Ripley Rendezvous
May 9-11, 2025 Scouts from Troop 249 attended the Ripley Rendezvous event at the Camp Ripley National Guard Training Facility near Brainerd. The weekend included down range adventures such as shooting sports, rappelling, HAM radio communications, scout skills development, and visiting the Camp Ripley museum. They built teamwork by completing obstacles at the Leadership Reaction Course, and they got to experience living in military barracks.
Dr. Keith Moench and Conrad Moench successfully completed the Ordeal for introduction to the Order of the Arrow!
As part of the Ordeal experience, candidates maintain silence, receive small amounts of food, work on camp improvement projects, and sleep apart from other campers. The entire experience is designed to teach significant values. All candidates for membership must complete the Ordeal.
The OA is Scouting’s National Honor Society. As an integral part of Scouting America, the OA delivers peer-led advanced leadership experiences that help to build lifelong bonds through service and enrich each member’s Scouting journey. OA members are defined by the fellowship they share, service to others, commitment to personal growth, and self-driven initiative to make a difference in their community.
Keith and Contrad, Congratulations on this achievement!
As part of the Ordeal experience, candidates maintain silence, receive small amounts of food, work on camp improvement projects, and sleep apart from other campers. The entire experience is designed to teach significant values. All candidates for membership must complete the Ordeal.
The OA is Scouting’s National Honor Society. As an integral part of Scouting America, the OA delivers peer-led advanced leadership experiences that help to build lifelong bonds through service and enrich each member’s Scouting journey. OA members are defined by the fellowship they share, service to others, commitment to personal growth, and self-driven initiative to make a difference in their community.
Keith and Contrad, Congratulations on this achievement!
March Troop meetings - First Aid Merit badge
The scouts are working on their CPR skills
March 14-March 16, 2025 Troop 249 went to Lebanon Hills Regional Park and stayed at the Sacajawea Retreat Center.
The Scouts worked on First Aid requirements and other rank requirements. Some time was spent learning about the different ways to start a fire and they practiced fire building skills. The troop took a hike in the wind and rain/snow. The Scouts had a well organized duty roster and made three awesome meals! The grilled cheese sandwiches and smash burgers were some of the best we've ever had. They cleaned up well and left the retreat center looking good. All in all it was a fun weekend!
The Scouts worked on First Aid requirements and other rank requirements. Some time was spent learning about the different ways to start a fire and they practiced fire building skills. The troop took a hike in the wind and rain/snow. The Scouts had a well organized duty roster and made three awesome meals! The grilled cheese sandwiches and smash burgers were some of the best we've ever had. They cleaned up well and left the retreat center looking good. All in all it was a fun weekend!
December 2024
Robbie Peterson organized a work day for his Eagle Project. He planned for a team of volunteers build 4 vertical baseball bat storage racks. This project needed at least four work days plus another day for installation of the storage racks. This was a difficult project to lead because of the precision needed in putting the bat boxes together. Materials needed to be cut and painted, then assembled and touch up painted again. Robbie did an outstanding job orchestrating his project!
Robbie Peterson organized a work day for his Eagle Project. He planned for a team of volunteers build 4 vertical baseball bat storage racks. This project needed at least four work days plus another day for installation of the storage racks. This was a difficult project to lead because of the precision needed in putting the bat boxes together. Materials needed to be cut and painted, then assembled and touch up painted again. Robbie did an outstanding job orchestrating his project!
November 1-3, 2024, Troop 249 spent the weekend at Good Medicine cabin at Fred C Anderson Scout Camp! Good Medicine was the first cabin built on the Fred C. Andersen property. It has a sleeping loft and large fireplace. The scouts participated in a conservation service project for the camp, went hiking, cooked meals, went to the trading post and built a fire. They completed some rank requirements as well. They had a fun and productive weekend!
On Monday, October 28, 2024, Troop 249, with the assistance of the Stillwater Police Department, worked on the Second Class Rank Requirement 7c: Participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and other practices that could be harmful to your health. Discuss your participation in the program with your family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions. Report to your Scoutmaster or other adult leader in your troop about which parts of the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to what you learned.
