Events and Outings Quetico/Boundary Waters
Registration Open for 2012 Quetico/Boundary Waters Canoeing Adventures
Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada offers truly a most unique and leading canoe experience. You’ve heard, read and dreamed about these Boundary Waters and now you can experience them for a fraction of the price under expert guidance. Paddle, portage, and camp in this pristine wilderness with new friends who share your spirit of adventure and love of nature’s wonders. Expect to see some of the same wildlife that voyageurs, trappers and ancient Ojibway saw as you travel the same waterways. Learn the history of this storied land as you revel in its clear, drinkable waters, star-lit skies and deafening silence. A minimum of two layover days are planned for swimming, photography, fishing, hiking, exploring, or just plain relaxing. These are trips you will talk about for many years to come.
All Quetico trip leaders are experienced veterans of the area with requisite Wilderness First Aid training. For participants*, experience is not a requirement, but a good attitude and physical fitness are essential. Crews are limited by the permit system to nine participants. All trips are 8 days, 7 nights, from put-in through take-out with travel time to and from the area in addition. Travel to and from the base/starting point is not considered part of the trip although carpooling is encouraged and generally coordinated by participants. Fees include canoes, group equipment, meals, necessary lodging and park permits and taxes. Not included are personal equipment (including clothing, tents and sleeping gear), pre/post trip travel, passports, personal permits and fishing licenses. Contact trip leaders for additional information, including registration, which will include a $100 deposit.
August 10-18, 2012
Trip Leaders: Mike McQuilkin (253-219-9208) (email:
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Scott McQuilkin (253-988-4394) (email:
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Departure Point: Camp Quetico, Atikokan, Ontario Optional Meeting Point: International Falls, Minnesota Cost: $600 Chapter Sponsor: Cascade Chapter, with a hearty welcome to John Muir members. Mike and Scott’s trip emphasizes Quetico’s world-class fishing for bass, walleye and northern pike, spectacular scenery through 20 of the area’s lakes and 3 layover days. August 17-26, 2012 Trip Leader: Nancy McDermott (608-238-1421) (email:
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Departure Point: Canoe Canada, Atikokan, Ontario Cost: $525 Nancy ’s trip covers a shorter distance and features ancient Ojibway pictographs, excellent scenery including a waterfall, two base camps with ample fishing opportunities and delicious home-cooked, lightweight meals including camp-baked treats. August 25-Sept. 3, 2012 Trip Leaders: Jane McMillan (815-543-2756) (email:
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