Click on the logo above to open up a flyer showing what a typical 890 year looks like.
““A boy is not a sitting-down animal.” ”
Scroll through the pages listed on the left, and the photos below, for more information on our Troop. We are a part of Circle 10 Council and Northern Trail District.
We canoe.
We lead. We honor.
We camp. With flamingos.
We hang with buds.
We bugle.
We hike.
We splash.
We are pranksters.
We hike 50 miles during Spring Break.
We chill.
We rappel.
We fish.
We love Dads!
We love brothers.
We love Moms!!
We love Moms in uniform!
We are Arrowmen.
We love sunsets.
We are the Flamingo Troop.
We camp. Even at night!
We serve. We eat.
We eat. Well.
We do triathlons.
We ride 50 miles.
We do trick photography.
We like fire.
We win at broomball.
We stick with Scouting. We make Eagle. All 12 of us. Over 533 of us and counting…
We celebrate our Eagle Scouts. Even prankster #491.
We are the pot of gold.
We love rainbows.
We love pots of gold (just off our campsite at Northern Tier in July 2019).
We build new benches at our summer camp home (2019).
We build bridges.
We intensely prepare for marshmallow warfare.
We love foggy mornings.
We have Virtual Campouts. Only during the pandemic. [April 2020]
We attend Virtual Summer Camp (VSC). [June 2020] In our homes and back yards. Even dogs can attend VSC!!
We camp in “tents” during VSC. NOT!!!
We take merit badges during VSC (via Zoom) and have guest speakers (this was Sign, Signals & Codes MB).
We attend Troop 890’s VSC from other states (like Oklahoma).
We design awesome items for Leatherwork MB from home with our kit. We have MB Counselors from Georgia and London.
We (and dogs too) tune in for Spooky Campfire Stories via Zoom during VSC.
We love masks and social distancing.
We love the Friday tshirts at camp (yes, even “at” VSC).
We love flamingos AND narwhals.
Just awesome.
““The man who is blind to the beauties of nature has missed half the pleasure of life.” ”