Welcome to BSA Troop 51 based out of Waterford, MI. Please take
a look around and have a great day. How Scouting Started in the
United States One day in 1909 in London, England, an American
visitor, William D. Boyce, lost his way in a dense fog. He
stopped under a street lamp and tried to figure out where he
was. A boy approached him and asked if he could be of help. You
certainly can, said Boyce. He told the boy that he wanted to
find a certain business office in the center of the city. I’ll
take you there, said the boy. When they got to the destination,
Mr. Boyce reached into his pocket for a tip. But the boy stopped
him. No thank you, sir. I am a Scout. I won’t take anything for
helping. A Scout? And what might that be? asked Boyce. The boy
told the American about himself and about his brother scouts.
Boyce became very interested. After finishing his errand, he had
the boy take him to the British Scouting office. At the office,
Boyce met Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the famous British general
who had founded