We are scheduled to attend the [Northern Tier High Adventure] camp next summer (2024). Northern Tier is a canoe/backpacking trip that requires lengthy paddles and portaging your canoes over multiple small islands in the boundary waters between Minnesota and Ontario. It is very challenging, but a truly unique experience and considered to be the pinnacle […]
Category: General Announcements
Whitewater Rafting & Camping
It’s time for whitewater rafting!! This year, we are heading back to the Nantahala River (in North Carolina) and using the Rolling Thunder River Company. We rafted there a couple of years ago and had a great experience. The trip will take place on June 23 – 25. Scouts will be covered by the Troop, […]
Day Hike @ Raven Cliff Falls
Assistant Scoutmaster Mr. Jim Carey will leading a day trip/hike to the Raven Cliff Falls (near Helen, GA) on Saturday, May 20. Scouts/Parents need to arrive no later than 8 am. The Falls is one of north Georgia’s most beautiful cascades! The trail itself ascends to the Falls alongside a mountain stream that cuts through the […]
Volunteer @ Tucker Nature Preserve
The 14th Annual Great American Clean-up will be held on Saturday, April 15. Locally, Scouts will have the opportunity to volunteer (and earn service hours) at the Tucker Nature Preserve from 9 am – noon. During this time, volunteers will be working on trail maintenance and spreading mulch. As an added bonus, Chick-fil-A will be […]
Tools and Weapons Day
Seriously, that is the name of this event! Scheduled for April 15 (10 am – 4 pm), this actually will be the 24th Annual Tools and Weapons Day @ the Etowah Indian Mounds Historical Site in Cartersville, GA. Watch staff and demonstrators show how people utilized tools and weapons in the past to survive everyday […]
Volunteer for R.A.H. @ St. Andrews
On Sunday, March 26, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church (located @ 4882 Lavista Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 – same location as the Tree Lot) will be hosting Rise Against Hunger (RAH) in their fellowship hall (Heffner Hall). The goal is to make 10,000 meals, so they need lots of help. All Scouts and family members are […]
Summit Experience 2023
We are putting together a small Crew of 10 Scouts (7 spots taken) and up to 3 adults (2 spots taken) to go to Summit High Adventure Camp in West Virginia this summer to do the Summit Experience. This is a seven-day/six-night program, and is open to Scouts 14 and up. It consists of half-day […]
Summer Camp 2023
Summer Camp will be here before you know it. This year, Troop 129 is heading to [Woodruff Scout Camp] from July 9 – 15. Deadline for summer camp sign-up will be March 28 and will require a $100 deposit. Patrece Keeter is leading up Summer Camp this year, and she needs to register individuals on […]
Personal Fitness MB Class (Part 2)
On January 21, 2023, we successfully helped 14 Scouts complete all the discussion requirements and all the baseline physical fitness assessments for their Personal Fitness Merit Badge. The Scouts did a fantastic job! We also are deeply grateful for the terrific help from multiple adults! Five other Scouts who signed up but could not attend […]
Okefenokee Campout
Just a couple of weeks after Tallulah Gorge will be our second campout of the year on March 2 – 5 at Okefenokee Swamp. Chris May will be taking the lead on this campout and has reserved the group pioneer campsite at Stephen C Foster State Park, which is the southern entry to the swamp. Just […]
