Camp Elk River helps kick off 100 years of Girl Scouting
Girl Scout Camp Elk River helped kick off what will be a yearlong celebration of Girl Scouting’s 100th anniversary.
More than 200 area scouts from 24 troops took a “Step Back in Time” at the winter encampment in Zimmerman that was designed to bring the girls back to the early days of Girl Scouting.
Girl Scout troops this past weekend took to playing Lummi sticks and Whizzer, and made keepsakes to exchange and hats of tissue paper they wore for an old-fashioned tea party.
Leaders, many of whom were scouts when they were girls, helped keep things moving along. But most of the activity was led by the older Girl Scouts who have become leaders and role models to their peers. See more in Editor Jim Boyle’s Star News story.
PHOTO: Sara Schwinghammer, an 11-year-old Andover girl, put together a Swap, otherwise known as Some Whatchamacallit Affectionately Pinned. This tradition of Girl Scouts making and exchanging keepsakes started long ago when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides first gathered for fun, song and making new friends. (Photo by Jim Boyle, Star News)