We give a big thanks to the Stillwater Police Department for their assistance in completing this requirement!
We give a big thanks to the Stillwater Police Department for their assistance in completing this requirement!
The Order of the Arrow is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America, composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. Congratulations to Lukas becoming an Ordeal Member and to Zach and Harold becoming Brotherhood members! The OA conclave was held the past weekend, September 20-22 at Fred C. Anderson Scout Camp.
Troop 249 went on a canoe trip down the Namakagon River in August 2024. The Namakagon is a tributary of the St. Croix River and is 101 miles long and located in Northwestern Wisconsin. The scouts traveled part of the river and camped on shore each night. The troop had a sizeable number of scouts and adult leaders. Good fun was had by all!
More Tomahawk pictures! 7-2024
Troop 249 went to Tomahawk Scout Camp from June 30-July 6, 2024!
The scouts earned merit badges, did high adventure activities, went to the Logging camp, made a canoe trip for ice cream, saw the 4th of July camp parade, WON THE CHUP CUP, practiced first aid, knots, lashings and fire building skills, did the 5k rootbeer run and climbing tower and shooting sports and many more fun activities!
Ron Walkinshaw was awarded the Silver Beaver Award on April 6, 2024!
The Silver Beaver award is the highest level of recognition that a local council can give to a volunteer. The award is presented for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by registered Scouting volunteers, within our council's territory. The number of awards is limited annually to one for every 60 units in a council. Mr. Walkinshaw has made a great impact on the lives of scouts in Troop 249 and certainly deserves this award. Congratulations Ron!
The Silver Beaver award is the highest level of recognition that a local council can give to a volunteer. The award is presented for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by registered Scouting volunteers, within our council's territory. The number of awards is limited annually to one for every 60 units in a council. Mr. Walkinshaw has made a great impact on the lives of scouts in Troop 249 and certainly deserves this award. Congratulations Ron!
Parker Ziegler led his Eagle Project on February 18, 2024. It was an ambitious project and consisted of building steps with handrails for an ice-skating rink. In the morning he lead a team of volunteers and built the steps and then later in the day they installed the steps, added a rubber surface and installed small bluestone around the steps. Parker provided great leadership and the end result was a walk way to the ice rink for everyone to use!
Congratulations DJ Peterson on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout! DJ had his Eagle Court of Honor on February 25, 2024 at the St. Croix Preparatory Academy's Auxiliary gym. We are very proud of him!
February 13, 2024 Troop and Pack 249 celebrated the scouts who earned the Arrow of Light Award and the crossover of the scouts from the Pack to the Troop! Welcome to the Troop!
February 2-4, 2024 Troop 249 held it's annual lock in at Fred C. Anderson Scout camp. The scouts had a lot of fun despite the unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow. The scouts made some great meals, hiked, made a fire, played games and worked on advancements!
Congratulations Eagle Scout,
The world before you now is spread,
Scouts taught you much of what life's about,
Prepared you well for what's ahead.
The world before you now is spread,
Scouts taught you much of what life's about,
Prepared you well for what's ahead.
Collin Vantassel had his Eagle Court of Honor ceremony on January 6, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN. We are very proud of him and all that he has accomplished!
Troop 249 rang bells for the Salvation Army on December 16, 2023.
Thank you to Harold, Robbie, Lukas, Conrad, Ethan and Wyatt for your service!
Thank you to Harold, Robbie, Lukas, Conrad, Ethan and Wyatt for your service!
Congratulations to Henry Oscarson on becoming an Eagle Scout!
Henry had his Eagle scout Court of Honor on November 22, 2023 at the St. Croix Preparatory Academy Auxiliary gym.
we are proud of him and all of his accomplishments!
DJ Peterson's eagle Project 9-24-2023
DJ was a capable and effective leader of his Eagle Project! He completed 36 benches for a disc golf course in Somerset WI!
