Activities

Each unit chooses the exact activities for their youth, but here are some of the things that West Hartford units have done in the past:

Raising the flag at our schools' start-of-year ceremonies and lowering it for end-of-school ceremonies.
Hiking to Heublein tower
Hiking the West Hartford reservoirs
Helping to plant flags at cemetaries for Memoral Day
Watching a Hartford Wolfpack game and skating on the ice after!
Watching a Yard goats game, camping on the field after, and watching a movie on the Jumbotron!
Racing cars in a Pinewood Derby!
Collecting food for the West Hartford Food Bank through a 'Fill a Tent!' food drive
Fishing for trout (and catching some) at Fernridge Park
Marching in the Park Road parade and the Memorial Day parade
End-of-year campouts at Camp Shalom or Winding Trails
A family cookout at Wickham Park.
Camping with the Scouts BSA Troops
Bowling and pizza at Ducks on the Avenue
Competing in the Cubs Blizzard Blast
Launching rockets with CATO rocketry club
Flying kites at Bushnell Park
Archery, BB-guns, camping, and swimming at the BSA camps
Star gazing at the Talcott Mountain Science Center

Sleeping overnight on a real battleship
Sleeping overnight on a whaling ship
Sleeping overnight at the aquarium
Sleeping overnight at the Air Museum
Visiting Avery soda to watch soda being made and to make our own!
Indoor rock climbing at Stone Age Gym
Biking the Farmington River Trail to the Massachusetts border (over several weekends)
Rent a site or attend a Cub Scout event at any of the local scout camps
Hiking at
- Gillette castle
- Case mountain
- Hubbard Park
- Riverfront Park
- Castle Craig

Hikes and campouts every month!
Learning firearms safety and skills at the Metacon gun club.
Marching in the Memorial Day parade
Competing in the Klondike Derby (wilderness orienteering and scoutcraft competition)
Competing in the Mark Twain District First Aid Meet
Learning to SCUBA dive
Skiing and snowboarding in the winter
Canoeing and kayakng in the summer

Overnight camping trip and hiking tour of Gettysburg National Military Park or Fort Ticonderoga
Tour of West Point and watching a Black Knights football game.
Biking and overnight camping on Cape Cod
Overnight canoe/campout trips around the state (and beyond)
Conquering the ropes courses at the Storrs Adventure Park
Learning to sail at SeaBase
High adventure at Philmont

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