Ricketts Glen State Park – April 2026

Ricketts Glen State Park – April 2026

On this camping trip we had the choice to do either a 5 or 10-mile hike at Ricketts Glen State Park.  It was an exciting outdoor adventure filled with beautiful waterfalls, scenic forest trails, and opportunities to spot wildlife (we even caught a crawfish!) as spring...
Camp Running Bear – March 2026

Camp Running Bear – March 2026

Camp Running Bear was a great opportunity for us to get outdoors, build teamwork, work on scout skills, and enjoy some adventure while shaking off the winter blues. Some of the fun things we did included hiking wooded trails, practicing outdoor skills like, knots,...
Quail Hill Scout Reservation – February 2026

Quail Hill Scout Reservation – February 2026

We stayed in a cabin at Quail Hill Scout Reservation.  It is great way to enjoy the outdoors while having a cozy place to relax in the winter.  We played games with friends, we went to the amazing escape room, ate ice cream in the dead of winter, told stories around a...
Minsi Winterfest – January 2026

Minsi Winterfest – January 2026

Established in 2017, the Winter IceFest on Stillwater Lake is an annual winter festival for Scouts at Camp Minsi in New Jersey.  Activities include ice cutting demonstrations, snow and ice games, and Scouting demonstrations.  We played ice bowling, found some REALLY...
Klondike Derby – January 2026

Klondike Derby – January 2026

Scouting Klondike Derbys are popular winter-themed events inspired by the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1800s. This year is was held on a Saturday in January. It was cold and it was the first year without sleds, which is crazy because the one time they make us use...