Many Point 2013 - Update 3

Here we are Thursday afternoon in the Many Point timezone.  Not long after we updated you all yesterday, we had storm blow through.  It was very short, maybe fifteen minutes, but packed some hail and pretty big gusts.   The younger scouts were all out on their five-mile hike when it came through. They were all fine but some thought about the "be prepared" and "put a poncho in the top of your day-sack" advice.   The campsite took a beating.  The two sites along the shore were hit hardest.  We lost one tent and a dining tarp in Two Harbors where the 2nd and 3rd year scouts were camping.  The Llama patrol (all were gone) also had lots of water come into their tents.  The wind blew them open and in came the rain.  You could hear the Leadership scouts shouting, "Help the new scouts!" and off they ran like an Emergency Response team.  Here are some photos from the aftermath...

Once upon a time, there was a dining fly...

...and Joe's lakefront tent.

That rain did not stop Jimmy Bohn from his Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review Tenderfoot and Second Class, both in one night!  Congratulations, Jimmy!!

Mr. Vorlund presents Jimmy with Second Class pin.

Nor did the rain stop our Leadership scouts from hosting the Voyageur staff for a CrackerBarrel (scout talk for a late snack, or feast, in this case).  The scouts worked very hard for several hours getting all kinds of desserts cooked so that the staff could have some downtime after a hard days work.

Cracker Barrel Prep.

Brownies, Blueberry cake, Dutch Oven Yellow Cake, Spiced Carrots, Funnel Cake - All the food groups were there; but where was the Many Point staff?

The scouts waited with anticipation.  Every light coming down the path invoked a, "here they come!" only to be followed by a melancholy, "Never mind... it's just Alex.".  But fashionably late, the staff came, and came, and a good time was had by all.

Today...

Today we have had more scattered showers but nothing as bad as yesterday. Tonight is the big bonfire.  The scouts have been preparing all day.  There is a base of notched logs built into a square that is probably 7ft x 7ft at the base and is maybe six feet high. In that square base they will put more timber and brush.  This bonfire should be most impressive.  This file will be used to retire several flags from the Minnetonka area.  Troop 346 takes in flags that have gone past their useful life and retires them in a respectful, Flag Ceremony. You can find the link for the script in the Download Forms section of the troop's website.

Need to sign off... I am running late.

YIS from Many Point!
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