KEY POINTS

The number of Scouts in Utah dropped dramatically in 2020 after a 105-year partnership came to an end.

Scout troops in the state have become more religiously, ethnically and geographically diverse.

Camp remains a hallmark of Scouting, drawing thousands of boys and girls each summer.

Deep in grizzly country just outside Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, more than 160 boys and girls seated on planed logs overlooking the rippling Lake of the Woods sang campfire songs as flames danced in the falling darkness.

A spark of lightning broke through the starless sky, followed by a crack of thunder and a rush of wind. Moments later, the heavens opened. The downpour started to extinguish the fire but didn’t dampen the spirits of those gathered in the Wyoming woods at a storie

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