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Over the years we have found some really great web sites.  Here are some of the best.........................
SCOUTING SITES-Local SCOUTING SITES-National SCOUTING SITES-International
SCOUTING SITES-Resources KUB KAR/TRUCK RODEO SITES GEOCACHING SITES
  NORTH BAY SITES  

 

SCOUTING SITES-Local

http://nipissingscouting.com/ Nipissing District Scouting's web page.  A must for the local scout news and happenings

http://www.scouts.ca/dnn/noc/Home/tabid/1318/Default.aspx Northern Ontario Council's web page

SCOUTING SITES-National

http://www.scouts.ca/ Scout's Canada's Site

http://www.scoutalog.com/ The Electronic Canadian Scouting Catalogue.  A virtual collection of images of old badges, uniforms books and more dating from 1908 to present.

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/1066/ Quebec's Mohawk Scout Pack's Site This is a really great site, that you have to check out.  Make sure that you have your Computer's audio turned on.

http://www.scouts.ca/cj07/  CJ'07 is being held at Camp Tamaracouta, July 25 to August 1, 2007, in the heart of the lower Laurentians, approximately 1 hour North of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

SCOUTING SITES-International

http://www.scout.org/front/index.shtml The World Scouting Site

http://inter.scoutnet.org/ The InterNETional Scouting Site; A good place to start your search on the world-wide net

 

SCOUTING SITES-Resources

http://www.pinetreeweb.com/ Lots of BP information on this site

http://www.gaelwolf.com/gaelwolf/ The Gaelic Wolf Site, The serious side of Scouting

http://www.netwoods.com/index.html Steve Tobin's Virtual Campsite, A great wealth of information and resources

http://www.scoutorama.com/ A good USA site with lots of resource information

http://www.macscouter.com/ Another good USA site with lots of resource information

http://www.42ndbrighton.org.uk/?page=knots The original animated knots site.  This site makes it easy and you'll have no excuse now for tying "granny knots".

http://www.grandcanyontourist.com/articles/A-Guide-to-Tying-Knots.html Here is another knot page that uses links to other pages and  covers all the major knots. It is organized for easy browsing  and even shows you how to tie a necktie.  (Thanks for the lead on this one Ashley)

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml A great winter camping site

http://www.theozarks.com/Outdoors.htm Bill's Outdoor Page with many tips on mapping, shelters and winter camping.

 

KUB KAR/TRUCK RODEO SITES

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/1066/53kubkar.html Mohawk Scout Pack's Site. This should be your first stop if you are building a kar or truck or even organizing a race

http://www.derbytalk.com/ This is an Kub Kar/Pinewood Derby forum site where you can ask a question in regards to your kar or the race.  There is lots of information if you have time to sort though it.

http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/derby/ One of the oldest Pinewood derby sites on the net

http://home.simplyweb.net/bosworth/template.htm

This web site will give you some templates (shapes) to build your car.

 

http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/derby/photos/builders.html

Unusual Derby Designs.

 

http://www.maximum-velocity.com

Downloadable booklets & supplies.

 

Shape N Race Derby - McGrew's Miscellanea
A comprehensive derby site with information, advice, and resources for derby participants, parents, and planners. Includes photos of unusual derby cars, track plans, speed and appearance tips, race methods, and links/addresses for various derby resources.

 

Pinewood Derby Supersite
Pinewood derby resource for racers, parents and leaders with hints on car building and running your own derby.

 

Build a Winning Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Car

Pope's Pinewood Pages
Design Tips, Race Management concepts and charts, Racing Method Evaluation concepts, and the last Pinewood Derby book you'll ever have to read (published online).

 

Grand Prix Racing - All About Fast Pinewood Cars
This site is dedicated to helping you build the best pinewood car you, science and your local race rules will allow.  It is an effort to capture the behavior of your car on your organization's track using mathematical models to harness the physics and produce practical results.

 

Ol' Buffalo Pinewood Derby Page
Tips for designing and building a winning pinewood derby car. 

 

GEOCACHING SITES

http://www.geocaching.com/   The Geocaching Home page. If you don't know what geocaching is then this should be your first stop.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9be29333-5701-44e8-9366-f59581780954 Our first geocache that we hid in the Laurier Woods in 2002. 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d48b82f9-0f1e-4f3b-9341-ac8011d2eb4a  Our second geocache (with the help of Scouter Karen) that we hid at winter camp in 2003. 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ec9144cd-59d7-4cb2-9423-893dc6dcfa6f Our latest geocache that we placed in order to bring attention to the Lavase Portage

http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSGuideforBeginners_Manual.pdf  a great source of info for beginners and long time users

http://gpsinformation.net/  another great source of info for beginners and long time users

http://earth.google.com/  Google Earth Info and Download page. This is the great new program.  You do need a fairly powerful computer and fast internet connection for it to work nicely. 

http://www.geocaching.com/kml/buildnetworkkml.aspx Link to download the Google Earth Geocache add on that shows the cache locations on the Google Earth program. 

http://www.radioworld.ca/index.php  Radioworld in Toronto is one of the largest GPS retailers in Canada

http://www.gpscity.ca/ GPS City in Calgary a little out of the way, but they have lots to say.

 

NORTH BAY SITES

http://www.northbayheartbeat.com/  Barry's North Bay Site - Check out the NORTH BAY HISTORY section-Top Notch!!!!

http://www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/ Doug Mackay's "Past Forward" columns from the local newspaper that digs up little known facts on our local history of North Bay and the surrounding area.

http://www.nugget.ca/ North Bay's  local newspaper

http://baytoday.ca/ North Bay's electronic newspaper

http://www.nbcanoe.com/  North Bay Canoe Company - The place to go if you want anything to do with  canoes and kayaks and much more.


 

 
 

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