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Rum River Scout Camp: Northern Star Area Council: Near Anoka, MN Active: Operating since 1957, Rum River Scout Camp is a 167-acre facility on the Rum River located 4 miles north of Anoka, Minnesota. Stearns Scout Camp: Northern Star Area Council: Near South Haven, MN Active: 1,200 acres located near South Haven, Minnesota.
The Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases are a collection of high adventure bases in Minnesota, Ontario, and Manitoba. It is made up of Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base in Ely, Minnesota operating in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and Quetico Provincial Park, Don Rogert Canoe Base in Atikokan, Ontario operating in Quetico Provincial Park, and Northern Expeditions Base in ...
Programs at the Northern Tier vary by season. In the summer, participants undertake wilderness canoe excursions. There are no lodgings along these trips, and aircraft and motorboats are heavily restricted. Typical treks may cover 50 to 150 miles and take 6 to 10 days, with a maximum duration of 14 days.
Trail Life USA's headquarters (known as the "Home Office") is located on a 127-acre dedicated camping facility known as Camp Aiken, south of Greenville, South Carolina. The property features a full gymnasium, chapel, trails, fishing ponds, bonfire areas, and numerous campsites.
In August 2010, a 20-year-old camper from Wichita, Kansas named Moses Fitchpatrick broke off from his hiking group and went missing. His body was found several days later, two miles south of the Falls Creek property, in rough terrain. The cause of death was undetermined, but likely to have been a result of heat and dehydration. [10]
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Falling Creek Camp is a traditional summer camp for boys, founded on Christian values. It is located in the town of Tuxedo in southern Henderson County as a brother camp to nearby Camp Greystone - a camp for girls only. The first session was held in summer 1969 with 110 boys. [6] [7]
The First Step Inn at 134 Durfee St. is at capacity year-round, though it recently increased its number of beds from 20 to 30. Dion said there is talk of bumping up the shelter to 50 beds year-round.