GETTYSBURG - After many months of fundraising and planning, the Earlville Troop 5 Boy Scouts set out on a week-long adventure to explore historic Gettysburg.

Troop 5 departed Earlville early on the morning of August 8th and returned home exhausted but enlightened on the evening of August 13th.

In spite of the hot and humid weather, the Boy Scouts embarked on three different hikes on their trip, including a 10 mile trek on the Billy Yank Trail, as well as two four mile hikes on the Johnny Reb Trail and the Historic Gettysburg Trail.