Rock Island didn’t have an “Activity Yard” as much of Scouting advancement in the 1950s was based on skills.  Here we see the Rock Island Rope Yard.  More specifically, we see a knot bar.  A knot bar is a place where multiple Scouts could practice their knots at one time.  While such skills practice comes in and out of vogue in Scouting, Old Hickory Lake Boxwell began using knot bars again in 2012 thanks to work done by Staff Alumni!

The Rock Island Knot Bar, where Scouts practiced their knot tying skills.