Troop 525  - Simpsonwood United Methodist Church
Boy Scouts of America
4500 Jones Bridge Circle, NW
Norcross, GA 30092

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This page contains a list of links to other sites not maintained by Troop 525.  Internet sites come and go, so at any given time, not all of these may be functional.

National BSA Resources

bulletNational BSA Web Site
National BSA home page, sponsored by BSA.
bulletU.S. Scouting Service Project  
Scouting links and training materials sponsored by The Scouting Journal.
bulletPhilmont Scout Ranch
High adventure camp in Cimarron, NM
bulletPhilmont Training Center
Adult leader training programs at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, NM
bulletFlorida Sea Base
High adventure aquatics base in Florida

 

Atlanta Area Council

bulletSummer Camps - Camp Bert Adams and Camp Woodruff
bulletButton Gwinnett District Web Site (Gwinnett County portion of old Northeast District)
bulletHightower Trail District Web Site (DeKalb portion of Northeast District plus the northern portion of DeKalb down to North Decatur Road/Memorial Drive/north of Stone Mt. Park to County Line)

Northeast Georgia Council

bulletSummer Camps
bulletCamp Rainey Mountain
bulletScoutland
bulletCamp Rotary
bulletAlcovy District Web Site

Northwest Georgia Council

Flint River Council

Camp Thunder

Daniel Boone Council

bulletCamp Daniel Boone

Greater Alabama Council

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Other BSA Resources

bulletBoy Scout Rank and Merit Badge Requirements
bulletMac Scouter web site (good stuff!) - includes good collection of Scoutmaster Minutes
bulletScouting Online
bulletLots O Knots - animated knot tying
bulletScoutNet Scouting Source
bulletMerit Badge dot com - requirements and resources
bulletEagle Scout dot com - resources for boys working on the Eagle Scout award.
bulletScout O Rama - many scouting resources

 

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Dutch Oven Cooking

bulletGeneral Information on Dutch Oven Cooking
bulletLodge Manufacturing (maker of Dutch ovens)
bulletChuckwagon Supply
bulletInternational Dutch Oven Society

 

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Parks and Places to See and Do

bulletGeorgia State Parks
bulletGeorgia Power Lakes and Recreation Areas
bulletNational Parks Service Parks
bulletService to America - Service projects available through National Park Service. (Patch Available!)
bulletUS Fish and Wildlife Service
bulletPatriot's Point (USS Yorktown)
bulletSpace Camp
bulletLake Allatoona Links and Resources
bulletWhiteWater Express - Ocoee & Nantahala River Outfitters
bulletWhere to Go Camping in and Around North Georgia - meritbadge.com
bulletTrailExpress.com - Great site with lots of information about the Silver Comet Trail.
bulletKeewatin Sailing Cruises - Nassau, Bahamas

 
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Other Scouting Related Sites

bulletScouting Legal Defense Fund

 

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Awards & Training

bulletThe BSA Knots : An Online Description of Knot Achievement Awards
bulletBSA & Other Hiking, Camping, and Service Awards
bulletWoodBadge.Org
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Backpacking - Info, Tips, Etc.

bulletThe Lightweight Backpacker - A very large, thorough and informative site. It has a good section for beginers
bulletThe American Hiking Society
bulletThe Appalachian Trail - State by State
bulletBaseCamp Internet Magazine
bulletThe Insiders Guide to the North Carolina Mountains
bulletBackcountry Travel, Tips, Techniques, Survival Discussion Forum
bulletthebackpacker.com 
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  Camping Ideas

bulletThe MacScouter
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Canoeing, Rafting & Tubing 

bulletRolling Thunder River Company
 
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Ceremonies

bulletThe MacScouter
 
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 Clipart and Graphics

bulletU.S Scouting Service Project
bulletThe MacScouter
bulletAgentZ (TM) Scouting Resources
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 Cooking and Recipes

bulletJim Speirs' Scouting Page
bulletThe MacScouter
bulletScouting Online's

 

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Games and Activities

bulletThe MacScouter
bulletCub Scout Pack 114, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska
bulletAgentZ (TM) Scouting Resources
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Hiking

bulletHiking the Carolinas
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Knots- Animated and Knot, I Mean, Not

bullet42nd BRIGHTON (Saltdean), Scout Group, East Sussex, UK
bulletThe International Guild of Knot Tyers

 

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Outfitters and Suppliers

Bass Pro Shops

Coleman Products - They're still getting the site up and running.

