Recently at The Apple Seed, we were thinking about iconic American organizations that have influenced our lives or our families’ lives and one of the ones that came to our minds was the Boy Scouts of America. We realized that the 108th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America is right around the corner, on February 8th, so we decided it was the perfect time to share some stories about scouts.

Corn Maze by Bil Lepp (2:23)

Bil goes to Farmer Graber’s famous corn maze with his scout troop. He and his buddies get lost in the maze and they all start making up stuff about the maze to scare each other. Learn more about Bil Lepp by visiting: www.leppstorytelling.com

Big Lake Sasquatch by Christopher Leebrick (28:52)

In the Pacific Northwest, Christopher and his friend Bill go snow camping with his scout troop the next day, the scoutmaster suddenly insists that they leave their campsite because of some strange activity. Years later, Chris and Bill are reunited and both swear that it was Big Foot they saw that night. Learn more about Christopher Leebrick by visiting: allgoodstories.com

Saved by the Scouts by Erika Price (39:08)

Erika takes her den of cub scouts on a hike and even after she warns them not to run, one of the boys does (of course) and ends up hurting himself. The other 8 year old kiddos, who have annoyed her with their messiness and rowdiness for months, apply their first aid knowledge gleaned from her, and are surprisingly helpful and thoughtful. Erika is an English professor at BYU.

Webelos Pack 909 Roundtable (49:19)

A group of webelo scouts from Payson Utah get together with Sam Payne for a storytelling party.