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Frankenmuth Klondike Derby Presented by DTE

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Camp Kiwanis, Frankenmuth

Scouts, Venturers, Sea Scouts, and Webelos Scouts are invited out to the Klondike Derby in Frankenmuth.  Please register as a unit.

Overnight camping will be available on Friday and/or Saturday nights for all interested units. Cub Scouts including Webelos/AOL can not camp overnight! No trailers will be allowed at the campsite!  Parking will be available for trailers next door at the gun club.  No additional cost, but you are on your own for all food and other camping-related needs.  If camping overnight, we need to know to reserve a site for you.  You may call Cliff Aldrich at 989-573-0668.

Registration opens at 7:30 AM Saturday.  Activities start at 9 AM and events shut down around 3:30 PM with closing by 4:30 PM.

Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts will need to bring a matchless fire starting system. Webelos/AOL will need to bring matches

Events include:

• Tomahawk throwing
• fur identification
• fire building
• trail signs
• team building
• mountain rescue
• pioneering
• first aid
• navigation
• snowshoe relay
• blind tent
• Semaphore
• Commando line
• Trail Signs
• shooting, and more!

Patrol size should be no more than 10 scouts. Webelos dens must have at least 1 adult for each 2 youth attending.

Cost is $15 per participant, if paid by Jan. 25th and $20 after. Fee includes event program, facility use, patch and fun!  (NO meals for participants)

Hot chocolate and coffee will be available all day free of charge.

Questions?  Contact Cliff Aldrich at Caldrich-4@chartermi.net or Shaun Crawford at smcrawfo@gmail.com