November 5, 2014
Saint Timothy Parish asked Boy Scout Troop 7369 to build an exhibit for the international festival taking place at the end of September. The troop’s Scouts came to a consensus to build a monkey bridge, where the only place to walk on is a single rope. Roughly half of the nearly 70-Scout troop took part in the early construction of the bridge. This required the construction of three A-frame lashings that were made with 12-foot long logs, a one-inch thick rope to walk on, and guide lines. The result was a monkey bridge 70 feet long and with the main rope 6 feet off the ground. At the festival, the Scouts rebuilt the bridge, used ladders to help children (and adults) on and off the bridge, and had two spotters for every participant. Some Scouts made doughnuts and sold them next to the bridge to help earn more money for the parish.
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