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OH, THE PLACES WE GO!
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INTERNATIONAL SCOUT SITES

World Scout Movement


20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand 2003


International Division - BSA


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NATIONAL SCOUT SITES

Boy Scouts of America National Council - Official national website.

Boy's Life Magazine

Scouting Magazine

Boy Scouts of America - Official Catalog

National Scouting High Adventure Bases:
1) Philmont Scout Ranch
2) Florida Sea Base
3) Northern Tier

2005 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE - July 25 - August 3, 2005
Countdown to Jamboree!
DAYS HRS MIN SEC

National Scouting Museum and Youth and Family Research Center - Official Museum of the Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Emergency Preparedness BSA Emergency Preparedness BSA - Earn the new Emergency Preparedness Award. Learn how to make an Emergency Preparedness Plan, and an Emergency Preparedness Kit.


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LOCAL SCOUT SITES

Troop/Pack 424 is in the Glacier Ridge District (www.glacierridgegcc.org) of the Greater Cleveland Council BSA.
NOTE: The Cleveland Council Web Site (www.gccbsa.org) has been updated in 2002, with many more resources. Take a look!

GLACIER RIDGE (formerly SUNRISE District) DISTRICT KLONDIKE EVENT HISTORY AND INDEX ARCHIVE - Greater Cleveland Council BSA - Includes link to current Klondike information.

Merit Badge Sash Glacier Ridge (formerly Sunrise District) District Advancement Day (aka Merit Badge Day) at Highland Heights Community Center, Saturday, March 13, 2004 & March 8, 2003.

Summer Camp 2002
7-Ranges Scout Reservation - We, too, have a job to do From June 30 through July 6, 2002, Troop 424 went to Summer Camp at the Buckeye Council's Seven Ranges Scout Reservation in Carroll County, Southwest of Minerva, in Kensington, Ohio. The reservation encompasses over 900 acres, situated among the rolling hills, grassy meadows, and lush woods of this remote part of Ohio in the center of Buckeye Council. Here are three web sites with information:

 

 

Click for 2004 Summer Camp Photo Gallery!

Click for 2001 Summer Camp Photo Gallery!

Click for 2000 Summer Camp Photo Gallery!

Camp Manatoc of the Great Trail Council BSA, Akron, is the location of Troop 424's 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005 Summer Camp. (Select these links for 2004, 2001 or 2000 Summer Camp Photo Galleries.) Camp Butler is also located on the Manatoc Scout Reservation.

We have camped at Camp Stanbaugh, Camp Stigwandish, and Camp Chickagami of the Greater Western Reserve Council, BSA

Order of the Arrow, Cuyahoga Lodge 17 Home Page

Friends of Tinnerman/Tinnerman Guide Association Online

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LOCAL WEB SITES & RESOURCES

Pack/Troop 424 serves boys from the
South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District.

Ohio State Parks


Cleveland Metroparks and the
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Also, in winter tobogganing at The Chalet in Mill Stream Run Reservation, Cleveland Metroparks


Lake Metroparks (www.lakemetroparks.com)


Metro Parks Serving Summit County (www.summitmetroparks.com)


Geauga Park District


Visit Cuyahoga Valley National Park at:

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association (CVNPA) and Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center (CVEEC) - www.cvnpa.org. Also, see the Junior Ranger Program for Scouts web page.


The Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition (OECCC) is an organization driven to "stimulate public interest and support for the protection, preservation, development and enhancement of the historical, natural and recreational resources along the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal."

North Eastern Ohio Orienteering Club (NEOOC) -
Getting people lost (and found again) in Ohio since 1976.
NEOOC New Web Site (2002) & NEOOC Old Web Site:

Buckeye Trail Association

Cuyahoga County Public Library
or the Cleveland Public Library

Geater Cleveland PC Users Group

The Holden Arboretum

Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
 1999 Webelos at Natural History Museum

The Earth Day Coalition

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Health Museum of Cleveland

Great Lakes Science Center

Steamer William G Mather Museum

Cleveland Rock Gym (www.clevelandrockgym.com)

Hosteling International Stanford House, North East Ohio Council of HI-USA (Hosteling International -USA)

Brandywine Ski Resort

Alpine Valley

Raccoon Run Canoe Rental

Northeast Ohio Backpacking Club - Backpacking club based in Northeast Ohio.

North Coast Sports Magazine promotes participation in grass-roots, amateur sports in Northeast Ohio. The magazine informs, instructs, and inspires readers to reach new levels of athletic achievement, with an emphasis on the following sports: running, cycling, in-line skating, triathlon, aerobics, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, adventure sports, volleyball, golf, skiing, and snowboarding. North Coast Sports is distributed free on the first day of the month.

