Welcome to Troop 283!
We hope that you will find answers to your questions about Troop 283 right here. While the best way to get a true "feel" for a unit is to visit a troop meeting and then join them for an outing, this section will give you most of the background information that you will need to help make your decision about joining Troop 283 and our vision of what a Scout troop should be.
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Contacts:
If you don't find what you're looking for here, or if you just have a question you'd like answered, please do not hesitate to send an email to the Scoutmaster. His email address is listed on the contact us page. He will be glad to talk with you and answer any questions or concerns you may have. We welcome your interest in us and we will do our best to give you any information you desire.
Are you trying to find the 'right' troop? Do you know what to look for? What questions to ask? The Troop Selection Guide below is an objective aid written by professional Scouters. This guide does not promote a specific troop and is designed to help you find the best troop to join. First, and most important of all: we would like you to join the troop! As soon as you are ready, please come visit a troop meeting to see us in action and speak with our Scoutmaster. Or, you can send him an email message from this website. His email address is listed on the Contact Us page.
History:
Troop 283 is the oldest, continuously chartered scout troop in Minnesota and is going strong today! Serving everyone ages 11-18 in the Wayzata and Plymouth areas, Troop 283 offers opportunities for fun, friendship, community service, leadership, and life skills that will carry through to adult life. Troop 283 maintains an active and vibrant year-round schedule. Wayzata Community Church is our charter organization, which provides outstanding community space for fellowship, troop meetings, and banquets. Troop 283 welcomes people of all faiths. Scouts and leaders are guided by the Scout Oath and Law. Troop 283 is also a joint troop consisting of both 3283 and 5283 both troops are the oldest continously chartered troops in Minnesota.
About Troop 283!
TROOP 283- About us
Troop 283 was originally chartered as Troop 83 in November of 1915, just 5 years after W.D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America, making the troop one of the oldest in the United States. We are the longest continually chartered troop in Minnesota and we proudly call ourselves Minnesota’s oldest troop.
Girls Troop 5283 was founded in February 2019 as one of the first Girls Troops in the nation and we linked both Troops in April 2022 and have been operating as one Troop since then.
Troop 283 is a Scout Led Troop. Which means that the Scouts plan and execute all activities. Essentially each Patrol takes a month or two during the school year and plans the Troop Meetings and Campout within that month. We have found that this gives the Scouts amble opportunity to learn how to lead and follow-thru on projects. We have also found that the ideas the Scouts come up with are often more fun and engaging then the ones that the adults bring forth.
Our Troop is a place that helps foster all of our Scout’s journey’s. One of our Eagle coaches can help you become an Eagle Scout if that is your path. Our Instruction Program, led by higher ranked Scouts, will help you reach First Class Rank. We go on monthly camping trips, attend Many Point Scout Camp for two-weeks each summer, and visit BSA High Adventure bases on a 3-year rotation. Service projects are a regular part of our monthly calendar. We also offer merit badge opportunities within the Troop and promote external opportunities as well. If there is something that a Scout wants to do but we haven’t offered it yet, we’ll help them plan and execute the activity.
Our Chartered Organization is Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata MN and that is where our Troop Meetings are held.
Want more information about our Troop or to come visit? Reach out to: Committeechair@troop283.net