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Scouting has a program for you! Check out the offerings below. To talk with Trailblazer staff member Joshua Boss, call 763-231-7221 or email him at jboss@northernstarbsa.org.

For immediate access to local Cub Scout information in your neighborhood, visit our AdventureIsCalling website which allows you to find a pack using your zip code or the name of your son's school.

Program Descriptions

Scouting offers a range of age-specific programs designed for boys from 6 to 21, and girls from age 14 - 21.

• Cub Scouts is for boys ages 7 – 10 (Grades 1 – 5)

• Boy Scouts is for boys ages 11-17 (Grades 5-12) 

• Venturing is for young men and women ages 14-20. Venturing's focus is on special avocations or hobbies.

Cost of Scouting

Membership with the Boy Scouts of America is a prorated national fee of $15 per year.  Scholarships are available so that cost is not a barrier to participation.  Members are also encouraged to subscribe to "Boy's Life" magazine, an award-winning publication for only $12 per year for 12 issues.

There are other costs, shared by a combination of chartering organizations, the Northern Star Council on behalf of the greater community, units themselves through fund-raisers, as well as parents and youth members. 

Unit Leaders

Scouting is a volunteer-led program.  Parents and the organizations who charter (sponsor) Scouting groups select the leaders who they would like to work with their children.  Many tools are available to assist unit leaders be effective and enjoy their experience including training, monthly workshops (roundtables) and a tremendous amount of printed and online literature.

Scout Leaders have the opportunity to work with young people and their families, improving your community by enriching participants' lives through fun-filled, worthwhile programs that teach values. By making the commitment to serve as a leader, you can help make a positive difference in the kind of adults they will become and build a better future for our nation.

Starting a Scout Group

Community-based organizations receive national charters to use the Scouting program as a part of their own youth work.

Recruiting Materials

Support for current unit leaders to extend Scouting

The most important element of the Scout Roundup is to ensure that every boy is extended an invitation to join Scouting. Our goal is to enroll prospective Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Webelos and Boy Scouts into existing packs and troops; to enlist parent participation as unit leaders and committee members; and to organize new units to take care of boys in areas we are not currently serving.