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In this Issue:


  • Roundtable Page for Volunteers
  • Fall Recruitment Page with Resources Updated
  • Fall Festival at Camp Wilderness
  • BALOO Courses in Western ND
  • SCUBA Trek in 2023
  • Camp Grafton Merit Badge Weekend
  • Day Camps in October

Roundtable Page for Volunteers


There is a page for all volunteers to find out more about upcoming events! Click HERE to view it! This is updated monthly.

Fall Recruitment Page for Volunteers


There is a page for all volunteers to gain resources for their unit's recruitment efforts this fall! These include:


  • The 2022 Recruitment Playbook
  • Parent Guides
  • Pro-rated Fee Chart
  • Guides for New Leaders
  • ...and more!


Go to nlcbsa.org/recruit for Cub Scout packs


or


nlcbsa.org/scout-bsa-recruitment for Scouts BSA

Fall Festival at Camp Wilderness


Join us at Camp Wilderness October 7-9th for the first ever Fall Festival! Enjoy the beautiful 2,400 acres of Camp Wilderness this fall at this amazing event. Info/Register HERE!


Activities will include:

  • Hay Rides
  • Pumpkin Picking
  • Pumpkin Decorating
  • 5 Miles & 5 Lakes Hike
  • Webelos Advancement
  • COPE
  • MN DNR Hunter Safety
  • 11 Scouts BSA Merit Badges

BALOO Courses in Western ND this Month


At least one adult is required to have BALOO training in order to take a Cub Scout Pack/Den camping. Here are two courses coming up this month!


Dickinson (Turtle Park)

August 13


Minot (Big 4)

August 27-28

2023 High Adventure SCUBA Trek


June 10-17, 2023 in Roatan, Honduras


The Northern Lights Council will be hosting a High Adventure SCUBA Trek in June of 2023 travelling to Honduras! This all-inclusive trip is for any Scout or leader and will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience! When you stay with us for a week on our seven-night dive package, you’ll also receive two single tank boat night dives per week and shore diving during shop hours.


Click Here to Register!

Camp Grafton Merit Badge Weekend


September 23-25 at Camp Grafton

(ND National Guard Training Center)


Join us for a unique and fun Merit Badge weekend with the National Guard at Camp Grafton! This once-a-year event always fills fast so register now and do not hesitate.

We sleep in bunks and eat in the dining halls as the National Guard hosts us and even helps teach merit badges. Register Here!


Currently, 41 of the 80 class spots are taken.

Fall Cub Scout Day Camps


Join us for one of two fall camps for Cub Scouts as we finish out our "Wild West" season! These camps will be during the day and will feature all of the same activities of the other camps this summer, including shooting sports, leatherwork, wood crafts, cooking, and so much more!


Breckenridge, MN Camp Registration


Detroit Lakes, MN Camp Registration

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