Presidents Trail Scouting Camporee in Quincy draws 1,000 Scouts, leaders from across New England Boston 25 News [Video]

QUINCY, Mass. — Imagine several hundred young people gathering together in one place with the common goal of learning how to help each other, their community, and their country.

That’s what happened in Quincy over the holiday weekend, when more than 1,000 Scouts and their leaders from across New England met for the annual Presidents Trail Scouting Camporee.

Young men and women between the ages of 11 to 17 participated in the three-day Camporee, at a campsite on Pageant Field at Merrymount Park overlooking Quincy Bay, Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott said in a statement Monday.

“This was an incredible event, featuring so many young women and men of great character, who came prepared to camp along the ocean in October and brave whatever elements they faced,” McDermott said. “It was my pleasure to engage with these future leaders, to see how they face challenges, overcome obstacles and work together …