Chickamauga, Sept. 20 – 22, 2019

Chickamauga, Sept. 20 – 22, 2019

The theme of this campout quoting from Mr. Lloyd, was “A Battle of Americans”. We left for Chickamauga Battlefield National Park at 5:00 pm. Chickamauga, which is located outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee, just recently celebrated its 156th anniversary. Even though it...
Water Carnival – August 2019 Campout

Water Carnival – August 2019 Campout

August 2-4, 2019 The theme of this campout was Water Carnival and fun. On Friday, we left the church around 3:30 and headed to Camp Sequoyah. We arrived around 5 pm, where we then set up our campsite, ate our sack dinners, and then started making plans for the water...
Campout at the NACK, July 20-21, 2019

Campout at the NACK, July 20-21, 2019

First off, I would like to commend the efforts of our leaders to scramble at the last minute to find this place, because our originally scheduled canoe trip to Grimes Canoe base was canceled, due to the Buffalo River being too deep and running too swift for safe...
April 2019 Campout – Adventure!

April 2019 Campout – Adventure!

The theme of this campout was Adventure. You might ask what is in an Adventure.  According to Mr. Lloyd “An Adventure starts with a Challenge and ends with a smile of accomplishment”. On Friday April 12th we left the church around and headed to Camp Sequoyah....
Camporee 2018

Camporee 2018

It was a good weekend for camping and testing your Scouting skills with mild temperatures and some limited humidity at this year’s Vulcan District Camporee. Troop 97 awards this year included: Blue Beaver — 2nd place in trolley race Bear — 3rd place in crosscut saw...

My Trip To Florida Sea Base

From July 11-16, eight scouts and four adults from Troop 97 embarked on a 12-hour car trip to Florida Sea Base on Islamorada in the Florida Keys, bound to spend a week on a boat, scuba diving and enjoying the ocean. We arrived two days early, staying at the Seafarer...