Welcome to Troop 1
Welcome to Northborough Troop 1. Countinously chartered since 1924, Troop 1 has been an active Scout Troop for over 104 years. We've served the community and brought the ideals of scouting to our youth ever since
The Troop meets on Tuesday evenings, from 7:00 to 8:30pm at the Church of the Nativity. 45 Howard St. Northborough, MA
White water rafting on the Youghiogheny River
April School vacation means we can go a little farther in our hunt for adventure. This year we are headed to the Ohiopyle State park in Southwestern Pennsylvania to raft the Lower Youghiogheny River. The river features class 2 to 4 rapids depending on the depth of the river. Hope for a rainy spring! We'll head down to the state park on Saturday. We'll have some time to explore this very popular statepark on Sunday. On Monday we'll get decked out in wet suits and head to the rafts. Each boat will have a registered guide as we hit the river for a thrill ride. we will return home on Tuesday.
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Introduction to BackPacking
Treasure Valley will be our destination this March as we both learn and teach the skills needs for any successful backpacking trip.We won't be going very far this weekend. We'll have a short hike on Saturday, but the focus will be on packing, water purification, camp setup, bear bags, cooking and other skills that are needed to have a suvvessfuly back packing trip. Backpacking requires some different skills than say a FreezeOut trip and we'll help get you comfortable for the trail.
Congratulations to Ben
Troop 1 would like to congratulate Ben Newman for obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He completed his Eagle Board of Review on June 7th 2018. He becomes Troop 1's 103rd Eagle Scout.
Congratulations to John
Troop 1 would like to congratulate John Meehan for obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He completed his Eagle Board of Review on October 22nd 2019. He becomes Troop 1's 102nd Eagle Scout. John's Eagle Project involved stenciling over 100 drains in Westboro, helping the public keep our waterways clean. Congrats to John on this great achievement!
Amazon Smile is an easy way to support Mayflower Council
Using Amazon Smile is a painless way of supporting the Mayflower Council. Instead of going to amazon.com, you go to smile.amazon.com to make your purchase. The directions for setting it up are easy to follow. We have recently seen reports that Mayflower Council has received over $1000 from this program. With more folks using Smile we help support the council even more.
Want to Swim with the Fishes?
We are planning a trip to the Florida Keys during the summer of 2020 to do scuba diving.
- This is not a trip to BSA's Florida Seabase. This is a Troop 1 high adventure trip.
- We will be working with a certified dive shop offering instruction.
- Scouts who are not certified can attend and earn their Open Water Diver certificate
- Scouts who are already certified can attend and either "just dive" or work on their Advanced Open Water Diver rating. This would consist of picking some "specialty" dives (eg. Deep Dive, Wreck Dive, Underwater Navigation, etc.)
- Adults and Scouts are welcome. Scouts need to meet PADI age requirements, but not BSA High Adventure requirements. In other words, you do not need to be 14 to attend.
- We are tentatively looking at early July. The trip will be for a week.