Troop and Pack 171 have busy summer
By Jennifer Cyr
Special to the Star-Herald
Seven boys from Troop 171 went down to Camp Roosevelt the week of July 4.
The boys were able to earn many different merit badges, including: Life Saving, Canoeing, Golf, Physical Fitness, Environmental Science, Wood Carving, Fishing, Swimming and Indian Lore. They also participated in the Whitmore Cup events. During the events the boys did running, canoeing and swimming. The troop placed third for running, seventh for canoeing and eighth for swimming.
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PRESQUE ISLE Boy Scouts attending Camp Roosevelt were, from left: Gage Young, John Anderson, Issac Demerchant, Chris Stepp, John Freeman, Joshua Greene and David Cyr.
The week of July 25, two boys, David Cyr and Chris Stepp, went back down to Camp Roosevelt for NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training). During the week the boys had to carry what they needed to camp out for the week. The boys had to cook their own food, set up their own camp sites and work together to do what needed to be done. David and Chris were in separate groups and met a lot of Boy Scouts from different areas. They learned the meaning of being a leader and how to deal with different situations.
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Cub Scouts and fathers of Pack 171 attending Camp Roosevelt included, front row, from left: Trace Cyr, Chance Bragan, Nathan Willett and Garrett Morneault. Back row: David Cyr, Spencer Bragan, Tim Willett and Jeff Morneault.
Four boys and their fathers from Pack 171 went down to Camp Roosevelt the week of July 31. The boys did swimming, archery, BB guns and climbed a rock wall. They also visited a nature lodge where they got to see frogs, snake skins and animal prints. Two of the boys, with their fathers, canoed across the lake to go camping for the night. They built shelters with logs, sticks and leaves, but slept in tents for the night, which was a good thing because a storm came through that night and the fathers’ tent got blown away! Once back at camp, they climbed Woodchuck Hill, which was three miles and very narrow at places. All the boys and their fathers had a good time.
