In Scout Life, all boys and girls can discover exciting new places, gain new skills and learn important tips to stay safe and have fun outdoors. Since 1911, Scout Life (formerly Boys’ Life) has been entertaining and educating America’s youth with a focus on the traditional values of fun, citizenship and service.
HITCHIN’ RACK • Scout answers reader mail!
WHO MADE THIS MAGAZINE?
OPENING SHOT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AUGUST? • See the best young baseball players on the planet vie for the Little League World Series Championship. Watch the tournament Aug. 16-27 on ESPN.
WOLVES
DEEP-SEA FISHING ADVENTURES
ASK US ANYTHING
SL HEADLINERS
GOING BIG IN THE BERKSHIRES • From whitewater rafting to museum tours, this troop made the most of its nine-day trip.
THE HORNED LIZARD • What’s that strange-looking creature? A little armored tank? A walking cactus? No, it’s a horned lizard, one of the most unusual reptiles in the U.S.
BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE • Discover where our military helped make this country.
SCOUTING AROUND • go.scoutlife.org/scoutingaround
MERIT BADGE MINUTE
BREAKFAST IN BED!
SUMMERTIME TREATS!
NED & FRED
HIGH TIME FOR FUN!
LION PRIDE
TIGERS' ADVENTURES
WOLF GANG
THE BEAR BUNCH
WE’ll BE LOyal Scouts
ARROWHEADS
DINK, DUFF & DEZI
PEE WEE HARRIS
WACKY ADVENTURES @ SCOUT LIFE
BEST CAMP TOOL?
A TRUE STORY OF SCOUTS IN ACTION • He Saved Them From The Rushing River!
MORE S.I.A • More True Stories Of Scouts In Action
GAMES
BE A JUNIOR RANGER • Traveling to a national park this summer? Get active with the National Park Service Junior Ranger program.
RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS: SIKH FAITH • FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS, Sikh Scouts learn, starting from the very basic foundational principles, Sikh articles of faith, history and the inspirational lives of their Gurus (Divine Teachers).
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THINK & GRIN
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