Memories and old Scoutmaster revisited

[RememberSchiff]

A Maine scout's memories:

His scoutmaster and assistant scoutmasters "never cared much for the achievement of badges, and focused far more on the experiences, and the hands on skills we learned."

His scoutmaster's "barn* was a cabinet-making shop, and we were all introduced to the beauty of fine woodworking.

The project that holds the most significance to me was the time he had each of us create a milking stool, cutting out the pieces, sanding and staining. The stool I made still resides in my mother’ living room."

"An especially memorable camping trip found us on Warren Island State Park, just off Islesboro, and the activity leading up to it that had us all make our own slingshots for a competition on the camp-out...Needless to say, the giant paper wasp nest that hung high in the trees above our tent site became the preferred target for a bunch of rowdy boys with homemade slingshots." 

* Note:  The barn was also a microbrewery. Will the old scoutmaster's uniform still fit? See source.

IMKO, Scouting is a place that builds character by associating with characters.  Adult Method. 

Source: This week in Lincolnville (Maine): Troop 224  

10/27/2024

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2024/10/these-cooking-items-in-your-home-are-linked-to-cancer-causing-chemicals.html 

[SSScout]

And so our history becomes stories for our children.  If it is OUR history, tell it so it can become THEIR history.   I made it a  point to take Scoutson to the grandmother's farm site, which is now mostly a subdivision,  and we found the original culvert that was under the driveway, it was still there, but the driveway had gone back to nature (!) into the backyards of the houses....

[Eagle1993]

Knowledge not shared is lost.  Thanks for sharing..