For First-Year Scouts

Merit badges are fun, and we recommend that first-year Scouts earn a couple. But until you are a First Class Scout, basic Scout skills are where it's at.

Our Voyageur Program is designed with first-year campers in mind to help you pass the outdoor requirements that you will need to advance to First Class.  The Voyageur Program gets its start on Sunday evening.  Come to the flagpoles at 7 p.m.  At this time, we'll divide you into different groups by campsite. You can count on being with your troop buddies.

Group 1 campsites Blackfoot Davy Crockett Daniel Boone Kit Carson Buffalo Bill

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Group 2 campsites Crow Apache Pawnee Chippewa Comanche

Group 1 Schedule

• 9:15 a.m. -- swimming, merit badge or basic swim instruction
• 10:15 a.m. to noon: voyageur area instruction
• 2 p.m. -- free swim with troop
• 3 to 4:45 p.m. -- on your own for merit badges or troop activities

Group 2 Schedule

• 9:15 to 11 a.m. -- on your own for merit badges or troop activities
• 11:15 a.m. to noon -- swimming, merit badge or basic swim instruction
• 2 to 3:45 p.m. -- voyageur area instruction
• 4 to 4:50 -- free swim with troop

Voyageur instruction:

• Monday: basic Scout skills such as knots, lashings, knife and axe
• Tuesday: first aid, rifle and archery
• Wednesday: nature, map and compass
• Thursday:  Lake Potashnik activities; canoeing, rowing and fishing -- bring your fishing tackle
• Friday:  fire building and safety

Learn how to build fires without matches.

Participate in the Voyageur Program and you will be well on your way to becoming a First Class Scout.