Boy Scout Trips

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.


	Boundary Waters Entry Permits	US-side Entry Permits must be reserved for specific date/entry point combination. We may start requesting BWCA Permits for the 2007 season on November 1st.

	Quetico Park Entry Permits	Canadian Entry Permits may only be reserved five months to the day prior to the entry date.

ATTENTION: 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 2007,
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.

To receive your copy, please phone our office:

800-552-5581

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

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