Wetassa District
Serving Scouts in Jo Daviess, Stephenson, and Carroll Counties in Northwest Illinois
A District of Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
Programs
Scouting offers many high adventure opportunities, from backpacking in the mountains of New Mexico to an underwater adventure in the Florida Keys to canoeing in one of the most beautiful and remote parts of North America.
The U.S. Grant Pilgrimage celebrates its 54st Anniversary in 2008. The theme of this year's Pilgrimage is "Frontier Medicine". Take part in the fun, activity, and friendship of Scouting with Blackhawk Area Council. The number one annual scouting activity for Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Varsity, and Explorers. Register early and reserve your campsite soon for the best locations, as space is limited. Then come and take part in the Midwest's biggest and best Scout adventure. Blackhawk Area
Council BSA
Come to Camp Lowden for the annual Boy Scout Religious retreat and enjoy a weekend of fellowship, service, adventure, reflection, growth, games, and crafts. The retreat begins at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening and ends Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to learn about your faith, practice some Scouting skills, and enjoy the beautiful fall outdoors.
The retreat is open to all Christian scouts. Separate religious programs wil be conducted for Catholic and Protestant faith Scouts. There will be a Mass for Catholics on Saturday evening which satisfies the Sunday obligation.
There will be a "provisional" troop for scouts whose leaders are unable to attend.
The Blackhawk Trail Hike is a 20-mile round trip hike along the east bank of the Rock River from Camp Lowden to Lorado Taft’s statue in Lowden State Park. It follows an old Indian trail that was once a great highway for native hunters and travelers.
Good Turn for America is a national service initiative by the Boy Scouts of America and other nonprofit organizations to address the issues of hunger, inadequate housing, healthy living, and disaster recovery in our nation.
The Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting and amateur radio event sponsored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Thousands of amateur radio stations around the world participate. If the conditions are right, it is common to contact a hundred Scouting countries during the weekend.
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