What We Do

Thinking about joining? Take a look at some of the troop 627 and 1627's adventures from the past few years!

  • 5-day 50-mile unsupported kayak trip

  • Camping inside a cave

  • Week-long summer camp every summer

  • Hiking to frozen waterfalls

  • Survival skills campout (bring only what you can fit in a coffee can)

  • Ziplining

  • Shotgun, rifle, archery and axe throwing

  • Snow Base high adventure

  • South Dakota trip - Mt. Rushmore, Jewel Cave, Custer State Park, and more

  • Missouri trip - Elephant Rocks, Current River, Cahokia Mounds, Onondaga Cave

  • Cache Lake in Ontario

  • 20-mile hike at Lincoln Pilgrimage

  • Rock climbing

  • Overnight bike trip

  • Horseback riding

  • "Junk Night" lock-in

  • Merit badges we've worked on as a troop include: Game Design, Geocaching, Canoeing, Kayaking, Hiking, Cycling, Cooking, Communications, Robotics, Pioneering, Truck Transportation, Basketry, Digital Technology, Music, Traffic Safety, Art, Plant Science, and Weather.

Current River Cave Spring

Building soapbox derby racers

Frozen waterfall hiking at Starved Rock

Thawed waterfall hiking

Shotgun at Ingersoll

Snowy campout at Ingersoll (1st girl campout)

Yard cleanup service project

High ropes at Camp Tapawingo

Working together, unloading at Tan Vat at Current River

First night on Current River trip

Upper Current River

Rocky Falls

Upper Limits

Climbing gym

Iron Coyote course

Summer camp fun at ISR

Climbing tower at ISR

Axe throwing

Rainbow Scout Reservation climbing area

Webelos Weekend hike

Plant Science merit badge

Llama slide

Staying dry is key

Virtual survival skills campout during lockdown

Current river weeklong trip - the halfway point

Dining fly setup at summer camp

Some downtime at our summer camp

Stretcher races in oversized pants (don't ask!)

Summer camp at Ingersoll

Maquoketa Caves

Celeste's Eagle Project

Wading in Missouri

Tuba bugler

East Peoria Clean Sweep

On "Junk Night", we swim, play in the gym, and allow electronics

Polar bear campout

Court of Honor

Unlimited class pinewood derby

Survival skills campout - lighting a fire without matches

Build your own shelter

Scouts helping rewire the scout trailer

Elephant Rocks

Lookout tower in Missouri

Onondaga Cave

"Bikepacking" overnight

Bikepacking on the Rock Island Trail

Both troops' SPLs co-leading a ceremony

Spider Web game at a troop meeting

Hot chocolate fundraiser