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Focuses on the visit of the Boy Scouts to the Civil War site in France where soldiers fought and died during the Battle of Normandy on June 6, 1944. INSETS: THE REAL CODE NAME;A DESPERATE GAMBLE;FIND OUT MORE;A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Features a device used in life-threatening situations called personal locator beacon that sends signal to a response station.

Describes the experience of several scouts during the Flight of the Eagles 2001 at the Butler County Regional Airport in Ohio in August 2001. INSETS: MAKING IT WORK;STOP DREAMING, START FLYING.

Presents information on the National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia during the summer of 2001.

Provides information on several safety instructions and traffic regulations for teenage drivers, based on the driving school program of Bayerische Motoren Worke in Fort Worth, Texas.

Presents the story of two boys who attempted to break the world record for fishing. INSET: WORLD-RECORD CATCHES.

Presents information on the Bahamas Adventure, a program run by the Boy Scouts of America's Florida National High Adventure Sea Base. Demographical information on the Abacos; Sailing basics which the boys mastered; Details on the sailing adventure.

Presents information on the adventure of New York Scouts at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Information on the troop's first trail; Safety measures employed by the troop during their hiking. INSETS: Know before you go;`Can you tell me--?'.

Provides information on various summer camp activities for scouts. Rappelling as one of a summer camp activity for scouts; Other options of scouts aside from rappelling; Details on exciting activities that can be made during summer camps. INSET: Sign up for summer camp.

Discusses about the Okpik winter camping course in Tahosa High Adventure Base in Ward, Colorado. How to create a quinzhee; Importance of paying attention to details; Tips on winter camping. INSETS: Winter-camping programs;To stay warm, keep cold.

Features the deep diving experiences of Varsity Scout Team 2 of Jefferson City, Missouri in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Mexico. Information about the island; First thing that the group do when they explore the dark sea above Paradise reef; Description of the places their explore during the diving; Deep diving information to be remembered to avoid accidents. INSETS: Know before you go.;Get diving..

Highlights Varsity Scout Team 29 of Eagle River, Alaska's adventure at the Gulkana River in South Central Alaska. Scout fishing for fish king and red salmon at Gulkana River; How fishing at Gulkana river became a tradition for the Varsity Scout Team. INSETS: Know before you go.;What's your high adventure?..

Discusses how Ernst H. `Kass' Kastning III, an Eagle Scout, describes Antarctica. Why Kass described Antarctica as the harshest place on earth; Antarctica's climate; Environment in Antarctica; His scientific study on Antarctica. INSETS: Fear of freezing?.;Frozen feat..

Discusses trout fishing experiences of Scout Troop 602 from the West Yellowstone, Montana at the Yellowstone National Park. Accompaniment of the troop by guide Robert Jacklin; Positioning of the scouts up and down the Yellowstone River; Satisfaction of troop members with their fishing experience. INSETS: Know before you go.;How to get started fly-fishing..

Highlights steelhead fishing by boy scouts at Cowlitz River, Washington state. Expertise of osprey in fishing; Coaching by Scoutmaster Joseph Madrano; Eating of catch.

Features the fishing expedition of Barry Wheelock, Bryan D. Cut, and Jeff Johnson in the Gulf of Mexico. Fish caught; Fish mortality survey being conducted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. INSETS: WANTED! FISH WISH LIST;KNOW BEFORE YOU GO;Total Tackle.

Looks at a canoe trip that the Boy Scouts of American took to Canada. Adventures of scouts; Comments from Jeph Downing, scout. INSET: BSA national high adventure bases.; Philmont Scout Ranch....

Reports on boy scout troops who practiced winter survival skills at Crater Lake National Park. Details on snow at Crater Lake; Efforts of Crater Lake Ski Patrol members; Comments of Scouts. INSET: Wilderness survival..

Joins Scouts from Marathon, Florida's Troop 901 on a tarpon fishing trip near Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. Why tarpon challenges anglers; Why tarpon fishing is mostly catch-and-release; How the Scouts netted pinfish and mullet to use as live bait; Scouts Billy Pruitt and Jonathan Nielson; The tarpon Billy landed; Other kinds of fish caught.

