Due to COVID-19 restrictions on Summer Camps in 2020, a lot of “first-year” scouts (those who joined in the last 6-12 months) didn’t get the opportunity to participate in a traditional “First-Year Camper Program,” a program focused on advancement requirements from Scout through First Class. The Tidewater Council Camping Committee is inviting those youth who still need rank advancement for these badges (or those who just want to get outdoors) to come out for an awesome program facilitated in our one-of-a-kind Huskanaw Program Area!

• Check-in 9 AM Saturday, Depart Camp approx. 2 PM Sunday
• All program materials provided to complete 98% of requirements for Scout – Second Class & work on numerous First Class Requirements including the 5 mi. hike.
• Particpants MUST bring a first-aid kit with them to accomplish Tenderfoot requirement #4d 
• All Meals Included with Program

Huskanaw is the Powhatan Indian name for the rite of passage that taught young men the skills needed to meet their responsibilities in the tribe. Our Huskanaw program does much the same thing by teaching new Scouts the skills they need to participate in troop activities fully. Participants will set-up personal tents and camp as a Huskanaw troop of 10, eating all meals and performing program stations together.

At Pipsico, the Huskanaw program area is over an acre in size and designed to welcome new youth to Scouts BSA (whether they have crossed over recently from Cub Scouts or just joined a Scouts BSA troop). The program’s purpose is to teach Scouts about the patrol method, Troop organization, being prepared, resourcefulness, and skills for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks.