Centennial Celebration- Merit Badge Midway

Saturday afternoon, Scouts got to learn about career opportunities at the Jacobetti Center with its technical subjects like aviation tech and engineering; the public broadcasting studios for journalism and broadcasting; science; music in the Fine Arts Center; drama in the Forest Roberts theater; medicine; law enforcement; and military.

Centennial Celebration- Hiking in the Beautiful UP

Saturday morning, 250 Scouts and leaders in 40 patrols on 5 trails in the Sugarloaf, Little Presque Isle, Harlow Lake, Hogsback Mountain area hiked for 2 hours in beautiful weather.

Thom LaLonde had a station where they learned about GPS and geocaching. It worked. No one got lost, but some patrols explored alternate trails.

Centennial Celebration- Hiking Through History

As they hiked, Scouts got glimpses of the some of the influences that shape the UP. Walt Summers entertainingly portrayed a French trader and displayed the wares of Europe that were traded for fur pelts.

Skip Jones told and sang of the maritime history of the Great Lakes from the voyaguer canoe to the Lake frieghers of today.

Father Ben Hasse related the impact of the religious leaders like Father Marquette and Bishop Baraga.

Centennial Celebration- Cub Scouts in Mattson Park

Cub Scouts had a great day with the tours of the Marquette Light House and Marquette Historical Museum in addition to the crafts and games in Mattson Park plus the demonstrations by the Coast Guard, Sheriff's Department, Chocolay Fire Department, DNRE, and others. It was a long day full of fun for the Cubs.

Venturing Leadership Awards

Ruth Watry, Council Venture Chair, presented the Adult Venture Leadership Award to James Schlak and the Youth Venture Leadership Award to Bruce Olson, both of Crew 356 in Skandia.

Schlak has been instrumental in furthering the Venturing program since it's inception in 1998. Olson has been vice president of program and of administration in his crew while also being an officer at the chapter and lodge levels in the Order of the Arrow, serving as a youth member of the Hiawathaland Council Executive Board, and completing his Venture Silver Award.