Troop 1 Scouts Get into the Swim of Things (2/13/2010)

Sometimes it’s just more fun to do things as a group. Earning the swimming merit badge is just one of those times. The swimming merit badge is a Boy Scout standard. First offered in 1911, scouts have to earn either the swimming, the hiking or the cycling badge–plus eleven required and nine optional others–to earn [...]

Do you have your Camping Merit Badge Card Yet?

The Camping Merit Badge is one of the twelve required badges for the Eagle rank. It is one of the more difficult badges to obtain because it requires time spent camping; camping time that is usually spread out over months or years. Given this need, there’s no time like the present to get start on [...]