OA Fall Conclave 9/22/2023-9/24/2023
For over 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long-term resident camping, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich and help to extend Scouting to America’s youth.
Congratulation to Henry Oscarson, Harold Kunze and Emma Peterson for completing the ordeal and becoming the newest members of the Order of the Arrow!
Congratulation to Henry Oscarson, Harold Kunze and Emma Peterson for completing the ordeal and becoming the newest members of the Order of the Arrow!
More Tomahawk pictures
July 2-July 8, 2023 Tomahawk Scout Camp!
Tomahawk has a lot to offer like merit badges, horses, ATV's, Logging Camp outpost, sea kayaking in Lake Superior, trade skills programs (welding, metalwork), STEM programs robotics, electronics), Voyageur canoes, mountain biking, rock climbing on natural real rock, whitewater kayaking, shooting sports outpost, and big boat sailing!
We also had the 5k root beer run, campfires, water polo, chup cup, sail boats, chess tournament, singing and more! Troop 249 had a fantastic time at camp and can't wait to do more camping this fall!
Tomahawk has a lot to offer like merit badges, horses, ATV's, Logging Camp outpost, sea kayaking in Lake Superior, trade skills programs (welding, metalwork), STEM programs robotics, electronics), Voyageur canoes, mountain biking, rock climbing on natural real rock, whitewater kayaking, shooting sports outpost, and big boat sailing!
We also had the 5k root beer run, campfires, water polo, chup cup, sail boats, chess tournament, singing and more! Troop 249 had a fantastic time at camp and can't wait to do more camping this fall!
June 2-4, 2023 Troop 249 spent the weekend at Camp Ripley. More than 1000 Minnesota Scouts and volunteers representing the
Boy Scouts of America participated in the Biennial Boy Scouts Jamboree Saturday at Camp Ripley to learn leadership skills and basic military tasks. The Boy Scouts Jamboree offered experiences with zip lines, hiking, canoeing, and fishing, hosting a stage show and fireworks on Saturday evening. During the Jamboree the Boy Scouts of America and the Minnesota National Guard recognized more than 20 Boy Scouts who have become Eagle Scouts this past year. The scouts from Troop 249 had an awesome time!
Boy Scouts of America participated in the Biennial Boy Scouts Jamboree Saturday at Camp Ripley to learn leadership skills and basic military tasks. The Boy Scouts Jamboree offered experiences with zip lines, hiking, canoeing, and fishing, hosting a stage show and fireworks on Saturday evening. During the Jamboree the Boy Scouts of America and the Minnesota National Guard recognized more than 20 Boy Scouts who have become Eagle Scouts this past year. The scouts from Troop 249 had an awesome time!
May 11, 2023 highway clean up! Thank you to everyone who came out to help clean up garbage!
Henry Oscarson did a fantastic job with his Eagle project building benches on April 29, 2023. Troop 249 is very proud of him. Thank you to everyone who assisted with the project!
February 14, 2023 was the Pack 249 Blue and Gold ceremony and crossover to Troop 249!
The Troop welcomes all of the new scouts and is looking forward to having rewarding and exciting adventures at troop meetings and campouts!
The Troop welcomes all of the new scouts and is looking forward to having rewarding and exciting adventures at troop meetings and campouts!
Thank you to all the scouts and families that helped clean up Fort Snelling National Cemetery!
January 2023 The citizenship in Society MB is in full swing with troop 249.
Lock in at Fred C. Anderson scout camp January 2023! The scouts played games, cooked, watched movies, had a camp fire and told stories, went hiking and generally had a good time!
A big thank you to the scouts that braved the cold and did bell ringing for the Salvation Army on 12/3/2022. You raised money for a good cause!
Collin Van Tassel's Eagle Project 11/5/2022 - Blue Bird Houses
Nice turnout and good job!
Troop 249 Halloween costume contest on 10/27/2022. We have some pretty creative scouts!
October 7- October 9, 2022. The scouts had some chilly nights this year at the Fall Camporee held at Phillippo Scout Camp. They persevered and earned the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge! It was a beautiful fall weekend!
