Scouts BSA Troop 542’s Fall Backpacking Adventures On Saturday, September 26, the Scouts of BSA Troop 542 embarked on their fall 2020 backpacking trip. This was the first overnight camping trip since February. All participants were required to follow Troop COVID guidelines, including social distancing and wearing face masks. Normally, Scouts team Read more…
Troop 542 Scouts Ski and Swim in New Jersey By Troop 542 Historian For their February trip, Troop 542 decided to try something new. Instead of the usual cabin camping activities, Scouts traveled to Camp NoBeBosCo in New Jersey for some skiing and swimming at a nearby indoor water park. Read more…
Three Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 542 Earn Eagle Scout Rank Brendan Fernsler, Colin Osborne and Nathan Russek of Boy Scout Troop 542 in Maple Glen, Pa., received the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, at a recent Court of Honor ceremony. During Read more…
Three Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 542 Earn Eagle Scout Rank Zachery J. Rineer, Peter J. Decker and Joseph P. Wright of Boy Scout Troop 542 in Maple Glen, Pa., received the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, at a Court of Honor Read more…
History and Tradition Abound on Troop 542 Trip to Williamsburg and US Naval Academy By Troop 542 Historian On the last weekend of March, our troop took a bus trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. On Friday evening, a large group of Read more…
For our December campout, Troop 542 camped in cabins located near the Chesapeake Bay. On Saturday, everyone got up and got cooking. The Python Patrol made pancakes, and the Lightning Patrol made pancakes with Oreos inside them. Following breakfast, four Scouts attended a Catholic faith service, first-year Scouts learned fire Read more…
In Mid-January, seven adventurous Scouts and Scouting mentors took a trip north to Minnesota, where they braved the cold to experience “Northern Tier”, the newest High-Adventure trip offered, and surely one to be remembered. It all started with a three-hour flight from Philadelphia to Minneapolis, and the scouts even managed Read more…
More than 200 Scouts and Scouters tested their Scout skills IndianaJones style during the District Camporee, hosted by Troop 542 at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation during the weekend of October 26-28. Although the weather was rainy and windy, troops from Baden-Powell District and beyond camped for the weekend and on Read more…
On the last weekend of September, Troop 542 Scouts embarked on a hiking adventure along the Appalachian Trail for our annual fall weekend backpacking trip. This was no ordinary trip! Scouts had to carry a load of supplies on their back, including food, water, and camping gear, making this Read more…
Many Scouts believe that summer is not complete without a great camping trip. And for Troop 542, this great week of camping, merit badges, and other activities came in the form of Resica Falls Summer Camp, a tradition every summer. The activities kicked off with an opening campfire Sunday night, Read more…