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Troop 20 T-Shirt Collection (Recently UPDATED - thank you Russ!!!)
Each year as we head off to summer camp, the boys are provided "A Classic One-of-a-Kind Troop 20 T-Shirt".
Each year our "dream team" comes up with a spectacular idea and puts it to the shirt.  We will be adding to this page as the new shirts come off the presses.
Click here to see the Troop20 Classic T-Shirt Collection

 

A Collection from Mr. Bowman

Click here to see Mr. Bowman's "A Blast from the Past": An Odd Assortment of Odd Scouts

 

2012 Camp Napowan
Watch the Scouts earn a record number of merit badges (13 Scouts earned over 100 merit badges) at Camp Napowan this summer.

Click here to see the 2012 Camp Napowan pictures


 

2012 Great Lakes Trip
Watch the Scouts learn about the Navy and have loads of fun at the U.S. Naval Base in Great Lakes.

Click here to see the 2012 Great Lakes Trip


 

2011 Eagle Reunion Party Pictures
Once an Eagle Scout ... Always an Eagle Scout!

It is the highest honor a Boy Scout can earn. It recognizes qualities such as citizenship, integrity, leadership and community involvement, and in 2012, the Eagle Scout program will turn 100. The first Eagle Scout badge was presented to 16-year-old Arthur Eldred of Oceanside, N.Y. in April 1912, after his completion of 21 merit badges. Today, more than 50,000 scouts (out of approximately 2 million) earn the Eagle Scout Award each year, reports the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA).

Click here to see these Troop 20 Eagle Scouts when they were just lowly Scouts

(and the Leaders actually had "hair" on their heads - except for Saxine of course!)


 

2011 Holiday Party Pictures
Watch the Scouts eat pizza and enjoy the holidays.

Click here to see the 2011 Holiday Party Pictures


 

2011 Ski Trip Pictures
This years ski trip took us down memory lane to an old favorite ski resort, Swiss Vally in Michigan.

Click here to see the 2011 Ski Trip Pictures at Swiss Valley in Michigan


 

2010 November Campout Pictures
This was a campout in November (can't remember where, see if you remember)

Click here to see the 2010 November Campout


 

2010 Isle Royal Trip
This was a high adventure trip to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior.  After a three-hour ferry ride, the Scouts enjoyed a week of hiking and exploring on this wonderful island.

Click here to see the 2010 Isle Royale pictures (all 292 of them!)


 

2010 Flambeau River Trip
Flambeau River Trip - 80+ Miles on the Mighty Flambeau River
Click here to see the 2010 Flambeau River Trip Pictures


 

2010 Summer High Adventure Trip to Isle Royale
The backpacking high adventure trip to Michigan's secluded (need to take a ferry boat to get there) Isle Royale was fantastic from what I've heard.
Click here to see the 2010 Summer High Adventure Trip to Isle Royale and Campout Pictures


 

2009 Summer Gettysburg Scout Trip
A spectacular trip to America's most historical battlefield.  Narrated by Troop20's own Ian Saxene, Eagle Scout.
Click here to see the 2009 Summer Gettysburg Scout Trip and Campout Pictures


 

2009 Kankakee River Canoe Trip and Campout
A fun filled weekend of canoeing, kayaking, skeet shooting, eating, campfire, and all that good stuff
Click here to see the 2009 Kankakee River Canoe Trip and Campout Pictures


 

2009 Beartooth Mountain Backpack Trip
A high adventure backpacking trip to the Beartooth Mountains in Montana
Click here to see the 2009 Beartooth Mountain Backpack Trip Pictures


 

2009 Flambeau River Trip
Flambeau River Trip - 80+ Miles on the Mighty Flambeau River
Click here to see the 2009 Flambeau River Trip Pictures


 

2009 Camp Napowan
Summer Camp at Camp Napowan in Wisconsin
Click here to see the 2009 Napowan Pictures


 

2009 Day Trip to Cantigny
A wet but fun day at the Cantigny war memorial in Wheaton, Illinois
Click here to see the 2009 Cantigny  pictures


 

2009 Blue and Gold
A celebration with Pack 20 Cub Scouts 
Click here to see the 2009 Blue and Gold pictures


 

2008 Welcome New Scouts!
New Scouts to Troop 20
Click here to see the 2008 Welcome New Scouts Pictures



2008 Ski Trip
2008 Annual Ski Trip to Rib Mountain in Wausau, WI
Click here to see the 2008 Ski Trip Pictures

 

