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Well I have been on the staff at Medicine Mtn. for the past five summers and can tell you a lot about those programs. Our trail to first class program is excellent. As a part of the program the scouts earn the first aid merit badge as well as many rank requirements. Our merit badge program is an open program that allows scouts to work on their own pace. A highly motivated scout that does some wok before camp starts could earn up to 12 merit badges. We do partol cooking so how good the food is is really up to you. The indgrediants(sp?) we provide are high quality and there is always extra to go around. Our campwide activites vary between spiritual (an honor trail/chapel service on Monday) to a variety of fun spirited games and competitions. We also offer a day off (wednesday) to go see some of the sights in the Black Hills. If thier is any other way I can assist you please feel free to contact me.

I was on staff at Medicine Mountian the past four summers. I will be the first to admit that the summer everyone has been complaining (the summer of '05) was not the best summer. However the summer of '06 was amazing. The staff made it their mission to do far better than the '05 summer. We had more staff and had re-written the program to ajust to our needs. The "director" that everyone above me did not get along with is no longer working at the camp and the "problem staff" were not hired back. The staff and the program were the best I have ever had the honor to be a part of. I sincerely hope that those who came in '05 will consider giving the camp another chance. If the '07 year is half as good as the '06 year then it will be worth every cent to go to Medicine Mountian.