EXPEDITIONS
Fall Backpacking Expedition
All items for survival will be transported collectively in a backpack. Activities may include hiking, gathering and splitting wood, playing cards, discussions around the fire, and anything else that promotes warmth and fellowship. We stay in nice tents with warm sleeping air-pads. Participants should be able to 6-8 miles per day with a 30lb pack. Degree of physical difficulty: moderate. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page to see what gear is provided by BCS for the trip.
WHO: Anyone Approved by the Trip Leader
WHEN: 9/25/2025 to 9/27/2025
WHERE: Manistee River Trail Loop, Michigan
COST: $100
(includes Guide Service,
Meals "on the trail", and Gear)
Final Payment Deadline: 9/1/2025
Spring CANOE EXPEDITION
The daily process for these trips is as follows: Wake-Up and Eat; Paddle; portage; set up camp; relax/eat and hang by the fire; repeat. Participants will be in a lightweight Kevlar canoe traveling along a chain of lakes or rivers mainly in the Boundary Water Canoe Area in Minnesota, while camping along the way. Canoes are transported over land between lakes—this is called a portage. Traveling this way allows for a change in topography and provides opportunities to see wildlife. Participants will practice or learn the various paddling strokes, how to set up a camp, how to build a fire and hopefully how to clean a fish as fishing may be included. Physical requirements include the ability to hike a few miles at a time while carrying 25-50lbs on their back or shoulders. Weather can change drastically and even though the canoes are sturdy, participants should be able to swim despite always wearing a life jacket while in the canoe. Degree of physical difficulty: moderate. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page to see what gear is provided by BCS for the trip.
WHO: Men, ages 18 and older
WHEN: 5/21/2025 to 5/26/2025
WHERE:
Quetico Provincial Park (will need a PASSPORT)
COST:
Total Cost -- $550 (includes Transportation from meeting point, Meals "on the trail", and Gear -- outside of personal effects)
Final Payment Deadline: 5/1/2025
Fall CANOE EXPEDITION
The daily process for these trips is as follows: Wake-Up and Eat; Paddle; portage; set up camp; relax/eat and hang by the fire; repeat. Participants will be in a lightweight Kevlar canoe traveling along a chain of lakes or rivers mainly in the Boundary Water Canoe Area in Minnesota, while camping along the way. Canoes are transported over land between lakes—this is called a portage. Traveling this way allows for a change in topography and provides opportunities to see wildlife. Participants will practice or learn the various paddling strokes, how to set up a camp, how to build a fire and hopefully how to clean a fish as fishing may be included. Physical requirements include the ability to hike a few miles at a time while carrying 25-50lbs on their back or shoulders. Weather can change drastically and even though the canoes are sturdy, participants should be able to swim despite always wearing a life jacket while in the canoe. Degree of physical difficulty: moderate. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page to see what gear is provided by BCS for the trip.
WHO: Men, ages 18 and older
WHEN: 8/28/2025 to 9/1/2025
WHERE:
Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota
COST:
Total Cost -- $550 (includes Transportation from meeting point, Meals "on the trail", and Gear -- outside of personal effects)
Final Payment Deadline: 8/1/2025
PAST EXPEDITIONS
Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Lizz Lake
Explore the northern woods via canoe. Participants will have to paddle, portage, set up and break down camp while trying to catch a few tasty fish. Daily topic discussions will be conducted to enrich one another's lives.
Isle Royale National Park
We backpacked a loop on the west side of the island!
Winter Camping Boundary Waters 2022
BWCAW Gunflint Trail
Embrace the cold and test your physical fortitude by snow-shoeing, building a quinzhee, chopping and splitting wood, and enjoying fellowship.