The camping fun for March continues with our second trip on March 18-20 to Bert Adams Scout Camp for the Scout Challenge (formally Spring Camporee). This is annual trip for Troop 129, but this year things will be a bit different. This year the entire Atlanta Area Council will be participating in the event, and […]
Category: Scouting Activities
Dauset Trails Campout
Hopefully everyone is ready for more camping, because we have two opportunities for the month of March. The first campout will be at Dauset Trails (March 4 – 6). The Troop has not camped at Duaset Trails since 2018, so most of the current active Scouts will likely never have been. There will be “turkey […]
January Campout: Providence Canyon
It will definitely be a bit cool, but we do have a campout planned for the end of January (28 – 30). We will heading about 2.5 hours south to Providence Canyon. The deadline to sign-up for this event was January 18. The Scouts will finalize plans for their patrols at the January 25 meeting. […]
More October Service Opportunities
We previously announced the Troop would have a “service patrol” during the Taste of Tucker this Saturday, October 2 via the announcement [here]. Scouts can still sign-up for this event and earn service hours! There are few other October service opportunities to share with everyone. First, we wanted to let everyone know that there is […]
November Daytrip: Vogel State Park Hike
All Scouts and their families are invited to a five-mile hike at Vogel State Park (Blairsville, GA) on Saturday, November 6. We will meet at the Vogel State Park parking lot (34.75984352559945, -83.93488031186139) at 9 am and expect to head back at dinner time. Please note, the numbers in red are the precise parking lot geo-coordinates. […]
October Campout: Bear Creek
On October 15 – 17, we will have a Troop campout at Bear Creek near Ellijay, GA (about 2 hours north). You can find this on Google Maps by searching for “Bear Creek Campsite”. For those who wish to attend, there is a cost of $15 to cover the cost of food. You can pay […]
Fall Camporee
Our first post-summer campout is just over a month away from now. Fall Camporee is September 17-19, so please mark your calendars now! Similar to the Spring Camporee, this event will be held at Bert Adams Scout Camp. All of the activities at the Fall Camporee will be focused on S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and […]
Merit Badge Class Follow-up
On Saturday, July 31, Mr. Jim Towhey and Mr. Jim Carey led two merit badge classes for Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Science. They reported having excellent participation, with nearly a dozen Scouts in attendance. One Scout was even able to complete his Environmental Science badge, since he previously had finished most of the requirements. Mr. […]
Advancement Day @ Stone Mountain
On Saturday, August 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. there will be an “Advancement Day” at Stone Mountain. No, you are not wrong. We did originally note this would be at the Scout Hut. We needed to shift locations due to a scheduling conflict at the Scout Hut with the cub scouts. Stone Mountain […]
Upcoming Meeting @ Westhampton Pool
UPDATE (8/16/21 – 8:15 pm): We will not meet at the pool tomorrow evening due to expected weather conditions in the Atlanta area. In fact, there will be no Troop meeting tomorrow evening. The plan is to postpone this by 1 week and instead meet at the pool on August 24 (same time). Some of […]
