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Simsbury’s BSA Troops 175 and 1175 On Top of Africa

28 Scouts and parents left Simsbury on July 26 to fly to Africa to climb the highest mountain on the continent – Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The trip was two years in planning and began with a non-stop flight from JFK to Nairobi, Kenya. There the...

The trip started out of Islamorada, Florida at the Sea Base headquarters. We flew down on an early morning Thursday flight, we're met by two Emerald vans and arrived in time for lunch across the road.

Thursday afternoon was check in (medical forms, trip overview), checking out snorkeling...

Each year one of the highlights of Scout Troop 175 is a week-long camping adventure at Camp Mattatuck. Scouts can work on advancement, merit badges and enjoy outside activities like swimming, archery, cooking and rifle shooting. Alex V was selected as the troop's Senior Patrol Leader for...