Boy Scouts get lesson in cooking fish from local restaurant

LACONIA — Laconia Boy Scout Troop 68, led by Tara Shore, has been planning an incredible learning adventure for the troop. In August, the troop will travel to Florida where they will canoe to an island and spend three days honing their survival skills. Catching and cooking fish will be a large part of the training exercise and native fish like mahi-mahi will likely be on their outdoor experience menu.

Shore decided to seek out a local restaurant that might have mahi-mahi on the menu and ask them to give a quick lesson to the troop on how to prepare and cook the fish. Shore saw that T-Bones had mahi-mahi on the menu and spoke with T-Bones Manager Josh Lemire about this unusual request, who arranged for a trip to the Great NH Restaurants’ fish purveyor, North Coast, where they would have a tour and hands on training for the preparation and cooking of Mahi-Mahi, grouper and snapper, all native fish they may encounter during their Florida adventure.

“I thought this was such a great project that I wanted to really take it to the next level. I called Gary McCarthy at North Coast, he immediately jumped on board to help,” said Lemire. On April 26, Boy Scout Troop 68 made the trip to Boston.

“The boys and leaders are eternally grateful for the support and kindness of T-Bones with their help to make this trip an experience to remember for a lifetime,” said Shore.

Laconia Boy Scout Troop 68 went to Boston to prepare for a Florida trip. (Courtesy photo)