BSA Troop 2810 Sycamore IL

01/05/2026

Sycamore’s Troop 2810 met for a social gathering. Putting out the final troop campfire.

15 of the 29 Eagles were in attendance!

We are looking to put together some sort of picnic gatherings in the future.

12/30/2025

COME ONE, COME ALL TO TROOP 2810's Final Gathering.

The Troop is closing down. We will also be spot Lighting our last Registered 2810 Eagle Scout. Brent Meizelis

please rsvp to Tad Meizelis or dean coyle.

07/19/2025

Congratulations to Jaxson Starks, he passed his Life Rank Board of Review last night! Now to start his trail to Eagle!

03/05/2025

Please join me in Congratulating Aidan Kovac. Troop 2810’s
1st Eagle Scout of 2025!!

03/05/2025

What a great facility. They are always working keeping the scouting memories alive. The program areas are relevant and teaching Life’s skills! I give this location 10 out of 5 stars. My son’s troop has been many times and have never not had our needs exceeded!!

With colds and the flu going around we just wanted to do a quick PSA. The doctor (oops I mean health officer) is in... in a few months. The Health Lodge is where Scouts and leaders can go if they start to feel under the weather during your time at camp.

Don't worry it isn't all just sickness and bandaging it is also the home of a couple merit badges: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid! As seen on the front porch is also the famous health lodge rocking chairs, famous for the view and the naps.

If you're ready to secure your cabin fever get to Canyon Camp this summer:
https://www.canyoncampbsa.org/register

07/04/2024

Days 1-5

09/17/2023

Troop 2810, Sycamore Il. spent this damp weekend camping, hiking, fishing, and cooking yummy dishes n desserts at Shabbona Lake State Park.

08/14/2023

Scouts BSA Troop 2810 had another fantastic Summer Camp week at Canyon Camp, Stockton Illinois this summer!
Once again a 2810 Scout set a new Camp Speed Climb Record. Many badges were earned by Scouts of all Ranks. A successful Week was had by all.

06/20/2023

William Hentschel, a member of Scouts BSA Troop 2810, chartered at Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore, has earned his Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank achievable in Scouting. He is the son of Bill and the late Candice Hentschel of Milton, Wisconsin.

Hentschel started Scouting with Pack 82 out of Hiawatha School in Kirkland in first grade, achieving all the Cub Scout ranks. In addition, he earned his Arrow of Light award. In fifth grade, he crossed over into Boy Scouts and joined Troop 2810, choosing it for its good atmosphere and sense of belonging. Even when his family moved to southern Wisconsin, he and his two younger brothers, along with their father who is Scoutmaster of the troop, continue to make the weekly trip back to Sycamore because of their strong ties to the troop.

He earned a total of 31 merit badges and two Palms, with the environmental science badge being his favorite. Hentschel held several leadership positions such as Senior Patrol Leader, Leave No Trace guide, Webmaster and Patrol Leader. He has attended six summer camps at Canyon Camp and two high adventure trips to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, with another trip there planned for this summer.

His Eagle project benefited the Oaken Acres Wildlife Center in Sycamore, as he built squirrel houses that would be used to rehabilitate the animals. These boxes have already been utilized by several squirrels and can be moved by staff from an enclosure to the nearby woods once they have been rehabilitated and are ready for release into the wild.

A recent graduate of Milton High School, he was part of the environmental club and Future Farmers of America where he went to State displaying dairy products. He was also on the wrestling team and was vice president of the National Honor Society. He will be attending the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point in the fall.

For information about Troop 2810, contact Scoutmaster Bill Hentschel at: [email protected]

06/02/2023

In May, the troop fished at the Morrison Rockwood State Park. Everyone caught some fish and then learned how to filet and cook them. The weather was perfect for games and relaxing in camp.

05/28/2023

In April, our scouts visited Peoria Zoo and got to have a lunch picnic near the animals. They also stopped by the Caterpillar Visitors Center and learned the history of Caterpillar, and practiced on heavy equipment simulators. It was still quite chilly then, and they camped out with overnight lows of 31 degrees.

03/20/2023

Will Hentschel, a Scout from BSA Troop 2810 chartered out of Salem Lutheran Church of Sycamore, recently completed his Eagle project by building squirrel houses that were donated to Oaken Acres Wildlife Center.

Hentschel wanted a project that was environmentally related as he would like to pursue a career as a Conservation Warden in the future. He worked with Sandy Woltman, Director of Operations at Oaken Acres, who said that Will was an outstanding young man who was polite, organized and focused on the task at hand.

He was given a blueprint with dimensions, so he and other scouts built fifteen cedar structures that have hinged doors to allow rehabilitators to check up on injured squirrels. Woltman said they were completed by the summer, in time for the fall furbabies. These boxes have already been utilized by several squirrels and can be moved by staff from an enclosure at the Sycamore center to nearby woods once they have been rehabilitated and are ready for release into the wild.

For information about Troop 2810, contact Scoutmaster Bill Hentschel at: [email protected]