Tells about Scout Troop 203's weeklong backpacking trek on the Florida National Scenic Trail in Ocala National Forest in March 1994. The Florida Trail Association, started by James A. Kern; Number of miles the Scouts hiked; Alligators, bears, turtles and other animals of the area; Insects; The heat; Comment by Life Scout Stephen Bettin. INSETS: Finding the Florida Trail;Missing the forest for the trees (forestry Scout program).

Recounts the six days of sailing and exploring in the Bahamas by Scout Troop 405 of Georgetown, Texas in June 1994. `Bahamas Adventure,' a program of the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base; Facts about the Bahamas; Features of the 700 islands; The Scout's home for the week, the schooner William H. Albury. INSET: Havens for high adventure (high-adventure bases)..

Recounts a two-day trek into the Grand Canyon in May 1994 by members of Boy Scout Troop 134 from Flagstaff, Arizona. How they hiked nine miles down into the gorge and more than a billion years back in time; The Hermit trail; Geology of the area; The Colorado River; Cathedral Stairs; Grand Canyon time line; Number of Scout units that visit the Grand Canyon each year. INSETS: The facts (how to get the free `Backcountry Trip Planner');The Scout program: Physical fitness.

Tells how Scouts came to the rescue as record rains from Tropical Storm Alberto flooded Southeast states in July 1994. Troop 11 from Albany, Georgia, who filled sandbags; Explorers Dallas Regan and Michael Shamlee; Macon Scouts who helped mop up as floodwaters receded. INSET: Scout program: Citizenship.

Looks at Okpik, the cold weather camping program offered by the Boy Scouts of America. Scout Brian Clites, 14; Camp Tahosa in Colorado; How Scouts learn to stay warm and dry; How `quinzhee' snow homes are built; Okpik activities. INSETS: Scout program: Winter camping;Stay warm by staying C.O.L.D. (tips).

Recounts a 1993 biking and hiking trip by Scouts in the rugged canyons of Utah's Zion National Park. Mountain Bike Trek, a 150-mile ride run by the Utah National Parks Council; Eagle Scout Eriek Hansen; How the Scouts reduced their impact on the land.

Recounts the damage of the Midwest flood of 1993 and tells what First Class Scout Jason Willis, 15, of Des Moines, Iowa did to help. Jason organized Scouts and adults to fill sandbags and help build a sandbag wall to save a telephone switching station. Details; Other activities; Comments by Jason; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). INSETS: Water damage.;Picking a public service..

Reports on the new breed of environmentally friendly cars that cut pollution by burning cleaner fuels. California's new pollution law; The zero-emission vehicles, or ZEV; Types of fuel used. INSETS: Re-user friendly cars (recycling of used cars).;Going, going...gone! (engine assembly, by W.E. Butterworth IV)..

Describes several Eagle Scout service projects that helped Scouts earn their Eagle Scout Award. Steve Rowley's work in organizing the wrapping of Christmas presents for children living in foster homes; Painting street addresses on curbs organized by Peter Wills; Christopher Mathis's organizing the repair of stop signs in his community.

Describes a weekend winter camp-out that Boy Scouts from Troop 23, Healy, Alaska, went on with champion sled-dog racer Jeff King. Review of first aid procedures; How they were dressed; Where they camped; Campsite activities. INSETS: Mission: Survival (wilderness survival program).;Dog sledding details..

Takes a look behind the scenes of car design. Demands car designers must meet; Two basic steps of designing; Each step of the design process; Concept cars. INSET: Car design schools.;Cars from afar? Not quite..

Describes several Boy Scout adventure bases that teach scouts to be their best. Florida National High Adventure Sea Base; Philmont Scout Ranch; Northern Tier National High Adventure Programs.

Presents examples of Eagle Scout service projects which show that they should not be projects that you should shy away from. Kevin Schneider's `Ride For Your Life Bicycle Tour'; How Kelly Green got a wooden gazebo built for his town; How Jonathan Tennant built a 17th century longboat that was destroyed in Hurricane Hugo.

