Troop 17 is located at Jamestown United Methodist Church and has a diverse membership which includes scouts from Jamestown, High Point and Greensboro and a contingent from the Adams Farm area. Our Troop has served the community for over 20 years, and in 2010 we recognized the 31st Scout to earn the Rank of Eagle. We typically have at least one troop activity each month. Our troop balances activities based on cost, training, adventure and plain old FUN. Please come visit our troop and see first hand the principals of Scouting in action, as we guide scouts along the trail to Eagle.
Recent Blog Entries
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Lost Sea Caving Trip November. 14, 15, 2014Lost Sea Caverns, Sweetwater TN19 boys and 6 leadersThe first night we camped at KOA West, in Asheville, NC. It was late or dark when we got there and it was quite cold. By morning it was 15 degrees and quite chilly. We had breakfast, relaxed, played, worked on advancements. We packed up, had lunch and finished packing up for the 2nd half of the drive to Lost Sea Caverns in Sweetwater, TN. After some orientation and dinner at their restaurant, we grabbed our gear for the night in the cave, and climbed up to a natural cave entrance and walked down about 140 steps into the cave. We spent the next several hours ...
Posted Nov 17, 2020, 10:18 AM by Joe Scout -
Hanging Rock October 9 - 11, 2014Hanging Rock State Park, NC12 scouts attended this trip with about 6 adult leadersThe troop went to Hanging Rock State Park to enjoy camping, hiking and working on advancements. This trip may have been un-eventful because I haven't been able to get much information from any of the boys or leaders that went on this trip.When more information is available, I can update this.Troop WebmasterAustin Black
Posted Jan 28, 2015, 6:32 PM by Jim Black -
Creeper Bike Trail, VA September 19, 2014Creeper Bike Trail, VAFifteen scouts attended this trip with about 5 adult leadersThe weather was really nice the whole time; it got down to the 40s at night, and got up to the mid 70s in the afternoon. It was sunny the whole trip, but each morning we woke up and there was a ton of dew everywhere. Before going riding, we mainly hung out, rode our bikes around camp, packed lunches, and just chilled in general. GOOGLE MAP LINKThe bike ride was quite enjoyable, and the trail wasn't too crowded. We stopped by the side of the trail and the river bank and enjoyed our packed lunch. After our short break and ...
Posted Jan 21, 2015, 6:27 PM by Joe Scout -
Stream Clean-up September 9, 2014Adams Farm Stream Clean-upFifteen scouts attended this event. This activity is managed through the Adopt-A-Stream program sponsored by the City of Greensboro Water Management Resources Department. The event takes place two times a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. We as a troop have the responsibility of cleaning the Adams Farm Parkway Stream starting at the club house and proceeding several hundred yards west of the parkway overpass. A minimum of two clean ups a year is required to maintain our recognition sign located on the road at the overpass. Each clean up consist of the following;Meet at the clubhouse at 6:pm. on regular scout night dressed ...
Posted Jan 21, 2015, 6:15 PM by Joe Scout -
Raven Knob Webelo Inventational February 21-23Raven Knob Campout (Webelo 2's Invitational)Fifteen scouts attended this trip and approximately 10 Webelos. Note: I was not able to attend this trip because it was rescheduled due to weather, so this is based on my prior experience from Raven’s Knob and interviews of a couple Scouts that went. The Raven Knob campout is always a fun campout! We sleep in Adirondacks (basically a three-sided wooden structure), with about 3 to 4 other people. We generally go on a hike up the mountain (I think the distance is about 2 miles?), and then slide down the ‘fire escape’. It’s really fun, because the fire escape is pretty dense with foliage. I always ...
Posted Jan 21, 2015, 6:18 PM by Joe Scout
