Welcome to Peterloon 2008

Save The Date!

October 15-17, 2010

Peterloon 2010 will take place once again at Dan Beard Scout Reservation. This will continue Peterloon's record as the longest running camporee in the history of Scouting. This event began 83 years ago in 1927, just 17 years after the birth of Scouting in America.

This will be a special year because in addition to the regular activities, competitions, and entertainment that mark the richness of the Peterloon experience, we will use this event to celebrate the official conclusion of Dan Beard Council's Scouting Centennial Anniversary Year Celebrations.

We are already working on special plans and activities for this celebration and will publish them here as they are completed and confirmed, so stay tuned to this web site for further information as it is developed.

(Please note that most of the links in the main menu to the left have been grayed out since the information they will take you to eventually is still being developed and is not ready for display yet. Links to current information have been left active for your use. You can check the "What's New" link at the bottom of the menu to see a list identifying changes and updates as they are made.)

You may enjoy viewing some special aerial shots taken during Peterloon 2008.

ACTIVITY PHOTOS FROM PETERLOON 2008
Check out over 400 pictures of Scouts, Scouters, campsites, exhibitions, events,
and entertainment taken between October 10-12, 2008 at Peterloon 2008.
Go to our Peterloon album at Kodak Gallery to view them.

Click on the "Play" button at the top right of the opening picture to play the slideshow.
To order prints of any pictures you may want, click on the "Add to Cart" button
and follow the instructions to have Kodak print them for you and mail them to you,
or copy and print them yourself if you prefer.

Peterloon 2008 Results

	No. of	Camping Totals				Saturday Only Totals			Total
Dan Beard Coucil Districts	Units	Scouts	Webelos	Adults	Totals	Webelos	Adults	Totals	Participation
Blue Jacket	25	441	50	188	679	45	49	94	773
Fort Hamilton	24	404	137	256	797	53	32	85	882
Hopewell	21	239	103	170	512	23	24	47	559
Hopkins	2	20	0	5	25	2	0	2	27
Maketewa	19	214	29	108	351	22	8	30	381
Trailblazer	27	290	34	150	474	28	24	52	526
U.S. Grant	19	183	33	101	317	9	19	28	345
W.H. Harrison	30	334	49	170	553	31	18	49	602
Total Dan Beard Council	167	2125	435	1148	3708	213	174	387	4095
Total Out of Council	52	602	54	287	943	16	8	24	967
Total Participation	219	2727	489	1435	4651	229	182	411	5062

If you have any ideas or suggestions for improving Peterloon in 2010, please email them to the Peterloon 2010 Chairperson or send them to:

   Peterloon 2010 Planning Team
   Program Office
   Dan Beard Council BSA
   10078 Reading Road
   Cincinnati, OH 45241

Add to Peterloon's History

If you have any remembrances, anecdotes, pictures, or special moments of this or previous years' Peterloons you would like to see published in the Memories section of this website for others to read and to add to the rich history of Peterloon, send them to the Webmaster. We will publish them on the website and also keep them in special archives to save for future recall and sharing. Original printed pictures may be used also and will be returned to the sender provided a self addressed return envelope is included. Send those to the Program Office of the Dan Beard Council at the above address, and mark them as "Peterloon History."

To give you a flavor of some of the activities and fun that occurred in 2008, we are showing the names of some of the winners of the main competitions and have included pictures where they are available,

Click on any pictures in the tables below to see a larger image.
If you have pictures of any winners you would like to see displayed,
please send them to the Webmaster. Please identify them by
unit number, patrol name (if applicable), and competition event.

Council Sponsored Competitions

Competition	1st. Place	2nd. Place	3rd. Place
Campsite	Troop 316 Lagonda District Tecumseh Council Springfield, Ohio	Troop 702 Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Union, KY	Troop 239 Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Florence, KY
Gateway	Troop 316 Lagonda District Tecumseh Council Springfield, Ohio	Troop 332 White River Trails District Hoosier Trails Council Bedford, IN	Troop 402 W. H. Harrison District Dan Beard Council Harrison, OH
Patrol Flag	Troop 935 Roadrunner Patrol Ft. Hamilton District Dan Beard Council Hamilton, OH	Troop 552 Dragon Patrol Lenni Lenape District Hoosier Trails Council Columbus, IN	Troop 634 Flaming Iron Fists of Fury Patrol Hoosier Hills District Hoosier Trails Council Batesville, IN
Tug-O-War	Troop 944 Slacker Patrol Ft. Hamilton District Dan Beard Council Hamilton, OH	Troop 702 _______ Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Union, KY	Troop 634 FIFF Patrol Hoosier Hills District Hoosier Trails Council Batesville, IN
Simon Kenton Relay Senior Division	Troop 944 Slacker Patrol Ft Hamilton District Dan Beard Council Hamilton, OH	Troop 672 Kraemer Patrol Blue Jacket District Dan Beard Council Cincinnati, OH	Troop 281 Hurricane Patrol Blue Jacket, Ohio Dan Beard Council Cincinnati, OH
Simon Kenton Relay Junior Division	Troop 316 Cobra Patrol Lagonda District Tecumseh Council Springfield, Ohio	Troop 196 Rough Riders Patrol U. S. Grant District Dan Beard Council Bethel, OH	Troop 750 Beaver Patrol Hopewell District Dan Beard Council Mason, OH

Blind Triangle Troop 239 Rattlesnake Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Florence, KY	Catapult Troop ___ _______ Patrol ______ District ______ Council ____________	Fire Starting Troop 70 Chuck Norris Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Ft. Thomas, KY	First Aid Rescue Troop 316 Panthers Patrol Lagonda District Tecumseh Council Springfield, Ohio
Izzy Busy Troop 239 Rattlesnake Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Florence, KY	Log Saw Troop 316 Panthers Patrol Lagonda District Tecumseh Council Springfield, Ohio	River Rescue Troop 239 Rattlesnake Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Florence, KY	Swamp Rescue Troop 239 Rattlesnake Patrol Trailblazer District Dan Beard Council Florence, KY

Trolleys

Troop 803
Old Farts Patrol
Maketewa District
Dan Beard Council
Cincinnati, OH

Walking on Air

Troop 952
Mormonators Patrol
Ft. Hamilton District
Dan Beard Council
Liberty Township, OH

Two units in particular excelled in the competitions this year, winning or placing in five events each:

Troop 316 - Lagonda District,
Tecumseh Council

1st Campsite
1st Gateway *
1st Simon Kenton Jr. Div
1st First Aid Rescue
1st Log Saw

* Troop 316 also won the best gateway
competition at Peterloon 2006.
That's two years in a row!
Way to go guys! Looks like you've
got some real talent there.

Troop 239 - Trailblazer District,
Dan Beard Council

3rd Campsite
1st Blind Triangle
1st Izzy Busy
1st River Rescue
1st Swamp Rescue

A big congratulations to the Scouts and leaders of these two troops! You obviously adhered to the Scout Motto by working hard and coming very prepared. We're glad Peterloon meant so much to you, and we appreciate the effort you put into this, the longest continually running Camporee in Scouting's history.

Congratulations go also to all the others who won the other events, and our special thanks and congratulations to all those who participated so fully and made the competitions so tough, so exciting, and yet so much fun.

If you have additional photos of winning teams or displays that you would like to see posted to this page, please send them to the Webmaster.

Peterloon 2008 Results

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