Congratulations to Zachary Smith on completing his ordeal and becoming a member of the Order of the Arrow! 9/2022
Tomahawk July 2022 - The scouts earned merit badges, improved their skills and had a lot of fun!
On June 4, 2022 Eagle Scout candidate Jake Lee led his Eagle Scout project. He led a team of scouts and adults in building Wood Duck houses. The houses turned out great! He is waiting on his eagle board of review. Nice job Jake!
Congratulations to Gavin Stanislaw on becoming an Eagle Scout! Gavin had his Eagle Court of Honor on May 7, 2022 at the Bayport Library. Gavin graduates from St. Croix Preparatory Academy in June 2022. We wish him good luck with his future endeavors!
Garret Stanislaw is Troop 249's newest Senior Patrol Leader!!!
Congratulations to Jake Miller on becoming an Eagle Scout! His Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held on April 21, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN. We are very proud of him and all that he has accomplished!
February 12, 2022. Base Camp! Troop 249 had a fun night of gaga ball, pizza, archery, board games and movies!
February 5, 2022 Smith and his family braved the cold to help clean up Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Thank you for your service!
January 21-23, 2022 Troop 249 braved some snowy slick weather and had their annual lock in at Fred C. Anderson Scout Camp. There was cooking and hiking and knots/lashings. The scouts had fun!
January 2022 we have some scouts working with Mrs. Anderson on the Communications merit badge during a troop meeting at Trinity Lutheran Church.
December 2021 - Salvation ARmy Bell ringing
November 24, 2021. Congratulations Noah Oscarson on earning the rank of Eagle Scout! Nice ceremony and desserts!
On July 14, 2021 Jake Neau, Luke Neau and Jack Welsh hosted their join Eagle Court of Honor at St. Croix Preparatory Academy. It was a nice ceremony! Congratulations, we are all very proud of you!
On September 18, 2021 our chartered organization, the American Legion Post 48, celebrated its 100 year birthday by serving up some great food and drinks! The scouts helped serve food and cleaned.
Tomahawk, July 2021, was a ton of fun for the scouts! There was fishing, high ropes course, ATV, war canoe and ice cream, cooking, hiking, merit badges, campfires, skits, singing, hammocks, games, 5k root beer run, tie dyeing, bison and more. We thanked Mr. Ziegler for being our Scoutmaster for the last 2 years and we welcomed our new Scoutmaster Mr. Corey Oscarson. The scouts of Troop 249 are the truly a wonderful group of young men!
Congratulations Lukas Smith on being awarded the Arrow of Light which is the highest award a Cub Scout can earn! Lukas joined Troop 249 on April 26, 2021. We look forward to having him be a member of our Troop!
April 25, 2021 Troop 249 helped Kiwanis Scout camp remove old wood, split and stack new fire wood for summer camp. Thank you to those that helped!
Seabase 2021
In April six scouts and two adult leaders ventured to the florida keys and sailed for a week. the weather, snorkeling and fishing were great and all enjoyed the adventure.
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Sunday, September 29 Troop 249 had a trailer clean out day. The small and large trailer were unloaded, unused items thrown out or donated, the stoves were all fired up and we are ready for camp! A big thanks goes out to Robbie, Collin, Jeremiah and Ryan for all of their help!
Cade Call had his eagle project workday on Saturday, September 28, 2019. He made 5 risers/big boxes for his church. The project was well orchestrated and he demonstrated leadership in all respects!
Congratulations to our new Eagle Scouts, Ryan Crom (August 27, 2019) and Ethan Chesnut (September 24, 2019)! Years of hard work and adventure are involved in earning the rank of Eagle Scout!
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Cecil Meredith organized a work day for his Eagle Project last Sunday, September 22, 2019. He is building a kiosk for the City of Stillwater.
Please congratulate the troop's latest OA members Jim and Parker Ziegler, Ben Lee and Brotherhood member Collin Vantassel!