The Cleveland Grotto - Local caving clubs affiliated with the National Speleological Society are called Grottos. Established in 1944 and chartered in 1945, The Cleveland Grotto is the oldest continuously active Grotto in the country.

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OH, THE PLACES WE GO!

We go hiking in Hocking Hills State Park September 28-30, 2007 (Also see Friends of Hocking Hills State Park website).

We go boating and camping at West Branch State Park in August 2006 & October 2007.

We go swimming at Notre Dame College's pool - www.NotreDameCollege.edu

Laurel Caverns Geological Park, PA..


Troop 424 - Hike June 25-27, 2004 and Bike June 16-18, 2006 and June 15-17, 2007 - Gettysburg, PA. -


Troop 424 - February 2004, 2005, 2007 - Tubing at Alpine Valley - "Ohio's premier winter 'Snow Fun' area."


Troop 424 - September 2003, 2004 - White Water Rafting on the Youghiogheny River, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania. Here are several web sites for the area:


Troop 424 - June 2003 & August 2007 - Canoeing at Camp Hi Canoe Livery


Pack 424 - Fall 1998 & April 2003 - Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park with its Overnight Encampment Program

Troop 424 - April 2003 - Buckeye Trail Backpacking Adventure Campout - Camp in Brecksville Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks. Backpack on Buckeye Trail from Jaite to Camp Butler (located in Manatoc Scout Reservation), Great Trail Council BSA, Akron


Troop 424 - February 2003 - Tubing at Brandywine Ski Resort


Troop 424 - October 2002 & 2003 & 2006 - Backpacking on the Gerard Hiking Trail, Oil Creek State Park, Pennsylvania, and visiting Drake Well Museum, Titusville, Pennsylvania. (Friday night base camp: Oil Creek Family Campground.)


Troop 424 - July 2002 & August 2003 - Climbing at the Cleveland Rock Gym.


Troop 424 and Pack 424 have gone hiking at Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park.


Troop 424 - June 2002 - Fishing campout at Pymatuning State Park. Here are several web sites for the area (both OH and PA):


Troop 424 - June 2001 - Canoe campout at the scenic Grand River Canoe Livery.


Pack 424 spring campout (1999 & 2001) at Punderson State Park. (Punderson State Park Resort - Online!)


Pack 424 - October 2000 - Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village


September 2000 - Pack 424 Webelos Scouts Campout at Oglebay Park, West Virginia, and November 2000 - Pack 424 Day Trip to Oglebay's Winter Festival of Lights


Troop 424 - September 2000 - Niagara Falls, Canada ("Journey Behind the Falls," "Great Gorge Adventure," "Niagara Spanish Aero Car" - Niagara Parks Commission) and St. Catharines Museum at Lock 3. Camped at Camp Wetaskiwin, of St. Catharines District Council, Ontario, Canada (Check out Canadian Scouts Camps Listing)


Troop 424 bicycled from Port Clinton to the Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Lines. We camped on Kelleys Island and bicycled to the famous Glacial Grooves.


Troop 424 camped by the Newton Falls Covered Bridge and went canoeing & rafting on the Mahoning River.


Pack 424 & Troop 424 September 22-23, 1999 & in April 21-23, 2006 Troop 424 campout at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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SCOUT RESOURCES

U. S. SCOUTING SERVICE PROJECT HOME PAGE
U. S. SCOUTING SERVICE PROJECT HOME PAGE

The U.S. Scouting Service Project encourages Scouts and Scouters from around the world to learn about the Internet and how to use the Internet safely. Scouts and Scouters that have earned our Internet Scout Patch may wear it proudly as a temporary patch on the Scout Uniform.


USSSP's Baloo's Bugle, your monthly online Cub Scout Roundtable resource, is now up and ready to use at http://usscouts.org/bbugle/bb0101/.


Pinewood Derby Time!
On January 4, 2001, USSSP E-news featured: "Pinewood Derby Time!" Stop by the Pinewood Derby pages at http://usscouts.org/usscouts/pinewood/index.html, or visit one of these great Pinewood Derby websites:

ABC Pinewood Derby - a free source of pinewood derby information for beginners and experts.



Global ScoutNet -- This webserver provide a full searchable database for Scouting and Guiding related information, files and resources. Also, Scouting Events and a link to the Scouting Spider - The Worldwide Scouting Database.


