Camp Voyageur - Summer Camp for Boys

39 new photos have been added.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

39 new photos have been added to the Photo Gallery since June 22, 2009. As a continuing effort both during the camp season and during the rest of the year, we update the Photo Gallery. We hope these photos help to give you an idea of what the camp family is doing.

1 new photo has been added.

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

1 new photo has been added to the Photo Gallery since June 19, 2009. As a continuing effort both during the camp season and during the rest of the year, we update the Photo Gallery. We hope these photos help to give you an idea of what the camp family is doing.

49 new photos have been added.

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

49 new photos have been added to the Photo Gallery since June 16, 2009. As a continuing effort both during the camp season and during the rest of the year, we update the Photo Gallery. We hope these photos help to give you an idea of what the camp family is doing.

1 new camper signed up!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

1 new camper has signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 75 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

37 new photos have been added.

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

37 new photos have been added to the Photo Gallery since August 12, 2008. As a continuing effort both during the camp season and during the rest of the year, we update the Photo Gallery. We hope these photos help to give you an idea of what the camp family is doing.

Summer is Here

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

We're busy readying camp for first session campers who arrive on Sunday, June 14. Temperatures in the 30's at night greeted staff who arrived the end of May.
Returning counselors Johnny Alden, Joe Baumann, Jack Davidson, David O'Malley, Max Thomas and Henry Rodman have joined recruits Blake Collins, Will Hebert, Jory Huffman and Matt Kraska. After a Wilderness First Aid class, staff training has been peppered with chores like re-cribbing the mess hall boat dock for future generations. We screened the rec hall, moored our sailboats in the mess hall bay, put the swim dock in the water and roofed the infirmary.
Our counselors got a break from the "bull work" by heading out on the trail for a staff training trip. On Sunday they headed up the Echo Trail with one group beginning at Nina Moose and one at Little Indian Sioux. Saturday night featured the counselor cook-off, testing their trail recipes. We sampled everything from onion rings with scrumptulescent sauce, to cheesy spiced Rice-a-Roni, to spicy veggies with ramen, pasta with peanut sauce, sweet potato and cheese quesadillas and baked apples with cinnamon, sugar and walnuts.
Our camp cooks have been practicing for campers by serving lasagna, Mexican hot dish, stir fry, egg burritos, wilderness man, jambalaya, rotelli oven bake and new delights rhubarb-raspberry crisp, lemon bars and homemade granola. As the old saying goes, "Nobody goes hungry at Camp Voyageur." We're delighted to welcome Chef Bernard Herrmann, Ted L'Allier and new cook Anne Ward to the Voyageur kitchen.
Mary Denison, our resident Registered Nurse arrived this week. She's organizing the health care center in preparation for our campers.
For the campers who like to fish, counselors Matt and Jory have been checking out Farm Lake's favorite fishing spots. John has mapped out a great trip schedule, and our boys will head out on wilderness trips the Friday after they arrive. In addition to the challenging Boundary Waters canoe trips our Expeditions this year are bound for the Wabakimi Provincial Park, the Superior Hiking Trail and the Apostle Islands. Parents, campers and alumni can track daily activities at camp on our photo gallery.

Camp Schedule 2009

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Mark your calendar for the summer season. Join us if you can at camp.

Boys Sessions
Session I June 14-July 11
Session II July 12-August 8
Session I and II June 14-August 8
You can download a registration form and Wolf Ridge Rockclimbing waiver here.

Girls Trip
June 23-July 2-for girls 9-18.
Girls spend a couple of days in camp before heading out on the trail for 6-7-days. This has been a popular option for camper's sisters and alumni daughters since the �60's.
Download registration form here.

Outfitting
June 1-September 1
Complete or partial outfitting is available all summer long at Voyageur. We've got the perfect spot to launch your next wilderness trip in the Boundary Waters. Permits are required in the Boundary Waters so reserve your government permit here.

Alumni, you're invited to join us for a visit if you're in the area or plan to stay to get back in touch with your CV roots. Share the northwoods with family and friends so they can enjoy the CV spirit, too. We've organized some family and alumni trips, but if these dates don't suit your schedule come on up anyway.

Following each boys camp session we're offering two guided canoe trips for families of campers and alumns. These wilderness trips make the perfect family vacation after picking up your Voyageur at camp

Little Triangle July 11-15 or August 8-12 ($400) The Boundary Waters does not get much better than this, and it's right out our back door. Leave from camp on this easy 18 mile paddle following the picturesque Kawishiwi River past Twin Rapids. Tie into a lunker at the Gabbro potholes and portage the historic 210 rod Murphy's portage (beware the Portage Scavenger).

Basswood River July 11-17 or August 8-14 ($575) Travel the big border lakes passing through Pipestone and Jackfish Bay to Basswood Lake, en route to the Basswood River's Upper, Lower and Wheelbarrow Falls. The Basswood River is an intermediate trip known for fishing and landmarks like Indian pictographs and table rock.

More details on our website. Contact Deb to make your reservation. (We'll need a minimum of 4 people to run each trip.)

Camp Catch Up

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Our condolences to Tommy Kambur whose dad Tom Kambur passed away last fall. Camp Voyageur always held a special place in his heart.
Congratulations to Amanda Keller who married Ryan Heiser on Saturday June 6.
Check out the big one that did not get away. John Burgman, assistant editor at Outdoor Life tied into huge trout on a recent fishing trip.
David Huntoon has signed on the Secret Service and will begin training next fall.
Nurse Sharon Bachman is studying this summer for her Nurse Practitioners exam in Seattle.
If you have any news you would like us to share with your old cabinmates, drop us a line and we will post it in future installments of Camp Catch Up. Also, if you know of any websites that would be of interest to Voyageurs, or have a website of your own you'd like to let the CV community know about, let us know and we will put it on our links page.

1 new camper signed up!

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

1 new camper has signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 74 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

7 new campers signed up!

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

7 new campers have signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 75 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

2 new campers signed up!

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

2 new campers have signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 68 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

4 new campers signed up!

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

4 new campers have signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 66 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

1 new camper signed up!

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

1 new camper has signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 62 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

6 new campers signed up!

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

6 new campers have signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 61 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.

2 new campers signed up!

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

2 new campers have signed up for this summer. We now have a total of 55 signed up for camp. As more and more campers sign up, the excitement continues to grow at camp! There's no reason to wait to sign-up, it helps us organize for the summer and more importantly shows everyone else who's registered that you'll be coming this summer.