Theme Park-Like Camp for Cub Scouts Built on Old Disney Site
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Theme Park-Like Camp for Cub Scouts Built on Old Disney Site (Click above link to read full article.) By Nikita Stewart The Boy Scouts of America is planning to open a $17 million camp catering to Cub Scouts next month on the site near Haymarket where the Walt Disney Co. tried to build a theme park 12 years ago. The camp will be built and operated by the National Capital Council, which represents more than 85,000 Scouts and 23,000 volunteers in the District and 16 counties in Maryland and Virginia. It is one of the most expensive scouting construction projects in the nation, officials said, and unusual because of its focus on Cub Scouts as well as Boy Scouts. "We've never had a facility that's been able to connect with the Cub Scouts," said Alan F. Lambert, the council's Scout executive. Officials said the Scouts wanted a camp closer to Washington so that Cub Scouts, the organization's youngest members, could enjoy an overnight camping experience. The council's closest camp is in Goshen, Va., which is an..... |
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