The Voyageur Program at S bar F Ranch
for First-year Scouts

Look for plenty of changes in the Voyageur program in 2008. 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 for first-year campers. It helps you pass the outdoor requirements needed to advance to First Class.  If you sign up for the Voyageur Program, you will come down to the voyageur area in the morning each day, Monday through Friday.  You will join a patrol with your buddies to learn and compete in Scout games.

We'll teach knife and axe, fire-building, knots and lashings, map and compass, orienteering, poisonous plants, and plant and animal identification.  When you add the swimming requirements passed in the aquatics area, you'll be well on your way to being a First Class Scout.

Each Scout should bring the following to the Voyageur area each day:

• Scout Handbook
• Water bottle
• Pocket knife
• Compass

We recommend that you bring a day pack to carry these items along with your swimsuit and towel.

There will be a $10 fee per Scout to cover the costs of program materials such as wood carving slides, beads, rope and totems. the fee will be collected at camp.

We invite older Scouts -- 15 and older and Life rank or above -- to join our Voyageur staff. You will receive a special Voyageur Staff t-shirt.  See your Scoutmaster for details.