BSA Centennial Celebration (late entry)

In October Boyd and I were asked to help teach a mini BSA Kayaking course to Boy Scouts that were coming to the BSA Centennial Celebration, the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America. This took place in my hometown of Memphis, TN at Shelby Farms, the biggest city park in the SE. It started early in the morning and lasted all day with the scouts lining up to take their turn in a kayak.

Basically, a "mini BSA kayaking course" consists of some time of the ground talking about paddles, boats, safety, the 5 essential pieces of gear and more. After that the scouts are fitted into boats (about 12- 14 at a time) they get to go into the lake and paddle around while learning strokes and concepts and playing games.
Here are some pictures to recap our day:

All of the boats lines up first thing in the morning.

Boyd getting the scouts ready to get in their boats.

Boyd teaching the scouts how to hold a paddle

Fun Stuff!