Other Scouting

It is the purpose of the Mayflower Council to provide the program support needed by the volunteer leaders of the various Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA Troops, Venture Crews, Explorer Posts, Sea Scout Ships, and Learning for Life Groups in the communities we serve in the Metro West and South Shore areas. The Council’s name, which was selected by a youth committee out of 144 submissions that came from scouts, scouters, and friends of scouting from 50 towns and cities, has strong historical ties to our territory. The word Mayflower has high recognition and is instantly known world-wide as the ship that transported the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620 and landed, within the borders of our council, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Mayflower is also the name of the Massachusetts State Flower.  Chosen in 1918 by the state’s school children, the Mayflower is an evergreen ground shrub that prefers to grow in rocky terrain as well as along trail edges and forest clearings. Scouts are often found in these areas.  You can Read More here

Tantamous Lodge is the Order of the Arrow lodge that serves the Mayflower Council, Scouting America.

Welcome to Ship 323, the first Sea Scout Ship in Mayflower Council! This co-ed program is open to all youth ages 14-20 with any experience level of sailing, including beginners! We meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm at the Weymouth Heights Club. Join us and start your next adventure!

Scouting America is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. Scouting America was founded in 1910, and since then, about 110 million Americans have participated in BSA programs. In 2024 the Boy Scouts of America announced that they would be changing their name to Scouting America and the name change would take affect in February 2025