2008 Nuclear Merit Badge
Nuclear Merit Badge at Square-D
Click here to see the 2008 Nuclear Merit Badge Pictures


 

2008 Cub Scout Crossover
Welcome 2008 Webelos to Troop 20!
Click here to see the 2008 Cub Scout Crossover Pictures


 

2008 Bowling Trip
Day event at Circle Lanes in Forest Park
Click here to see the 2008 Bowling Trip Pictures



2008 Flambeau River Trip
6 Days on the water, 85+ miles, 3 dams, 5 portages
Click here to see the 2008 Flambeau River Trip - MOVIE

2008 Wolf River Rafting Trip Pictures
Wet and Wild in a raft
Click here to see the 2008 Wolf River Rafting Trip pictures

2008 Twin Lakes Camp-O-Ree
Gee, its the Camp-O-Ree! Pictures are here for all to see!
Click here to see the 2008 Camp-O-Ree pictures



2008 Visit to Great Lakes Naval Station
A fun filled weekend at Great Lakes Naval Station
Click here to see the 2008 visit to Great Lakes Naval Station

 

2007 Springfield Trip
Day trip to our State Capital, Lincoln museum, Lincoln boyhood home and cabin camping .
Click here to see the 2007 Springfield Trip Pictures


 

2007 Chain-O-Lakes State Park campout
Chain-O-Lakes State Park campout in Illinois.
Click here to see the 2007 Chain-O-Lakes State Park Pictures



2007 Summer Camp at Camp Napowan
Another spectacular year to earn merit badges and make friends.
Click here to see the 2007 Summer Camp at Camp Napowan MOVIE!!


2007 Electricity Merit Badge at SquareD
The first year for our boys to obtain their Electricity Merti Badge
Click here to see the 2007 Electricity Merit Badge at SquareD pictures


2007 Summer Backpack Trip to Wyoming
A spectacular trip through the high country of Wyoming on foot
Click here to see the 2007 Summer Backpack Trip to Wyoming  pictures


2007 Engineering Day at UIC
The second year at UIC for our boys to obtain their Engineering Merti Badge
Click here to see the 2007 Engineering Day at UIC  pictures


2007 Ski Trip - at at Granite Peak in Wisconsin
Fun and extremely cold.  Temperature hit lows of 24 below zero with daily averages around -8.
Click here to see the 2007 Granite Peak Ski Trip pictures


2007 January Campout  - at Camp Wokanda in Peoria, Illinois
Sling shots, axe throwing, fire starting - Scout Skills and Scout Fun!
Click here to see the 2007 Camp Wokanda pictures


2006 Frank Lloyd Wright Run
Scouts help out with Frank Lloyd Run in Oak Park.  With all those runners whizzing by you are sure to see double:.  Click here to see the 2006 Frank Lloyd Wright Run pictures


2006 Fall Campout  - Indiana Dunes State Park
Wet but Fun!  Click here to see the 2006 Indiana Dunes pictures

2006 Summer Camp Napowan
Camp Napowan is an opportunity for the boys to work on and earn merit badges.  Lots of fun, cool lake water and nature (oh yeah, rifles and shotguns).  Click here to see the 2006 Camp Napowan pictures

 

2006 Flambeau River Trip
Over 100 miles of water and nature!!! Click here to see the 2006 Flambeau River Trip pictures



2006 June Rafting Trip  - in Wisconsin
Wet and Wild  Click here to see the 2006 Rafting Trip pictures


2006 March Campout  - at Camp Tuckabatchee in Ottawa, Illinois
Fun in Central Illinois  Click here to see the 2006 Camp Tuckabatchee pictures


2006 Engineering Day at UIC
A spectacular event at UIC for our boys to obtain their Engineering Merti Badge
Click here to see the 2006 Engineering Day at UIC  pictures


2006 Pancake Breakfast
Bacon anyone? .Click here to see the 2006 Pancake Breakfast Pictures


2006 Winter Ski Trip - at Granite Peak in Wisconsin
Watch out for that tree!! Click here to see the 2006 Ski Trip pictures


2005 Summer Camp at Camp Napowan in WildRose Wisconsin
Each summer we head off to Camp Napowan for a fun week of camping and an opportunity to work on and earn merit badges.  Click here to see the 2005 Napowan pictures

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Each spring we tape up our feet and walk the walk while we talk the talk for a 20 mile hike along the Ice Age Trail Click here to see the 2005 Ice Age Trail pictures


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