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Northern Tier
High Adventure Site
Boy Scout Troop 764 of Dunwoody, Georgia, traveled to Northern Tier from July 21-29, 2000, and again from July 15-25, 2003. We were Crew #E072200G and Crews E071603A and E071603G. We had incredible trips. Our visit to Northern Tier and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness far exceeded our expectations. Everyday was a great adventure and our trip ended much too soon. For our Scouts who had previously been to Philmont, they all agreed Northern Tier is a better trip!
We hope to share with you some of the thrills we experienced. Click through our troop links for a taste of our trip, and also be sure to visit the Official Northern Tier Links. We have tried to make this a one-stop site for all of your planning needs. If you experience any dead links or know of others we should add, please e-mail us at
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Northern Tier is offering a 10% discount off trips occurring between June 12th to July 6th, 2004. This applies to all three bases. A great opportunity for units who do not yet have a high adventure trip planned. Contact Northern Tier directly at (218) 365-4811 with questions. |
At the conclusion of your trek your adult advisors will each receive this print by Scouting artist Joseph Csatari. This beautiful Northern Tier print, painted in the distinctive Norman Rockwell style, will serve as a constant reminder of their unforgettable Northern Tier canoe country adventure.
The first officially sponsored wilderness canoe program of the Boy Scouts of America began in this area in 1923. The first few years these trips were sponsored by the Hibbing (MN) Area Council under the leadership Carlos S. Chase. The trips became a program of BSA Region Ten in 1926, as the Region Ten Canoe Trails. The early trips started from Winton. The starting point was later moved to Canadian Border Outfitters on the far west end of Moose Lake, and then to Hibbard's Lodge, farther east on Moose Lake. Use of the current base began with the 1942 season.
The Lodge was the first building to be built on the Base. Construction took place during the winter of 1941-42. Construction was supervised by Base Director, Horace "Hod" Ludlow. The Lodge and the outfitting base were dedicated on May 17, 1942, to Charles L. Sommers, long time chairman of the Region Ten Committee.
Your trip to Northern Tier and the Boundary Waters and Quetico Parks offers you an opportunity to travel into a northern wilderness explored by few people. From June to September, Northern Tier offers Scouts and Venturers the world's best wilderness canoeing. Beginning in December, you can participate in the challenging cold-weather camping program called Okpik (OOk' pick).
Visit Northern Tier for an unforgettable journey through the heart and soul of Canoe Country.
Fully outfitted trips travel into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota, Quetico Provincial Park and the White Otter Wilderness in southern Ontario, Canada, and in Atakaki Provincial Park in Manitoba, Canada.
For a free brochure and more details, please call:
(218) 365-4811 (8:00AM - 4:30PM, Mon. thru Fri., Cent. Time)
Fax: (218) 365-3112
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Call-in date for year 2004 trips was Tuesday, April 1, 2003, but it's not too late to go this summer. There are still some openings and there may be cancellations, so don't delay -- call today! See note above about the 10% discount.
Call-in date for year 2005 trips is Thursday, April 1, 2004, from 8am-8pm Central Time. After April 5th call-in hours are 8am-4:30pm. If the phone is busy, keep trying. By 1:00pm things quiet down and they usually do not fill up the first day. You must call - NO faxes or e-mails for registration. When your reservation is accepted you will be given a crew number and letter. You have three weeks to send in your $300 non-transferable, non-refundable deposit per crew or your reservation will be cancelled. Your council Scout Executive must sign your reservation form!
Call (218) 365-4811.
When you call, know from which base you wish to start - Sommers (Ely, MN), Atikokan, Ontario, or Bissett, Manitoba. Know your arrival date (have some alternate dates ready). All bases accept arrivals on any day of the week. You should plan to arrive at 1:00PM. Plan your travel accordingly.
8 is the maximum crew size from Ely and Atikokan (going south to Quetico). 11 is the maximum from Bissett and Atikokan (if going north). You can make reservations for more than one crew. All crew members must be 13 years of age or older by the date of the trip. Two deep adult leadership per crew is required.
Trip lengths range from 6 to 10 days, though longer treks can be arranged. Note that your arrival day and departure days are counted as one day. For example -- You pick a 7-day trip, arrive on July 10 (1:00pm). You would leave for home after breakfast on July 17th. Your time on the trail would be from the morning of July 11 through the afternoon of July 16th (six days on the water).
You should consider cost before choosing to paddle in the BWCAW or Quetico Park . Based on 2003 rates a crew of 6 youth and two adults would save $336.40 ($42/person) by selecting the Boundary Waters for a 10 day trek instead of Quetico. That's more than pocket change, and would buy a very nice meal in Ely after your trip. While Quetico is a bit more rustic (meaning no latrines and poorly maintained portage trails), the Boundary Waters will provide an unforgetable wilderness experience for all.
You can contact Northern Tier by email at:
Visit their web site at: www.ntier.org
If you would like to work at Northern Tier, applicants must be physically fit, age 18 by June 1 or older, and available to work from May 30 to August 21. BSA will hire about 120 people to work at Northern Tier. Starting salary is based on experience and ranges from $690 to $1,000 per month. Room and three meals a day are included.
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"I love this place! Anyone who has known the deep woods and the blue lakes for a week or a season puts themself to sleep ever afterwards with memories of Ely. On the map Ely appears to be the end of the road. For people who love the wilderness, beauty and and solitude, on the contrary, it's the center of the world."
-Charles Kuralt-
"There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten. It is an antidote to insecurity, the open door to water ways of ages past, and a way of life with profound and abiding satisfactions. When man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known."
-Sigurd F. Olson-
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