Tiger Scouts

Tigers in the Wild!

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A long line of cub scouts, tiger scouts, and their families walk through a leaf covered, dirt trail in the woods.

WILDER SIDE OF OAKLAND COUNTY

“Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education.” ― Luther Burbank

A path leading into far away woods at the beginning of the Group Camp site at Kensington Metropark. Two tall trees with yellow leaves, many have fallen to the ground, stand behind a sign that details the conditions of occupancy. The sky is blue with streaky white clouds.

Combine those memorable nature-embracing words of Burbank, with the contagious enthusiasm of Martha Campbell of Boy Scout Troop 326 at the annual Cub Scout Adventure Day, and one thing is certain: neither the cub scouts, nor their accompanying parents were deprived of the best part of education. Burbank would have smiled had he tagged along on our grand scouting adventure. Continue reading →