During its earliest years at TMR, each borough operated its own independent camp(s). Things began to change in 1938 when Alfred C. Nichols became the Director of TMR. A standard reservation‑wide program called the TMR Scout Award replaced individual borough awards and recognition programs.
This program was designed around four of the program areas offered at camp. A Scout would earn a basic Award, then awards in individual program areas. Each Scout had a record book where his progress towards each award could be measured; these books were issued with at least 3 different colored covers (tan, green. and blue) and with varying page counts. The booklet was entitled Ten Mile River Scout Symbol of Good Citizenship.
Here is a tricolor version issued for completing the requirements in each program area.
The felt patches were used to circa 1950 when they transitioned to cloth
Program Area Color Basic
Nature Green Naturalist
Craftsmanship Orange Craftsman
Hiking Red Hiker
