Nick Titus 2028 and Bryan Pasquarella 2028 recently spent a week serving visitors and the Mackinac Island community as part of the Troop 111 contingent of the Mackinac Island Governor’s Honor Guard.

The Mackinac Island Scout Service Camp, also known as the Governor’s Honor Guard, brings Scouts from across Michigan to the island each summer for a week of service. Scouts raise and lower flags at locations throughout the island, serve as guides at historic sites, and take part in conservation and community service projects.

Titus, who participated in the program for his second year, served as a Patrol Leader at Fort Mackinac. Pasquarella, participating for the first time, served as a Downtown Guide at the historic Biddle House.

During the week, the two Shamrocks accumulated more than 28 hours of service. Their duties included flag ceremonies at Fort Mackinac, the downtown Visitors’ Center, Fort Cemetery and other historic locations. They also took part in a landscaping service project at the Biddle House.

The program has a long history on Mackinac Island. The tradition began in 1929, when Michigan Gov. Fred Green commissioned eight Eagle Scouts from around the state to serve as an honor guard on the island. One of those Scouts was Gerald R. Ford, who would later become the 38th president of the United States.

Nearly a century later, Titus and Pasquarella are helping carry on that tradition of Scout service while representing Catholic Central on Mackinac Island.

Troop 111 has participated in the Mackinac Island service program since 1972. Scouts from participating contingents spend their week assisting Mackinac State Historic Parks, serving visitors, and completing service projects around the island.