults\leaders coming and plan on staying the weekend and attending the concert also need to pay $35.00.

Each scout and adult also has to be accounted for and registered by end of June 14th meeting.

Break down is
$35.00 for the event, and
$15.00 for our camping and food charge.

June 26 – Custaloga Time Capsule Opening (6/25 backpacking)

Event will be from 1:00 to 5:00 at Custaloga – Uniform – Class A’s.
The troop (minus Philmont scouts) will leave earlier Saturday morning for side trip and lunch stop before events start.

June 25 – Dean and Ed will cordinate Earlier Friday night trip to Oil Creek for Philmont backpackers.
No Tents needed, scouts will stay in adirondacks. The trip will be approx 6 miles in to camp, then 4 miles out Saturday monring. The backpackers will meet up with troop at Custaloga for Time Capsule event (have the scouts class A’s in the cars). No backpacker … Continue Reading

Beaumont Outing “Enjoyable”

rock gymOur last campout was filled with enjoyment and entertainment.
We stayed at a camp named Beaumont.  When we got there, we unpacked the trailer filled with all of our gear. After that, we had a snack and a little campfire before going to sleep for the big day ahead.
We woke up around 7:30 and made breakfast.  After we ate and cleaned up, we got ready to go to the Cleveland Rock Gym. At the rock gym, we got all harnessed up and learned the rules.  We all had … Continue Reading

Backpacking: Hickory Creek Wilderness

On October 17-19, 2008, some members of Troop 59 went on a backpacking trip to Hickory Creek.

We hiked a total of twelve miles on our trip. Each scout had to carry their own pack with all their necessary gear for the weekend, including food and water.

We had to hang up our smellables so that no animals could get into them (fortunately, we didn’t have any four- legged visitors).

Our food for the weekend consisted of granola bars, beef jerky, dehydrated beef stew and dehydrated spaghetti. To cook, we … Continue Reading

Merz Thanksgiving Campout

We have our November campout at Merz for our famous Thanksgiving campout.
On Friday, we will relax with pizza and a movie after everything is set up.
On Saturday, we will work (slave) over the oven to make turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, pies galore and much more. We will cook one of our turkeys underground because it tastes great. We will spend most of the day cooking the dinner for our families, and friends. After everything is cooked, we will have mass. Finally, we will eat the awesome dinner with our … Continue Reading