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Boy Scouts always prepared, even for a strawberry festival

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By DAVE NICHOLSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 8, 2010

Updated: 03/09/2010 10:01 am

PLANT CITY - The Boy Scouts of America will have an interactive display at the Florida Strawberry Festival that celebrates the organization's 100-year history.

Adventure Base 100 will be open at the festival grounds from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

The exhibit, covering 10,000 square-feet, is traveling the country and provides a hands-on view of the Scout's history and the difference Scouting has made in the lives of millions of youth.

Adventure Base 100 includes:

A ropes course for all visitors who are more than 4 feet tall and weigh less than 200 pounds

A stage show featuring contests, trivia and skill demonstrations from local Scouts

An IMAX-like video

A traveling museum featuring artifacts from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas as well as the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary national time capsule, which will include artifacts submitted from local Scout councils throughout the country.

The exhibit will be set up near the Cool Whip Entertainment Tent.

For information, go to www.adventurebase100.org.

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