Author: Michael F. Bowman
Company: Attorney at Law

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Date: Tue, 05 Sep 1995 09:39:00 +0600
To: mfbowman@CapAccess.org ()
From: dabrown2@vt.edu (Daniel W Brown)
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Mike

Thanks for the update on Camp Roosevelt.  I remember Roosevelt being around 
for several years after Goshen opened.  I worked on the staff of a cub scout 
camp there in the summer of '69 or '70.  We also held Sea Explorer Regattas 
and Snug Harbors there as late as '71 or '72.

I remember when Goshen opened and I still have the bronze medal that we all 
got the first year.  We were all wowed by the new modern camp in the 
mountains.  Goshen had a certain flash and excitment that was not found at 
Roosevelt, and I presume, at Wilson or Thunderbird although I never attended 
those camps.  

I have lived outside of NCAC since 1976 although I did go back to Goshen in 
84 through 86 with my troop from the Blue Ridge Mountains Council.  That is 
not quite out of council for us since Goshen is about half the distance from 
here as it is from DC.  Goshen had not changed and my son who was nature 
director at Olmstead this year and reports the Goshen is still Goshen (sans 
lake temporarily).

I think that Roosevelt had an individual character that the camps at Goshen 
with thier cookie cutter facilities and interchangable staffs and programs 
have not yet attained.  Maybe they will.  A couple of more years and Goshen 
will be thirtysomething.  When Goshen opened, it did not take much to see 
what we had gained.  It has taken almost thirty years for me to see what we 
lost.

YIS
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I used to be a fox
Dan Brown ASM Troop 56 Blacksburg VA
New River District, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
DABROWN2@vt.edu

Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 02:36:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Michael F. Bowman" <mfbowman@CapAccess.org>
To: SCOUTS-L - Youth Groups Discussion List <Scouts-L@tcubvm.is.tcu.edu>
Subject: Washington DC Scout Show

Despite threats of fowl weather, Scouters and Scouts from the National 
Capital Area Council joined in "Scouting on the Mall - Building 
Character."  Though I don't have exact numbers, well over a thousand 
Scouts arrived in the early hours of Saturday to erect signal towers, set 
up cooking, and ready many wonderful exhibits under the shadow of the 
Washington Monument.  

It was a wonderful sight to see with hundreds of U.S. and Scout flags 
stretching from their staffs in the steadily increasing wind scattered 
among canvas and scoutcraft areas.  Scouts were treated with the 
opportunity to send messages via ham radio to anyone in the world.  And 
the cooking samples were great ranging from donut balls to chili to 
cobbler and more.  I saw one young fellow begging his mom to let him stay 
just one more hour, cause this was really "mad fun."  

The show attracted a number of visitors and tourists.  Among them was 
Larry Snell, who turned out to be from Grand Canyon Council.  He says hi 
Chuck and Bill. :-)  

And of course there was a Wood Badge beading ceremony near the base of 
the Washington Monument.  Congratulations Mike Meenehan.  

In Jamboree tradition the wind picked up with gusto by early afternoon 
making it challenging to keep canvas up.  Our ham radio Post got the word 
out about an approaching severe storm and folks were ready for a quick 
departure at closing time and some just a little earlier. :-) Anyway the 
participants for the most part pulled out just before the area was hit 
with a fairly strong thunderstorm.  

For many of the boys this will be a memorable experience.  After all how 
many can say they did dutch oven cooking in sight of the White House? :-)

Speaking Only for Myself in the Scouting Spirit, Michael F. Bowman
a/k/a Professor Beaver (WB), ASTA #2566, OA Vigil Honor '71, Eagle
Scout '67, Serving as Deputy District Commissioner for Training,
G.W.Dist., Nat. Capital Area Council, BSA - mfbowman@capaccess.org