Need an idea for an Eagle project? Like to play Scout games? If you are interested in the following -

  • Scout Jeopardy
  • Orienteering Game
  • Camp Letter Mad Libs
  • Famous Eagle Scouts
  • Camping Recipes
  • Skit Archive & Scout Song Archive
- then you owe it to yourself to check out
=> SCOUTORAMA.COM <=
And for Adult Scouters:
  • "Scoutmaster's Minute" Archive
  • Scoutmasters' Pranks -Boy Scouts, don't spoil the fun by peeking at these!
  • Online Cracker Barrel


SCOUTER Magazine Interactive - Your Guide to Scout Out the Net!


The MacScouter -- Scouting Resources Online


Venturing is a new program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years of age.


Sea Scouts, BSA Home Page


Official National Order of the Arrow Web Site


Top favorite for Cub Scout Den Leader ideas!!
Pack 114 Library - Games
Pack 114 Home Page - Activity Fun Page


Religious Emblems programs available to members of the Boy Scouts of America.


National Jewish Committee on Scouting BSA


US Scouting Service Project - Merit Badge Center


GREAT SITE, for Merit Badge resources! Merit Badge Research Center (meritbadge.com) - Helping Scouts Advance


Scouting History and Traditions


Norman Rockwell Scouting Paintings


NetWoods Virtual Campsite - Steve Tobin, Campmaster - "Welcome to my camp! - This site is a resource for Scouters, providing a source of practical information and material to help Scouting units provide a quality program. In the Scout Hut you will find material on a wide range of topics, including Scouting activities, camping, equipment, Scouting ideals, leadership training, campfires, stories, skits, ceremonies and games. And, of course, camp cooking and recipes. So pull up a seat next to the campfire, get comfortable, and check out the material that has been gathered here. I hope you find something worthwhile during your visit." - Steve -


The InterNETional Scouting and Guiding Pages


Enjoy this arcade of educational and entertaining games, quizzes, and interactive resources from the BSA official web site.


FAMILY FUN PAGE (by Scouting Magazine)


Want to be sure your tent stays up in a storm? Be sure to know your knots!
Troop 9 Knots - animated!
What Knot? (BSA official web site knot quiz)


Tovil Scout Group Screen Saver


Webelos and Boy Scout Patrol Emblems


Boy Scout Patrol Patchs


HMC Commissioner's Corner


Troop 100 Forms Page. Get the forms you need to run a Boy Scouts of America Unit. Includes: Boy Scout Forms, Eagle Scout Forms, Adult Leader Forms, Cub Scout Forms, Venture/Varsity Forms, and more!


Hurricane District Pioneering Projects - This is a must see web site for ideas for pioneering projects. (GATEWAYS, CAMP GADGETS, TOWERS, BRIDGES, GAMES, and ODD STUFF.)


The Scoutmaster's Rocking Chair - Web Site Links for Additional Resources for Boy Scout Leaders - "The most important piece of equipment for a Scoutmaster is a comfortable chair."


Pine Tree Web - This is a collection of links to web pages in the "Pine Tree Web" and to related links on Scouting. The focus of this web site is on: the life and times of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell; the heritage, history, and traditions of Scouting; leadership development; and International Scouting, with a particular emphasis on Scouting in Eastern Europe and Russia.


Wood Badge (www.woodbadge.org) - Wood Badge is the most advanced training available for Scout Leaders who are involved in the programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The BSA has Wood Badge programs to meet the needs of its volunteers.


Welcome to EagleScout.Org, the site dedicated to helping Scouts become Eagle Scouts! This is a collection of resources to assist you in achieving Eagle Scout rank, and planning the celebration to follow - everything from Eagle planning guides to extensive court of honor materials. Whether you're a Boy Scout looking for practical resources for yourself, or a Scouter helping one boy or assisting hundreds, you'll find tools that will empower you and help you be the best you can be! Also included is a history of Eagle Rank requirements as taken from old handbooks of the Boy Scouts of America.


Pow Wow Online - Resources for Cub Scout Leaders.


The NetCommish - This website is dedicated to the thousands of dedicated Scouters who call themselves Commissioners and give of their time and talents to help Scout Leaders deliver the best possible Scouting Program to youth members and to the Scout leaders they serve. The NetCommish was selected by Scouting Magazine as one of ten "Quality Scouting Web Sites" in the article, "Scoutmaster to Webmaster" (October, 1998 issue).


