With room for only 700 Cub Scouts each summer, Camp Brady Saunders doesn't have the room. But with a 440-seat dining hall, an amphitheater, trading post, pond, BMX bike trails, a medieval castle, mine shaft, wilderness fort and athletic fields, Camp Boisseau should more than fit the bill. The camp also will feature an exhibit area of Scouting memorabilia that dates back to 1910. At the amphitheater, skits and musical performances will entertain campers during the summer, and an all-faiths chapel will act as a spiritual center for all campers, regardless of their religious affiliation. The Lee Council serves Scouts in 24 counties.
Younger boys have different physical, educational, and excitement levels than older scouts.
Brady Saunders simply cannot offer Cubs the programs and facilities they need. The Council kicked off the campaign on Feb. 10 at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond with the goal of increasing its membership and level of service in its 24-county area. The council expects to serve 2,000 campers in the first season, said Stuart Dunn, camp development chairman. Workers from Manakin Auto Service, Goochland sheriff's deputies, and state officials spent much of Tuesday afternoon fishing a late-model Chevrolet Blazer from the James River at Maidens Landing on the Powhatan side of the river. No word on how it got there, though deputies suspected thieves stole the truck, which had Texas license tags, in Richmond and took it on a joy ride ending at the boat landing, where they pushed it in the river.