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Boy Scout Troop #53 from Maytown explores Canadian wilderness with
Recently returned from an
adventurous excursion into
the Canadian wilderness
were the boy scouts from
Troop #53, Maytown.
Days in advance of
departure, the troop, ‘midst
a flurry of anticipation,
commenced the rigorous
task of packing and stuffing
the staples, equipment and
necessities of living with
nature for the duration of
eleven days. Each scout
involved seemed anxious to
embark upon this summer
experience for individual
and varied fulfillments.
There were the ‘‘faces of the
future’’, those advancing up
the scouting ladder fresh
from the Webelo corps,
those seeking Tenderfoot
status, and those in various
stages of higher advance-
ment.
The three trailblazers,
Scoutmaster Woody Myers,
Joe Gilmartin, and Charlie
Johns, coordinated the
schedules, minutely chart-
ering the itinerary.
August 10-7a.m. Departure
day had arrived, with the
collective chattering of ex-
cited young voices, parents’
chanting reminders with
feelings of apprehension,
and scouts shyly stealing a
farewell kiss and-hug, the
caravan labored out of St.
John’s parking lot in
Maytown toward the open
highway, crammed to the
collarbone with camping
paraphernalia. A quote,
‘‘we were sidetracked by a
purchase of fresh eggs for
the trip and let me tell you
all, there is nothing, no
where quite like the’
invigorating scent of a
chicken farm early in the
morning, really triggers the
gastric juices into oblivion.”’
The scouts, however, were
impervious to any conditions
affecting appetites as they
began their munching 15
minutes into their adven-
ture. Bob Migash could
expertly report on this
episode. The umbilical cord
of contact was the CB—
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often a life saver—familiar
code being 10100. Johns’
handle was Road Flare while
Gilmartin answered to Little
Scout. The mountainous!
Penna. Terrain does won-
ders for travelers, keeps the
mind alert while the body
goes into paralysis. Midway
into New York, Johns had to
retrieve Woody and the van
as the troops became
divided every so often.
The merry band encoun-
tered many of nature’s
elements but the most
unusual was the raining of
clothes from atop a family
van on New York’s Freeway.
Now who imagined the pile
of clothes in center lane to
be a cow? Johns would’ve,
kept the shirt that dropped
onto his truck but it was
simply the wrong shade of
orange. The caravan created
quite a sensation wherever
they drove. Everyone stared
in awe at the pregnant state
they found the vehicles
traveling. After several
pit- stops and a multitude of
groaning “how much long-
er’’, Niagara Falls, the first.
destination, was reached!
At this point all bodies were
grateful for terra firma
again.
The boys certainly lear-
ned budgeting very quickly
when they were restricted to
$15.00 extra spending
money for the entire
excursion. In Canadian
Niagara Falls, while search-
ing for the most food for the
least amount of money, an
eavesdropper caught Jess
Gilmartin telling Jesse
Shank and Steven Johns
that one way to tell if a
Marietta
Auxiliary
will hold
luncheon
Members of the Marietta
Auxiliary to the Columbia
Hospital will hold their
September meeting on the.
10th, at 12:30 PM, at the
Colonial Inn.
The luncheon will include
noodles, salad, dessert,
coffee and rolls. Reserva-
tions must be placed with
Mrs. Ralph Miller, secre-
tary, by Friday, September
7th.
Poem
“My Grandma’
My Grandma is so sweet
She’s so nice too
My Grandma is pretty
And I love her too
—Melissa Jacoby
Age 6
6 N. River St.
Maytown, Pa.
restaurant is expensive is by
checking out the design of
the doors and how dark it is
inside. Sounded like three
little old men discussing the
economy. The camping
grounds at Niagara provided
hot showers which would
become a fleeting memory
until they returned from
their island home. :
August 11-The final
destination was reached!!
Arriving at Beausoleil Is-
land, Honey Harbour,
Georgian Bay, situated in
Northern Ontario, the troop
was initiated into the rigors
of inconvenience. Huge
white caps strafed the bay
area and provided a difficult
transit and shuttle from the
mainland at Honey Harbour
to the island two miles
away. The scouts were
safely ferried across while
the adults and senior scouts
braved the elements in
smaller boats. All water
activity was curtailed until
the winds abated. Each day
found the necessity of the 45
minute boat trip to the
mainland for fresh produce,
firewood and the all-impor-
tant call of confidence back
home to the states,
reporting each day’s activi-
ties. Mr. G. (Joe Gilmartin’s
shortened island name) and
Kip Embly, in one boat,
were two of the selected
stalwart souls to cross over
the animated bay the first
day. The second boat was
piloted by Scoutmaster
Myers with Tim Trostle,,
Scott Williams, and Andrew
Zuch. Would you believe
they surfed 8 foot waves
most of the way, were finally
scuttled by them as the
motor boats skipped a bit
ahead of the waves. It’s told
Kip’s fingernails are proba-
bly still on the boat as he
clutched the sides of it while
his body left the seat two
feet above it. J.J. Gilmartin
found nothing so invigorat-
ing as brushing one’s teeth
in the lake and getting
rinsed by the slapping in the
face of a white capped wave!
From August 12 to
August 17 the camp life was
in full swing. Scoutmaster
Myers, Gilmartin and Johns
taught scheduled skill a-
wards and merit badge
sessions. One of the courses
featured tracking pits for
identification. One scout,
Lee Wise, excitedly found
some unusual tracks. Upon
August 29, 1979
closer inspection it proved to
be the artistry of a human
animal. Who knows but the
shadow of ---- -=-e---- !
Kip Embly conducted a
most impressive Sunday
ceremony with a message of
the unity and strength of
working together through
faith and service. Some
additional instructors on the
island were female Cana-
dian rangers who taught
courses in island wildlife,
the plant, insect, and
feathered friends varieties!
Proud young . fishermen
pan-fried some undersized
catches, thoroughly savor-
ing their small but tasty
fare. Raccoons playfully and
constantly beseiged the
campsite. Several crystal
clear evenings offered
magnificent displays of the
firmament. The splendors of
Sputniks and the United
States satellites were view-
ed in heavenly array by the
naked eye as they orbited
the earth on one of the few
viewing paths possible.
Twelve mile hikes were
‘““in”’ at Beausoleil Island as
was the unscheduled dip in
the lake by the Scoutmaster!
Jason Herr ‘got hooked on
the Bay’, literally! Seems an
Boy scouts in the Canadian wilderness
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