Troop 2 at Camp, ready to parade

Dinner on the grass

Down to Cass Park to watch the July 4th fireworks

The waterfront at Barton

Benjamin enjoying water-skiing

Campfires are a good part of scouting

Food, friends and fun around the fire

Frontenac Falls are in the camp area

Great views of Cayuga Lake

Another view fo the falls

Relaxing in a tree

Read, relax and just hang out

A new approach to canoeing

Jery and an empty canoe

Under the Fuertes arch

Ready for the closing parade

Personal signage for our camp

Troop 2 was the honor troop at Camp

Benjamin with the watermelon prize

Closing ceremony, back next year!

Honor Guard getting ready

Michael with "Old Glory"

K2, Adam and Sam in the opening ceremony

Lost property "I found your spoon"

6 new first year scouts

Adam presenting to Kenny

Sam, Sam, Adam, Kenny and his parents

Sam getting his rank from Dad, Alex

Sam, Adam, John and Justin

John, Sam, Adam, Justin & Michael

David, Nolan, Tom and Adam

Presenting glow necklets

Michael, Eagle Scout Peter and Jery

Peter and ASM (also Eagle Scout) Mark

Eagle Scouts Tom, Garrett and Peter

Troop Guide DC and Robin

New Officers, Benjamin, Sam and Adam

Jery and Sam

Jery recaps the year with the boys

We're going into Boston on the MBTA

Alaura, John, Adam and Rachel

Just a tiny part of the astonishing glass flowers collection at Harvard Natural History museum

Time for lunch

The weather was glorious

The Charles River

This lovely building - The State House - contains the MBTA station entrance

Alaura, Steve and Kenny

Boston Skyline from the ferry

Lampkes lunching

Jery, Adam, Tim and Merilee

Lunch at Long Wharf

Rockhopper penguins

Lion Fish

Beautiful corals and fish at the aquarium

Myrtle the giant Turtle at the New England aquarium

Myrtle the turtle

A really fast turtle

Does the seal have bad breath?

Ironsides and backdrop

Jacob sitting on a cannon

Jacob, Sam, Rachel and Tracy

Leaving Long Wharf

The Leonard P. Zakim memorial bridge

Old and new, Charlestown Naval Yard

Brocks and Lampkes at Charlestown Naval Yard

"Old Ironsides" - The USS Constitution

Down the hatch - Rachel

A view of the skyline and a passing ferry

Park Street Church on the Freedom Trail

Tim on the platform

The grave of patriot Sam Adams, founding father

Everyone gathered beneath the Paul Revere statue on the Freedom Trail

The troop gathers round to begin instruction

Nick, Jacob, Jeremy and Dan while Ross talks

Everyone has to tread water for 5 minutes

Sam gets some one on one tuition

Unknown pair from below

In the pool instruction

Make sure the gear fits correctly, use the buddy system

Tim launching from the side

Checking the regulators

People don't look the same with a mask and snorkel

Mark and Tim pay attention to Ross

Benjamin on the surface

Everyone getting used to wearing the gear

Istvan wants to take the certification course

Breathe in, bend over and see if it falls off

After their time in the pool the gear has to come off and be washed off

Scouts and adults all had a great time

Jacob snorkeling

Nick swimming on the surface

Sam looking at the camera

Blurry Benjamin (I think)

Jesse from underneath

Mark, Teri and Robin watch as the tower frame takes shape

The completed tower, admired by all

DC and Sam on top of the tower - "Made it Ma! Top of the World"

Sam, Kenny and Istvan up the tower as Jery looks on.

Mrs. Stedinger, Istvan and Kenny with their part of their lunch menu

Sam finishing dinner for the senior patrol

Chicken in a bucket, done to perfection

Chicken and biscuits, good food for hungry people.

Ham, chesse and potato bake with peppers and green onions - superb!

I though snowshoes were supposed to make it easier

Taking a well earned break

It may have been nice in Ithaca but it doesn't look good up in Tug Hill

Lunch, brought by Scouts and cooked by scouts on stoves in the snow

Now they know what Captain Scott felt like

The troop making good progress through the woods

Justin and John looking a little weary

The snow looks great in the creek bed

At least there was good snow for the event, the snowshoes worked great

SM Tim having a great time

The end of a strenuous day, everyone looks pleased with a good day out

The Flood patrol serving as Color Guard

Senior Webelos join in the salute

DC leads the troop in the scout oath

Benjamin explaining fire building and safety

Tom, Viktor and Kenny with their completed fire

We had amny different types of stove to demonstrate

David Kuckuk shows the senior Webelos how to light the stove

Mark Tate has got the boys' attention

You can't even see Jesse's hand moving

Benjamin and senior Webelos with another style of fire

Nolan, Istvan and senior Webelos with another style of fire

Justin pondering the faulty match he has been given - 20 second penalty

Kenny is about to light the fire

First to light the fire and pop corn on it - our Webelos visitors!

Building three different kinds of catapult

A good deal of thought was needed

Almost ready to fire

This was a great team building activity

Everyone had a really good time

A problem solving exercise set by ASM Luke

Some of our 2006 1st year patrol going out on a hike

Everybody say cheese

A happy smiling group

All packed up, it's time to go home

The river isn't even frozen over

Justin looks astonished at how quick Jacob got ready

The finished snow shelter or maybe a fort

Istvan looking very comfortable

The shelter is really taking shape now

Time for a chat over lunch for Istvan, Joah and Tim Nord

Intrepid assistant Scoutmaster Dan

Jeremy helping to pack down the snow shelter

Justin seems puzzled about something

John keeping his ears warm