Adventures

Troop 28 annually aims to have a monthly weekend outing throughout the school year, usually within a three-hour drive of Glencoe. Even during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the troop adapted transportation and tenting protocols to allow scouts to continue to experience the outdoors. While this year's schedule continues to evolve based on the decisions made by our current youth leadership and the latest pandemic guidelines, you can see some of the currently planned activities below, along with some of the adventures we've taken over the last few years.

2021-2022

Hiking at Starved Rock State Park

Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake State Park

Hiking at Kettle Moraine State Park

High Ropes Course at Boundless Adventures in Kenosha, Wisconsin

2020-2021

Camping at Camp Oakarro

Rappelling and Climbing at Devil's Lake State Park

Fishing and Hiking at Camp Oakarro

Hiking at Starved Rock State Park

High Ropes Course at Boundless Adventures in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Troop Klondike Derby at Little House of Glencoe

Pop-up Snowshoeing in Evanston

Camping at Indiana Dunes National Park

Ma-ka-ja-wan Summer Reservation Boy Scout camp

High Adventure at Boundary Waters Canoeing Area in Minnesota

2019-2020

Canoeing and Sand Bar Camping on the Wisconsin River

Rock Climbing and Rappelling at Devil's Lake State Park

Mountain Biking at Kettle Moraine

Campout with Pack 28 Webelos at Camp Crown

Chicago Area Orienteering Club

Visit to Coast Guard Station Wilmette

Local Hike and Trail Cooking

Northeast Illinois Council Klondike Derby

Skiing at Cascade Mountain

Troop First Aid Merit Badge Workshop

Northeast Illinois Council First Aid Meet (third place)

No summer camp due to COVID-19

2018-2019

Paddleboarding, camping, and water sports at Van Buren State Park, IL

Climbing, rapelling, and camping at Devil's Lake State Park, WI (***cancelled due to flash flood warnings***)

Indoor camping (in a submarine!) at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Troop First Aid Merit Badge Workshop

Camping and advancement skills at Glencoe's Little House

Luging and ice fishing at Muskegon Winter Sports Complex (***cancelled due to lack of ice and snow***)

Skiing and snowshoeing at Cascade Mountain

Northeast Illinois Council First Aid Meet

Campout at Camp Crown

Spring hiking at Starved Rock State Park

Capture the Flag at Warren Dunes State Park

Mountain Biking at Kettle Moraine State Park

Boy Scout camp at Camp Napowan

2017-2018

Rock Climbing and Hiking at Devil's Lake State Park

Campout at a Troop Family Farm in Wisconsin

Camping at Blue Springs Cavern

Skiing at Cascade Mountain

Luging at Muskegon Winter Sports Complex in Michigan

Klondike Camp

Camporee at Camp Crown in Wilmot, Wisconsin

Commando Campout at Warren Dunes, Michigan

High Adventure taster session at Bechtel Summit

Sailing High Adventure at Lake Superior

Ma-ka-ja-wan Summer Reservation Boy Scout camp

2016-2017

Canoeing and camping on a sand bar on the Lower Wisconsin River

Scout Jam Camporee, Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, IL

Mountain biking on the Muir Trails, Kettle Moraine South Park, WI

Geocaching Campout at Glencoe’s Little House

Veteran’s Day Memorial Service

Camping at Camp Reinberg in Palatine, IL and indoor climbing at First Ascent

Skiiing and tubing at Wilmot

Indoor Rock Climbing at Vertical Endeavors in Glendale Heights, IL

Snow sports and BMX and skating in Milwaukee

Hiking the canyons and waterfalls of Starved Rock

Annual year-end campout at Warren Dunes State Park, MI

Glencoe Independence Day Parade

Northern Tier Canoe Expedition in Bissett, Manitoba

Ma-ka-ja-wan Summer Reservation Boy Scout camp

2015-2016

Canoeing on the Lower Wisconsin River

Corn maze and zip lines at Richardson Farm

Mountain biking on the Muir Trail

Geocaching campout at Glencoe's Little House

Horseback riding and shooting in Berrien Springs, MI

Skiing and tubing at Wilmot Mountain

Climbing at Vertical Endeavors in Glendale Heiths, IL

Hiking, biking, and fishing at Rock Cut State Park

Camping, beach hiking and capture the flag at Warren Dues State Park, MI

2014-2015

Moutain biking on Muir Trails at Ketle Moraine South

Camping and canoewing on the Lower Wisconsin River

Trail riding on horseback and camping at Berrien Springs, MI

Silo climbing near Camp Wokanda

Tubing, skiing, bowling, and camping at Wilmot Mountain

Indoor skating at Pettit Center in Milwaukee

Day trip to Lincoln Museum in Springfield, IL

Hiking by waterfalls and camping by Starved Rock State Park

Capture the Flag and camping at Warren Dunes, MI