Waterville Scouts take historic site cleanup field trip

WATERVILLE — Scouts from Troop 436 on April 24 visited the Fort Knox Historic Site and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory in Prospect as part of a service project to ready the park for its season opening, which was May 1.
Three adults — Bruce Rueger, Jim Kornsey and Dan Bernier — provided support and guidance to the eight Scouts who took part — Nick Tibbetts, Tobias Crocker, Malakhi Kornsey, Dresden Laqualia, Sam Bernier, and Josh Knight and guest, Xander.
“Our first assignment was picking up trash in, around and on the fort,” Rueger said. “The Scouts enjoyed climbing all over the historic fort while doing their good deed. They had fun while lending a hand. That is a win. Our second assignment was going down to the west tower of the Penobscot Narrow Bridge to rake the leaves in the landscaped areas of the parking area.”
Afterwards, the Scouts enjoyed a visit to Camden Hills State Park for a hike. The hike selected was Maiden Cliff.
“We did the hike, played on a lot of huge boulders, and found a geocache at the top,” Rueger said. “It was a long day, but a great day for scouting in Waterville.”