Working With Scouts With disAbilities - "Making a Difference in the Life of a Scout" - Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has had fully participating members with physical, mental, and emotional disAbilities. The first Chief Scout Executive, James F. West, had a disAbility. At age 7, his mother passed away and he was sent to an orphanage. Here it was discovered that he had an incurable disease in one leg that crippled him for life. This web site serves as an online resource, education tool, and link repository for all Scouters and parents who are involved in or have an interest in providing a Scouting opportunity for the disAbled.


BSA Badge History - This web site brings you a little history about early Scout badges.


The Inquiry Net! - "Dead Bugs, Blow Guns, Sharp Knives, & Snakes. What More Could A Boy Want?" - The purpose of this website is to provide access to hard to find, out-of-print Scouting documents.


The Space Place - Work on Cub Scout Achievements and Electives at NASA's Space Place!

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OTHER RESOURCES

Great web site for flag information!
The Flag of the United States of America
GOD BLESS AMERICA!


Our government...

READY.gov from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- Don't be afraid... Be Ready!


ParkNet - The National Park Service  NPS Arrowhead


WebRangers National Park Service
Welcome to WebRangers!
In WebRangers you can:

  • Bring National Park fun to your computer
  • Learn more about your national parks even if you can't visit them
  • Learn about parks before you visit Learn how to care for your parks and your world

 

Boy Scouts of America is a supporting organization of the Take Your Kids To Vote Campaign


Great web site when working on the Engineer Activity Badge:
HowStuffWorks.com - Learn how Everything Works!


WWF - US: World Wildlife Fund


Leave No Trace


American Canoe Association


Weather Sites....
National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio

Click for Cleveland, Ohio Forecast

Scouts, are you going camping, hiking, fishing, climbing, orienteering, or backpacking? Check your weather! Enter a City or US Zip:  




WeatherForYou.com - For Temperature Conversion, Windchill Calculation, Relative Humidity Calculation, and Heat Index Calculation, see WeatherForYou.com's Weather Computer.


Orienteering, topographical maps, street maps, etc.:


Trails & trail clubs...


Earl Shaffer Webpage - Celebrating the life and times of Earl V. Shaffer, the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail from end to end in one continuous journey.

Triple Crown - Website for Brian Robinson (Flyin' Brian), the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail all in one calendar year! On October 27, 2001, Brian finished the Triple Crown, having hiked 7,371 miles in 300 days. (Also, see TrailDad Roy's and Flyin' Brian's Trail Adventure Page for instructions on how to make a Cat Stove and Poncho Tent.)

The Student Conservation Association, Inc. - "Changing lives through service to nature."

The Nature Conservancy - "Saving the last great places on Earth."

Hosteling International -USA (HI-USA) and the North East Ohio Council of HI-USA Stanford House

GORP (Great Outdoors Recreation Pages) - GORP.com is your encyclopedic resource for outdoor recreation—hiking, biking, rafting, camping, fishing, and more. With information on attractions, outdoor gear, adventure travel, and national parks and wilderness areas.

Scout Camps USA - The Scouter's Unofficial Guide to Nearly 800 BSA Scout Camps, Ranches, Reservations, Aquatics Bases, High Adventure Bases, and Cub Worlds across the Nation - all 50 States!

Make Your Own Gear - Instructions for Homemade Backpacking Gear.

Lightweight Backpacking....

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WEB SITE DESIGN

So you want to design a web site? Consider using the following web sites as a starting point....

Pack 114 Library - Free Web Pages for Scouts


Community Connection (Free nonprofit web site, if you live in Cleveland, OH)


Free Web Page Site - Free - Free Stuff - Free Webmaster Tools - Free Web


ToolZONE - Page Builders Community


BUILDER.COM - Web graphics - elements of Web design


AOL Table Of Contents of Building Home Pages Web Support


W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium


Check out the Web SIG (Special Interest Group) of the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group.


NOTICE: The Internet Scout Patch is available again! The U.S. Scouting Service Project encourages Scouts and Scouters from around the world to learn about the Internet and how to use the Internet safely.


Do you want to know how to make the Scorpion Scorpion Patrol website crawl around the screen like the one on the Scorpion Patrol website?? Learn how at the Dynamic Drive DHTML (dynamic html) code library!


Go to Cuyahoga County Public Library to get some books on web design. (Two to look at are HTML The Definitive Guide by Chuck Musciano & Bill Kennedy, and Building Your Own Website by Susan Peck & Stephen Arrants.)


Webmonkey For Kids is the kid's version of one of the best sites to learn web site design.


Scoutmaster to Webmaster By Mark Goodin from Scouting Magazine, October 1998.

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