Working as a Scouting professional comes with many rewards. One of the greatest is the opportunity to travel across the country—sharing the successes of our District and Council, celebrating the growth of our Troop, and learning new ways to deliver stronger programs and better opportunities for the young people we serve in Troop 899 and throughout our Council. But one of the most meaningful parts of the job happens in the most unexpected places. Early one morning—4:30 a.m. to

May 2025 - Summer Camp Info Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 May is here which means that Summer Camp is right around the...

February 2024 – The Aims & Methods of Scouting Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 After posting the last blog I received some...

January 2024 – Get the most out of this Scouting year! Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 As both a Scoutmaster and a...

November 2023 - The ABC’s of Scouting! Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 Some of these may be very simple thoughts, but they...

May 2023 - Summer Camp Info Written by: Adam RIedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 May is here which means that Summer Camp is right around the...

Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 Backpacking is a whole different type of camping. Backpacking is not something you just...

February 2023 Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 Summer camp is on the horizon and while we have many, many things to...

WRITTEN BY: ADAM RIEDEL, SCOUTMASTER TROOP 899 Life rank is not a small accomplishment, but the real challenge has just begun. The final...

December 2022 - Stay Warm During Cold Weather Camping Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 There isn’t anything like it. Cold...

November 2022 – Set your tent up right! Written by Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 In Scouting, the adult leaders work at teaching...

September 2022 - Food Shopping for Scout Campouts. Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 Our October campout is right around the...

August 2022 - So you want to be a Scout? Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 The uniforms, the mantras that get recited at the...

Written by: Adam Riedel, Scoutmaster Troop 899 As of July 1, 2022, the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout have been updated to...