High Adventure: Summer 2016
In addition to our regular summer camp at Camp Tesomas (July 17-23), our scouts have a number of options for events at or outside of camp.
Scuba
As in the past, scouts attending Camp Tesomas can sign up for a Scuba Adventure offered at camp and operated by Klein Scuba. Over the past several years over a dozen of our scouts have completed their dive training at Camp Tesomas. Scouts who take the scuba class can earn the Scuba Merit Badge, and will be PADI-certified by the end of the week. Scuba is an all-day program, and participants will not have time to take other merit badge classes. Registration will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must be 14 years of age OR 13 years of age and completed the 8th grade by date of participation. The additional cost for Scuba is $170 per person, which includes all equipment. If you’ve ever looked into scuba certification classes, you know that this is a terrific bargain. Payment should be made online.
Microtrek
Scouts in Microtrek will participate in a different high adventure activity each day. Microtrek is available in the morning or the afternoon. Scouts who sign up for the afternoon Microtreks can also take up to 3 merit badge classes in the morning. Scouts who sign up for morning Microtrek can take one afternoon merit badge class. Microtrek spots are also limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
There is a $52 fee for Microtrek 101 designed for scouts who are 13 and 14 years old, and First Class or above. There is a $63 fee for Microtrek 200, which is for scouts 15 and older, and First Class or above. There is a limit of 10 scouts in each time slot; some spots may have already been taken by other troops. To reserve your spot, you must sign up early, and pay online.
Isle Royale Backpacking
Our troop has 8 slots available for a backpacking trip offered by Camp Tesomas during the week prior to our regular summer camp (July 10-16). Scouts must be Star or above, have completed freshman year of high school, and be very physically fit and able to carry a 50-lb pack up to 12 miles per day. Leadership for this outing will be provided by Camp Tesomas staff, not Troop 24 leaders. The cost is $690 per scout. A deposit of $200 should be paid online to reserve your spot. Two additional payments of $245 will be due, by check, on April 1 and May 1. Preference will be given to those who register and pay a deposit early, and to older scouts.
Register & pay for Isle Royale
ATV Trek
Due to the popularity of the ATV component of the Microtrek for older scouts, for the first time Tesomas will be offering a 3-day ATV trek for scouts age 16 and older, and 1st Class and above. Our troop has reserved all 8 spots. Participants will leave Camp Tesomas on Friday, July 22 and return on Sunday, July 24. The program will consist of day trips from Schomberg Park in Hurley, Wisconsin. This park has easy access to ATV trails and plenty of camping areas. The park includes restrooms with showers, pavilion and ATV washstation. There are lots of program options and the group will choose their own route and destinations.
Scouts who are working on merit badges at camp can work hard to get them done by Friday and still go on the ATV trek. Obviously, since they will return on Sunday, the day after the bus leaves, we will need parents who are willing to pick them up. Scouts can also go on the ATV trek even if they are not attending summer camp; however, they would not then be able to ride the bus one way.
Everyone who does the ATV trek will need to complete a Wisconsin Safety course (online) prior to attending camp. Unfortunately, even those who did the ATV Rider Course at camp (in prior years) will need one since the state of Wisconsin does not recognize the ASI national course. We prefer that scouts who sign up for the ATV Trek have ATV experience through participating in Microtrek in the past.
The cost of this outing is $283 per scout, with full payment made online.