GearFinder98 - An excellent site for researching gear!!

Kelty

L. L. Bean

REI

Bibler Tents - Planning to climb K-2? This is the site for you.

MSR

Sierra Designs

Mountainsmith

Marmot

Swiss Army

USGS 7.5 Minute Maps On-line

Cabela's

Outdoor Wildlife Fabrics

Geared to Go

Galyans

The Sports Authority

 

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Scouting History and Traditions

 

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Scouting Skills

bulletAgentZ (TM) Scouting Resources
bulletWildlife Tracking & Stalking
bulletFind the Dipper and the North Star
 
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 Skits

bulletU.S Scouting Service Project
bulletThe MacScouter
bulletScouting Online's
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 Songs

bulletU.S Scouting Service Project
bulletThe MacScouter
bulletHenning's Scouting Pages
bulletScouting Online's

 

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 Software, Soft Forms, Etc.

bulletThe Virtual Cub Leaders Handbook
bulletSanta Clara County Council Forms
bulletNorthwest Suburban Council
bulletTroup 24, Berkeley, CA
bulletScouts.com

 

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Other Scouting Pages of Interest

bulletPack 273, Union City, California - This site has the Jungle Book available
bulletNational Council of the Boy Scouts of America - THE Scouting page. A lot of information.
bulletHenning's Scouting Pages
bulletThe Yahoo Scouting Page
bulletThe Pine Tree Web
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"Go and Sees" in and around Metro-Atlanta - A complete list?? No way! A good start, though....

bulletAmicalola Falls State Park
bulletThe Atlanta Botanical Garden
bulletBrasstown Bald, the hightest point in Georgia
bulletChattahoochee River National Recreation Area
bulletCNN Studio Tour
bulletDahlonega Gold Mine Tours
bulletThe Fernbank Science Center
bulletElachee Nature Science Center, Inc., Gainesville, GA
bulletThe Etowah Indian Mounds
bulletLake Allatoona Visitors Center
bulletThe Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA
bulletKennesaw Civil War Museum
bulletKennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park - 2, 2.5, 3.5, 5.5 and 10 mile hiking trails
bulletPickett's Mill Historic Site
bulletMartin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
bulletNorth Georgia Parks
bulletOcmulgee National Monument, Macon, Georgia
bulletPanola Mountain State Conservation Park, Stockbridge, GA
bulletThe Southeastern Railway Museum 
bulletThe Tennessee Aquarium
bulletWilliam Weinman Mineral Museum
bulletZoo Atlanta
bulletSweetwater Creek State Conservation Park
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 Not Exactly Metro-Atlanta but...

bulletPatriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
bulletFort Pulaski National Monument
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 Where To Find More Places to Go:

bulletAccessAtlanta
bulletngeorgia.com - An excellent site for what's happening in upper Georgia. Checkout their trails database.
bulletL.L. Bean Park Search - Country-wide parks and their facilities
bulletGreat Outdoors Recreation Page (GORP) - World-wide listing. Go to the "Locations" link.
bulletThe Georgia Wildlife Federation
bulletThe National Park Service ParkNet
bulletThe Insiders Guide to the North Carolina Mountains
bulletThe Great Canadian Adventure Company
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Stories

bulletThe MacScouter

 

 

No endorsement of these sites by Troop 525, Simpsonwood United Methodist Church, or the Boy Scouts of America is expressed or implied.

 

This page last updated Sunday February 06, 2005 12:46 PM
 

 

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