Photo essay with text of some of the world's supercars. Porsche 959; Lamborghini Diablo; Ferrari Testarossa; Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1; Acura NS-X; Lotus Esprit Turbo SE.

Recounts Eagle Scout Scot Duncan's two and a half months in Antarctica participating in a program sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America. Living conditions; His duties; Science research he participated in; The weather conditions. INSET: Apply for 1992 Antarctica Project..

Describes several Boy Scout high adventure bases across the nation. Florida National High Adventure Sea Base; Adirondack Adventure Area; Maine National High Adventure Area; Addresses and phone numbers.

Recounts an exciting seven-day 70-mile journey down the Buffalo River in northern Arkansas by Troop 204. Description of the river; The litter they picked up. INSET: Know before you go.;Trash bash!.

Profiles the skiing career of Hoot Maynard, 19, who is an Eagle Scout and an award-winning Nordic combined skier. He hopes to compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics. His training schedule; Competitions. INSET: Earn a place on the U.S. ski team..

Recounts a scuba diving trip made by Boy Scouts from North Carolina to Florida's world-famous freshwater springs in north-central Florida. INSET: Know before you go..

Provides information on Deadman's Bar at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Account of how the area got its name; Reason Jackson Hole Troop 268 of the Boy Scouts went to the national park; Details on other attractions at the park.

Reports about the visit of some Life Scouts from Colorado Springs, Colorado to the United States Olympic Training Center (USOTC) to learn how America's best athletes train, from eating to exercise. Training of junior national champion cyclist Brice Jones; Biggest riding error and the trick to winning according to Jones; Equipments used in the training; Diets of the athletes. INSET: Fight drugs: Save a life..

Provides information on Denver, Colorado scout Troop 199 day spent in Washington Park discovering what it is like to live with disability as part of the Cultural Awareness theme. Trekking down the disability trail; Number of kids in the United States suffering from permanent disability according to National Safe Kids Campaign figures; Overcoming obstacles facing disabled people. INSET: Safeguard against injuries..

Presents various knives for Boy Scouts. Includes all-purpose knives; Lockbacks; Folding pocketknives; Specialty knives.

Features the orienteering course of the Washington, D.C., Troop 316. Definition of orienteering; Equipments used; Activities. INSET: Plot the Way!.

Reports on a tour undertaken by the Troop 707 scouts from Naples, Florida, at the Collier-Seminole State Park Wilderness Preserve on the western edge of the Florida Everglades. Types of animals found at the park; Ecosystems as focus of the scouts' trip; Rescue of river grass. INSETS: Dare to explore.;Gator hole hotel..

Provides information about summer camp programs for boy scouts in the United States. Experiences of a group of Florida Boy Scouts at Camp Daniel Boone in North Carolina; Camp Wilderness in North Dakota; Council camps that offer the Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience program; Laguna Station summer camp in Texas. INSET: A letter from summer camp, by Aaron Houghton..

Describes hiking along the Goat Rocks Wilderness of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington. Description of path; Comments from hikers; Reference made to Eagle Scouts. INSETS: Know before you go: Getting around Goat Rocks.;Hit the trail..

Reports that Explorer Post 763 went on a snowmobile safari last December in Yellowstone National Park. Comment on scenery and wildlife by scouts; Description of Yellowstone; More details. INSET: National Park hot spots.; Know before you go..

Focuses on the diet of some Atlanta Scouts while at Camp Rushton. Cooking skills; Various recipes.

Discusses lessons about hurricanes learned by Scouts from a March 1995 talk by Richard Pasch and Ed Rappaport of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. How hurricanes develop; Speed of hurricane winds; Prediction and warnings about hurricanes. INSETS: Killer hurricanes.;Windy warnings..

Features the inner-city Scouts who participated in Operation First Class in November 1994 at the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base in the Florida Keys. How the Scouts learned leadership and values based on the Scout Law; Activities they took part in; Mario Escobar, 11, of Miami, a participant. INSET: Stranded (a practice exercise in getting lost in the wilderness).