Vermont State Parks Blog reports that in 1962, the International Girl Scout Roundup
took place in what is now Button Bay State Park in Vergennes. That event
celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Girl Scout organization. Over 10,000 Girl
Scouts participated.
There
is a twist.
“Of
course you know that state park rules forbid the removal of any item from the
park, including the Button Bay buttons, clay deposits formed over time on the
floor of the lake,” according to the article. “The Girl Scout Roundup in 1962
preceded the formation of the park, so the collecting did not break any
rules. However, a box full of buttons
arrived recently at State Park headquarters from a Girl Scout in Ohio who has
been feeling guilty about the buttons in her possession.”
The
returned buttons will become part of a special display in the Button Bay Nature
Center celebrating the story of the 1962 Girl Scout Roundup.