Sea Scout Ship Luna #336

08/26/2023

The Abbey Road passing under the lift bridge at Houghton MI last week during Sea Scout Ship 336's long sail.

08/26/2023

Great day of sailing with the Bayfield Sea Scouts on the Zeeto!

05/01/2023

03/14/2022

For millennia, Native Americans had their own names for the islands and area places. These names were passed down through the generations in stories and everyday communication. Non-natives who came to the area had to quickly learn the Native place names in order to integrate within the community. Many of these Ojibwe names are still used throughout communities today.

Last winter, we worked on an update to our Official Park Map & Brochure, and it was important to include these names on this brochure. We are very excited about this recent update because the map now includes the 𝘖𝘫𝘪𝘣𝘸𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯 (Ojibwe language) names for all of 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘻𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 (Apostle Islands), the 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘬𝘪𝘪 𝘡𝘪𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘪 (Bad River) and 𝘎𝘢𝘢-𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘸𝘢𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘨 (Red Cliff) Bands, 𝘎𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪 (Lake Superior), and 𝘡𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘸𝘪𝘪𝘬𝘸𝘦𝘥 (Chequamegon Bay).

𝘖𝘫𝘪𝘣𝘸𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯 is traditionally an oral language, so it is important to not just see the words, but to hear them. Hearing and speaking these words helps preserve the culture of this special place.

With that in mind, we are updating our website to include recorded audio of these place names and other words. These recordings can be found at go.nps.gov/OjibwePlaceNames. Currently, you can find audio recordings of the Place Names, the 13 Ojibwe moons, and all the Ojibwe words used in our Junior Ranger Activity Guide. We're looking forward to adding more audio in the future.

[NPS Map]

10/13/2021

The Sea Scouts of Chequamegon Bay are taking orders for wreaths from now until November 12th. The Scouts will knock door to door in the Bayfield, Washburn, and Ashland area to take orders. The wreaths will be delivered before Thanksgiving.

The Scouts plan to use the money they raise to pay for membership fees, sailing adventures, and community service projects.

The wreaths are supplied by Rose Wreath, and there are several option to choose from.

Please send an email to [email protected] if you would like a Sea Scout to contact you about ordering a wreath.

06/20/2021

Flying our new spinnaker on the Abbey Road with our newest Sea Scout recruits!

01/31/2021

Making and updating nautical charts is a continuous process that involves many people from different disciplines and organizations.

08/20/2020

The Sea Promise has been officially updated! See this link for more information.
https://seascout.org/news/sea-promise-updated/