BSA Troop 53
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Potawatomi Area Council
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Activities
We are a very active troop, going on an outing every month and to
summer camp at Long Lake in July. We have been meeting at Lost Arrow
Campsite for week 3 as long as any active members can remember. In
the summer of 2004, our high adventure group became certified as Open Water
Scuba Divers, and now as new Venture Crew 53 members, have performed more
dives and attending the Sea Base Scuba Adventure in 2005, 2007, and will
be going this summer of 2009.
In 2004, we took a white water rafting expedition to West Virginia.
In 2006, we took a 50 mile canoe trek down the Rifle River in Michigan.
The summer of 2008, we canoed the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota.
The Troop at Camp Long Lake - July 12, 2009
Outings this past season have included:
| July |
Summer Camp at Long Lake |
| August |
Canoe Trip to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota |
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Order of the Arrow Fall Conference |
| September |
Devil's Lake State Park |
| November |
Point Beach State Forest |
| December |
Cabin Camping at Long Lake |
| February |
Skiing at Afton Alps |
| March |
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| April |
Southern Trails Camporee |
| May |
Rafting the Wolf River |
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Scuba Adventure
at Sea Base
August 14-20, 2005
 
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The "Dormatory"
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Shelter at the Picnic Grounds
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Identifying Local Plants
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Following a Map
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Mauthe Lake
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The "Teepee" Campsite
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Webelos Jamboree
September 16-18, 2005
 
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Camp Oh-Da-Ko-Ta
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The Entrance
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Path to the Dining Hall
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The Davey Crockett Cabin
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Cabin Camping
Camp Long Lake
December 9-11-2005
 
 
Home Improvement Camporee
Indian Mound Reservation
May 7-9, 2004
 
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Welcome to Indian Mound Reservation
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The Campsite at Camp Lazynski
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Painting at the Rifle Range
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Metalworking
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Dinner Time
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Enjoying the Campfire
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Devil's Lake Camping and Scuba
Diving
Devil's Lake State Park
May 21-23, 2004
 
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Welcome to Devil's Lake State Park
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The Campsite
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The Patrol Prepares "Eggs in a Bag"
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Adults Working on Dutch Oven Breakfast
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Climbing the Rocks
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Younger Scouts Head Into the Clouds
Along the West Bluff Trail
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Silouettes Against the Clouds
Overlooking the Lake
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This Was the View
Two Years Ago
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Cleanup
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Around the Campfire
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Order of the Arrow Spring Conference
Camp Long Lake
June 11-13, 2004
 
Kenton Chodara and Sean Ryan
attend the Conference
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Sean leads new candidates
to the start of the Ordeal
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The OA Spring conference was held at Camp Long Lake the weekend of
June 11-13. Kenton Chodara performed the Ordeal and was inducted
into the Order along with 34 others. Troop committee member and Council
Advancement Chairman Andy Stockhausen was called out for Vigil Honor, and
kept his vigil. He was awarded Vigil Honor on Saturday, June 12.
Sean Ryan and Mr. Ryan also participated in the conference.
New OA Vigil Honor Recipients Jean Guzzetta from Troop 71 in Brookfield,
Jon Rzeznik from Troop 63 in Waukesha, Troop 53 Committee Member Andy Stockhausen,
and Tony Giles from Troop 246 in Brookfield.
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