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Learning Together Outdoors

Summer Family Vacation

Outdoor Family Adventures

Classes take place outside and are engaging for people of all ages. All instructors are experienced teachers and naturalists. Possible activities include:

• adventure ropes
• rock climbing
• orienteering
• Ojibwe heritage
• voyageur life
• kayaking
• astronomy
• block printing
• canoeing
• games
• family picnic at Lake Superior
• campfire
• family folk dance

A Mix of Family and Age-based Activities

• Afternoons are spent with family group activities
• Separate adult and child classes take place in the morning
• Explorers, 3-6 years old, spend mornings with a naturalist who has both experience and a great love of working with young children
• Older children spend time with a Wolf Ridge naturalist exploring and learning about the natural world
• Adults can spend a quiet morning relaxing or participating in natural history classes of their own

Housing and Meals

Your family will be housed in a private room in our family-friendly East Dorm. Each room has a private shower and bunk beds. We will provide an open day room for games and relaxation, a nightly snack, linens, and meals in our cafeteria-style dining hall.

“It would be hard to be here and not have one’s love for nature re-kindled. I haven’t met a staff member who didn’t seem truly happy to be here!”

- Emily W.