Scout Blog
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Troop 5 Visits ‘National Treasures’ in ‘Always Sunny’ Philadelphia
By Tommy V. Troop 5 visited Philadelphia for a weekend in November, and had a very amazing time. Upon arriving, Troop 5 visited The Franklin Institute, where they went to hands-on exhibits and learned about the discoveries of Benjamin Franklin. The Scouts slept in Fort Mifflin, a decommissioned military base where they got to explore…
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Troop 5 Hikes to ‘The Intrepid’
By Henry V. On a crisp Saturday morning, Troop 5 gathered at the train station, ready for an exciting day in New York City. With our daypacks and Scout spirit, we boarded a train bound for “The City.” Our destination was the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The journey was part of the adventure…
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Troop 5 Storms ‘The Beach,’ Again: a Camping Adventure Tradition
By Kristof D. It was a sunny Saturday morning in September, and we woke up with one thing on our minds: The Beach. The excitement of digging giant holes in the sand and swimming motivated everyone to move quickly. After breakfast, we packed up and piled into the cars, ready for an epic day. Troop…
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Troop 5 Olympics at ‘Camp Tabora,’ Visit to Observatory
By Peter D. At the end of May, we left around 7 p.m. as usual. About 45 minutes later, we arrived and set up camp at ‘Camp Tabora,’ a campsite owned by a longtime Troop 5 Assistant Scout Master. We slept and got up at around 7 a.m. We all had a non-cooking breakfast, worked…
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Paddle Boarding, Kyaking, and Hiking at Harriman State Park
By Peter D. We left around 7 p.m. on a Friday in May and got to our destination — Harriman State Park — about an hour later. Once we arrived, we set up camp and headed to bed for the long hike in the morning. We got up, had breakfast at 7 a.m. and left…
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April Brings Troop 5 a Training Hike, Along The Apalachian Trail
By Nathan V. Troop 5 went on a hiking trip in the middle of April at the Worthington State Forest in Columbia, New Jersey. The drive took around an hour, and we passed by many towns throughout New Jersey. Arriving around 8 p.m., we had to set up our tents in the dark — before…
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Riding the Waves, Seeing the Caribbean at Troop 5’s Spring Break Virgin Islands Return
By Peter D. Early on a Friday in late March we hoped on a plane to St. Thomas, a part of the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. About four hours later we arrived. Then we took a taxi to a ferry to St. John, another of the U.S. Virgin Islands, home of the U.S.…
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Going Up To, And Coming Down Mohawk Mountain
By Sam D. On a cold Friday night, Troop 5 departed to the slopes of Mohawk Mountain, in Cornwall, Connecticut. About 20 Scouts signed up for skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing. When we arrived in our isolated cabin at the Strang Scout Reservation, we prepared for the next day. At the cabin were bunks with mattresses.…
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Troop 5 Tackles the Klondike (Derby, That Is)
By Keegan B. One of the big yearly events that happen in February for Boy Scouts is the Klondike Derby. For Troop 5, it’s the Northern New Jersey Council’s Lenape Trail Klondike Derby, held at the South Mountain Reservation. It is a competition between Troop and Troop, Patrol and Patrol, as well as Scout and…
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Cooking Competition 2024
By Andrew K. Troop 5 had a great time at its annual Cooking Competition in late January, with the Scouts overnighting at Camp Munsee. Departure for the trip was delayed because of snow being forecast, but the Troop managed to get to work shortly after arriving at the camp on Saturday morning instead of Friday…
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