Official Captain John Smith Chesapeake Junior Ranger badge.
Become a Junior Ranger
Begin your explorations right from your computer when you earn a Junior Ranger Badge (ages 6-12).
As a Junior Ranger you will learn about:
- Explorer Captain John Smith and his voyages on the Chesapeake Bay
- The American Indian peoples who lived along the Chesapeake Bay
- What the Chesapeake Bay was like 400 years ago and what it is like today
- What you can do as a Junior Ranger to help the Chesapeake Bay
PLUS you earn a badge to show that you are an official Junior Ranger for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
Junior Ranger - Captain John Smith Chespeake National Historic Trail
- Download the Junior Ranger Activity Book
- Read the instructions in the introduction
- Take a "virtual tour" of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail by exploring this website
- Complete the activity pages for your age group
- Send the completed pages and your signed Junior Ranger Pledge to:
Email: CAJO_Junior_Ranger@nps.gov
OR
Mail: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Junior Ranger Program
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690
Junior Ranger - Susquehanna River
Email: CAJO_Junior_Ranger@nps.gov
OR
Mail: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Junior Ranger Program
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, VA 23690
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