Travel back in history and talk to great American leaders like President Abraham Lincoln , General Grant  and General George Henry Thomas, witness thrilling battle reenactments and medical demonstrations, or listen to storytellers and mid 19th century music.

Troop 24 will be traveling to Princeton, IL to camp with the civil war reenactors in County Park and enjoy the Shadows of Blue and Gray Festival the weekend of Oct 7-9, 2016.

District 96 Scouts have Friday Oct. 7 off school so we are looking for two leaders and any scouts that want to head to Princeton in the afternoon in order to set up camp for the troop that will be arriving after dark.  When registering please indicated if your available to depart Friday early afternoon.

Logistics:

• Scouts signed up for this outing should be dropped off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return late morning on Sunday.
• Deadline to signup and pay for the outing is Friday, September 30.
• The Scout cost for this outing is $45.
• Scouts must wear their Class A uniform while traveling.
• An email confirming participation, communicating packing list and providing an update on the weekend weather will be sent to all scouts a few days prior to the outing.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register Friday, September 30.

Scouts Register here

As always,  we need leaders and adult chaperones to participate and drive.

Leaders/Adults Register here

For questions contact Susan Lynch