On the last weekend of October the brothers of Wahunsenakah Lodge 333 celebrated their Fall Fellowship at Bayport Scout Reservation, with an event that was cut short by the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

The Lodge issued an oval activity patch commemorating the Battle of Yorktown as the fifth of their series honoring the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The final patch of the series will be for the last Lodge activity of 2012, the Holiday Banquet held in December.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the picture of the Fall Fellowship patch.

Wahunsenakah issues Summer Service patch

Wahunsenakah Lodge held their Summer Service weekend September 14-16 at Bayport Scout Reservation, and issued their fourth oval activity patch in a series recognizing the Civil War Sesquicentennial. This patch honors the Battle of Big Bethel, the first land battle of the war inVirginia, which occurred on June 10, 1861.

Colonial Virginia Council issues new standard CSP

A new red-bordered council shoulder patch became available in the Colonial Virginia Council office this month. Pictured above, the patch features a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay and a lighthouse which appears to be the Newport News Middle Light, a conical, 35-foot, red caisson light that marks the middle ground shoal in Hampton Roads at the confluence of the James River and Chesapeake Bay.

Thanks to Larry Johnson for the patch photo; lighthouse information courtesy Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.

UPDATE Feb. 12, 2013 - CVC District Executive David Henion kindly provided me with more details about this patch; it pictures the Schooner Virginia and the Wolf Trap Lighthouse.

333 issues rubber duck flap

Wahunsenakah Lodge recently issued their first flap shaped emblem that is not fully embroidered. In fact, it's not even cloth. The bright yellow issue made of rubber, is the same color as a bathtub duck, and actually has a design featuring a bathtub duck.

The emblem was issued for the 2012 National Order of the Arrow Conference which will be held July 30 through August 4 at Michigan State University.

The lodge also issued 2 two-part sets of flaps with a corresponding pocket part. The delegate version has a silver border of both parts, while the trader version has a white border. In keeping with the Lodge's theme of recognizing the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the pocket piece features the Monitor and Merrimac naval battle of Hampton Roads. The flap features silhouettes of Civil War leaders superimposed over the first national flag of the Confederacy and the United States flag. You can view these and all Wahunsenakah Lodge flap and pocket part issues here.

Wahunsenakah issues 2012 Spring Service patch

Lodge 333 held their annual Spring Service Weekend at Bayport Scout Reservation May 18-20 and issued a third oval activity patch in their series recognizing the Civil War Sesquicentennial. This patch honors historic Fort Monroe.