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For the first time, the annual Pack Overnight will take place at the New England Air Museum, April 4-5, 2025. The museum is right next to the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, CT, about 2 hours by car from Arlington. Their Scout Overnight includes lots of fun activities.

Reserve places for your Scout(s), their siblings (at least 5 years old) and you by January 15. The $75 includes includes museum admission, special activities, food (dinner and breakfast) and the opportunity to sleep among the planes. We’ve reserved 60 places, and it’s first come, first served, so register as soon as you can. To do so, go to our Registration and Dues page (near the bottom, under “Pack 313 Online Payment”) and select the right combination of 1 and 2 people for the “NEAM Overnight”.  Include the names of all adults and children in the bottom box.  Or you can give a check (made payable to “Arlington Pack 313”) to the Cubmaster with attendees names in the Memo section.  Email me so I’ll know its on the way.

Plan to arrive between 5:30 and 6:30 pm on Friday night. After an orientation meeting, dinner will be served, followed by evening activities. We’ll be spending the night in sleeping bags indoors, and sleep pads or modestly sized air mattresses. See the Cub Scout & Scout BSA Overnight Information Guide for a lot more information. On Saturday morning, they’ll give us breakfast, and then we’ll have time to visit the outdoor exhibits. Our overnight gear will need to be packed up before the museum is opened to the public at 9 am. We can stay as long as we want on Saturday (until the museum closes at 4 pm).

The Scout Overnight is for both Cub Scout Packs and for Scouts BSA Troops. As a result, our current Arrow of Light Scouts, who will probably have Crossed Over to a Troop by that time, are of course invited and encouraged to attend too.

If we haven’t received reservations for all 60 places by January 15, I’ll see if we can transfer unused places to another group on the same date.