BOY SCOUT BOUNDARY WATERS
CANOE TRIP
PACKAGES
for
Boy Scout Troops and other
non-profit youth groups
Into The Boundary Waters Canoe Area & Quetico
Provincial Park
from
Ely, Minnesota
North Country Canoe Outfitters
arranges High Adventure canoe trips for literally hundreds of scouts,
church youth groups, high school classes, and sport
teams
each summer into the Boundary Waters Canoe area of Minnesota and Quetico Park of Ontario Canada. Our files contain dozens of thank you letters from
satisfied adult Scout leaders (and a few Scouts themselves) who have been on our
High Adventure trips.
North Country's owner has served on several Boy Scout Council and Regional Training Staffs in leadership positions,
as well as teach high Scout adventure skills. It should be
fully understood, however, that we are neither a part of the Boy Scouts of America, nor have they given us an endorsement.
Boy Scout High Adventure trips may start directly from our dock by just paddling away,
riding out to a drop point by boat, or flying-off to Canada. Others start
with Scouts riding to another entry point via van and paddling from there. Routes may
return back to the starting point or to another pick-up location. Many
Scouts work
their way back to our lakeside base. This precludes having to set a pick-up
time; rarely a problem, but certainly a consideration on a Scout trip.
Most trips involve several portages (moving your gear and canoe from one
lake to another) each day. Portages range from a few feet to a quarter mile;
a "long portage" may extend up to a half mile. They may take some effort
for younger Scouts to do,
as they are usually up or down hill to the next lake. But ... is that what
High Adventure trips are all about ... Scouts accepting a do-able challenge
and then succeeding?
A travel day usually involves from four to six hours of
paddling to get to your next campsite. We suggest about every other day be a
layover for Scouts on our trips. This allows for fishing and exploring without having to take-down
and set-up camp. Greater distances can be covered by Scouts as there is no gear to
carry on portages. After a full day on the water, a Scout group can then return to
their camp, have dinner, watch the campfire and the stars, and turn-in, in
true Boy Scout High Adventure fashion.
North Country experiences an exceptionally high rate of repeat
customers.
Requests for availability here at our base will fill rapidly for 2008
dates.
Pre-trip overnight accommodations for new arrivals,
and rooms for parties coming off the water and wanting to
spend the night
prior to their returning home, will book-up quickly ...
especially for weekend dates.
Phone us for
current openings: 800 - 552 - 5581
GOVERNMENTAL ENTRY PERMITS SHOULD BE
RESERVED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
WE WILL HANDLE YOUR PERMIT REQUEST
AS PART OF OUR OUTFITTING
SERVICES
Boundary Waters
Entry Permits
US-side Entry Permits
should be
requested immediately for
any date/entry point combination.
Initial permit requests will be assigned on a lottery basis on January 15th, 2008.
After that, all remaining permits are subsequently reserved
on a first come basis.
Quetico Park
Entry Permits
2008 Canadian Entry Permits may be reserved five months
to the day prior
to the entry date.
IE: Permits for
2008, or earlier, were available as of 6 AM this morning.
Committee Members
The
20 pages of this web
site dedicated to youth group information serves as an introduction of the
programs, services, and trip tips available from North Country Canoe
Outfitters for assisting you and your unit. Pre-trip informatin is
available throughout this website.
Our
Leader's Guide To
High Adventure Canoe Trips
covers these and other wilderness canoeing topics in
a reference format for adult leadership. It is not intended
as a participant workbook. One copy per unit is
available free
if the unit is:
Currently planning a canoe
trip for 2008, and Currently evaluating
outfitters.
Copies must
be requested by the Committee Chairman, Scoutmaster, or High Adventure Trip
Coordinator. This booklet is not intended to be a general paddling
reference. If you have already selected an outfitter, please contact them
for their publications. Their policies and practices may differ from what
we recommend.
North Country Canoe Outfitters is not associated in any way with the National
Council, Boy Scouts of America
nor have we received any endorsement from them.
North Country Canoe Outfitters
474 Kawishiwi Trail
Ely, Minnesota 55731
This web page is current as of:
E-Mail Our Office:
GENERAL OFFICE:
218-365-5581
RESERVATIONS: 800-552-5581
FAX: 218-365-5681
Our
normal office hours are 8 AM - 6 PM, Central Time, daily. Alloff hour urgent calls are forwarded to the owner's
home.
Copyright (C) 1996-2009 North Country
Canoe Outfitters and
John C & Mary K Schiefelbein
A travel day usually involves from four to six hours of
paddling to get to your next campsite. We suggest about every other day be a
layover for Scouts on our trips. This allows for fishing and exploring without having to take-down
and set-up camp. Greater distances can be covered by Scouts as there is no gear to
carry on portages. After a full day on the water, a Scout group can then return to
their camp, have dinner, watch the campfire and the stars, and turn-in, in
true Boy Scout High Adventure fashion.
