Once again Simsbury Troop 175 scouts will enjoy a week of summer camp at CAMP MATTATUCK, Plymouth, CT July 11 (Sunday) - July 17 (Saturday).
Camp Mattatuck is in Plymouth, CT. Established in 1939, the camp has 500 acres of land that is home to approximately 2,000 scouts a summer, spread over a 6-week period. The 1100 Boy Scouts stay in 2 man wall tents, sleep on beds with mattresses and have 3 square meals served daily in the Dining Hall. The camp has its own private lake for swimming, fishing and boating.
Summer Camp provides Scouts the opportunity to learn new skills, acquire knowledge, make new friends and earn merit badges (including some of the Eagle Scout required merit badges that are difficult to do through the Troop’s regular program.)
A Typical Day
The morning starts out with reveille at 7:00 AM, flag raising is at 7:50, with breakfast at 8:00. During the morning, the troops attend various activities (see program section); Nature hikes, Scoutcraft skill sessions, Archery and Rifle ranges where they learn how to shoot safely. Also during the morning is instructional swimming and boating where every scout can improve their skills or learn new ones. Newer scouts can work on the Outdoor skill requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class. Lunch is at 12:30 PM followed by more activities including merit badges that run throughout the afternoon.
From 4:00 – 5:00 there is open swimming and boating, a time for cooling off and fun. Sailboats are available all morning and afternoon, especially if adult leaders want to try their sailing skills; also available are kayaks and fun-yaks for qualified individuals. Open shoot at the archery and rifle ranges with open climbing at the climbing tower (13 and over) and mountain biking (13 and over) are just some of the activities going on now to help everyone have fun. 5:50 is flag lowering, followed by dinner at 6:00 with everyone in their scout uniform of course. After dinner, troops enjoy free time and can do things like water polo, open boating, volleyball, the climbing tower, softball, Frisbee, troop campfires, etc.
How to sign up
Scouts should sign up for summer camp by completing the required forms and payment before May 7th to receive a discount. If you are sending more than once scout to camp in your family, there is another discount. All scouts are required to have completed medical forms which are due by June 25th. See the Troop 175 Google Group for all required forms.
General information on the Camp Mattatuck website. The 2010 edition of the Camp Mattatuck Summer Program Guide is a helpful guide for all scout families attending summer camp.
