Keeping the Fire Going at Camp Shetek With temperatures pushing 60 degrees this weekend in South Dakota, and the snow melting away like the disappearing drifts of wrapping paper from a Christmas that seems... just yesterday, it's easy to imagine this fine March 1 that we've left the winter doldrums behind. When, in reality, there's the usual... Continue Reading →
Achievement Unlocked: Boy Scout Camp as an Adult
Dadding with Distinction - A Week at Scout Camp There's a quote above the basement fireplace hearth in the administration building at Many Point Scout Camp that's striking for its relative inaccessibility (in the basement, after all), and for how aptly it sums up the Boy Scouting experience for me. Aaaaaaand, the frustrating thing,... Continue Reading →
Achievement Unlocked: Cooking for 50
Shoveling Up Grub: Dadding With Distinction Date: May 15, 2018 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Spellerberg Park Picnic Shelter, Sioux Falls, SD Temperature: 85 F Equipment used: Coleman Roadtrip XCursion propane grill, spatula, tongs On the menu: Approximately 40 frozen burger patties, 40 kosher hot dog links - Costco Length of achievement: 53 minutes Achievement, described:... Continue Reading →