September 9-10-11: Shades State Park - we will camp at Shades State Park.  We will be camping in tents.  On Saturday we will go on a canoe trip on Sugar Creek.  When we have free time, we will work on advancements.

 

October 7-8-9: Tippecanoe State Park -This is a Webelos Campout.  On Saturday morning we will work on a Patrol competition game, where each patrol will compete against each other and see which partol is the best in the troop.  In the afternoon, we will go for a hike and explore the many trails of the park.  We will go up in a fire tower and see for many miles around us.  Each patrol will have its own cabin to sleep in.  In the evening we will retire old US flags the proper way at our campsite.

 

November 4-5-6: Camp Buffalo - we will be in a cabin and tents.  This is a bring a friend and/or Webelo camping trip.  The older scouts will work on the Wilderness Merit Badge.  The SPL will be in charge of all the activities for the weekend.  Lets support him and have a huge turnout.

 

December 16-17-18: Camp Betz - is located in Berrien Springs MI.  We will be in a large cabin.  This campout is a large Christmas Party.  During the day on Saturday, all scouts and leaders will participate in a chess, checkers and foos ball tourney.  Also during the day, all the scouts will help cook part of the dinner.  The dinner is a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.  All parents are invited to come for the dinner.  We will decorate the cabin with Christmas Trees and lights.  The scouts will have a small gift exchange.

 

January 6-7-8: Camp Topenebee - we will be sleeping in a cabin.  This is the district Klondike.  Troop 396 will be in charge of the entire Klondike.  The patrols need to build a sled for the weekend.  This will be a competition between patrols of the district.  We need every scout and parent to help on this event.

 

January 28-29: USS Silverside - we will stay inside a World War II Submarine, the USS Silverside.  It is just for one night.  Before we into the sub, there will be a special demonstration on how things work underwater.  The scouts will build their own underwater robots.

 

February 10-11-12: Camp Rota Kiawn: we will be staying in a cabin.  During the day we will go toboganning and tubing at Echo Valley in Kalamazoo.

 

March 16-17-18; Camp Tamarack/Wood Lake - we will be in a cabin.  On Saturday morning we will work on advancements and show the new scouts the proper way of camping.  The older scouts will make a Monkey Bridge.  In the afternoon we will have a scout competition between patrols.  In the evening we will have an old fashion campfire.

 

April 20-21-22: Potato Creek State Park - we will be in tents.  On the campout we will work on advancements and the cycling merit badge.  We will go on a bike ride.  On Saturday night we will have an old fashion campfire.

 

June 17-23: Summer Camp at Wood Lake -

it is for all Boy Scouts to earn merit badges, have fun, and see and feel a lot of scout spirit.  It will be one of the best weeks in their scouting career.

 

July 21-29: High Adventure - we will be going to Washington DC and explore our countries capital and do some white water rafting.

 

August 10-11-12: Missinewa Lake - is located near Peru IN.  We will be in tents.  In the morning we will plan the 2012-2013 troop calendar.  If the scouts do a good job on planning, the adults will do all of the cooking, dishes and will take the scouts swimming and go for a game of frisbee golf.