Camp Yawgoog, in Hopkinton Rhode Island, celebrates its centennial. The Boy Scout camp is the second oldest continuously operating Boy Scout camp in the country. Spokeswoman for the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America Kaitlin Curtis said many camp traditions haven’t changed in 100 years.
“But they’re also implementing more modern activities, such as robotics – that’s actually a merit badge that they can earn there now,” said Curtis. “So they’re modernizing to keep up with the 21st century, but also the core values are the same.”
Former scouts, from across the nation are at the camp for a weekend-long celebration. Curtis said a guest with ties to Scouting history was expected to attend.
“Gillian Clay, who was the granddaughter of Lord Baden-Powell – he was the one who actually started the Boy Scouts – so his granddaughter, she’s going to be here, and she’s actually spending a night at the camp, in a tent,” said Curtis.
Lord Robert Baden-Powell, a former British Army officer, founded the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910.
