Experience

Troop 35 is one of the area's longest-running Scouts BSA troops, with a rich history spanning over 100 years with Gary Church.

Leadership

Troop 35 is proudly youth-led, empowering Scouts to shape our adventures and community endeavors with enthusiasm and teamwork.

Adventure

Troop 35 is active year-round, with monthly campouts offering opportunities such as hiking, biking, rock climbing, canoeing, and skiing.

Learning and practicing canoeing skills

Several scouts from Troop 35 recently paddled their way to a canoeing merit badge at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville. Thank you to the Three Fires Council for organizing the merit badge day....

Troop 35 celebrates with Court of Honor

Dozens of scouts from Troop 35 received merit badges and collected their new rank patches at this Fall’s Court of Honor ceremony at Gary United Methodist Church. Below is a photo of some of the scouts who advanced to a higher rank. Congratulations, and well done!...

Troop 35 looks forward to Court of Honor ceremony

Scouts will collect merit badges and rank advancement patches at the Fall Court of Honor ceremony on Sept. 15 at Gary United Methodist Church. The scouts will plan, set up, lead, speak at and clean up after the ceremony. Many scouts worked on the canoeing merit badge at Troop...

Order your wreaths; support Troop 35

Troop 35 is now selling wreaths door-to-door. This is the troop’s only fundraiser of the year. The money raised helps to fund the troop’s expenses, such as campsite fees, food, equipment, gas, and other activities. Click here to order your wreaths online or to make a donation. Troop 35...

Scouts serve at “Pull-Up Bars for Patriots”

Troop 35 led the Pledge of Allegiance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inaugural Pull-Up Bars for Patriots memorial at Rathje Park in Wheaton. The permanent memorial honors LCpl. Nicholas Larson, a United States Marine who died for his country. Larson grew up in a house across the street...

Scouts soak up last days of summer

Scouts from Troop 35 camped at the Warren Dunes in Michigan to celebrate summer. They swam in Lake Michigan, climbed the dunes and had a blast....

Remember this?

With only about a week of summer left before most students go back to school, we thought it might be fun to take a look at this photo from June. Troop 35 celebrated the start of summer with a bonfire, complete with the burning of homework! You can see...

Rainbow spotted at summer camp

Here are a few more photos from Troop 35’s trip to Tesomas Scout Camp in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, including a rainbow!...

Troop 35 having a blast at summer camp

Swimming, fishing, chess playing and much more… scouts from Troop 35 are enjoying summer camp at Tesomas Scout Camp, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Take a look at the photos below....

Troop 35 leaves for summer camp

Forty scouts plus adult volunteers from Troop 35 left this morning for Tesomas Scout Camp, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The scouts will tent camp for a week, about 10 miles from Rhinelander. The boys will work on merit badges, rank advancements and their outdoor skills. For many scouts,...