Voyageur Canoeing

Class Description:

Students will hike down to Wolf Lake and paddle a replica of a fur trade era voyageur canoe. A piece of history comes alive as you take in the beautiful scenary around Wolf Lake.

Total time: 2 hours
Audience: 4th grade through adult
Activity level: strenuous
Travel: 1 1/2 mile
Total uphill travel: 250 feet

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Voyageur Canoeing evening activity students will be able to:

Demonstrate paddling techniques.

Work as a member of a team to achieve a common goal.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

The Voyageur Canoeing evening activity will provide students with guided practice, in an authentic setting, to support the following Graduations Standards. We have chosen one to three “major focus” standards per grade level. Due to the holistic nature of environmental education, several other standards, not listed here, are addressed as well.

Task Management Skills: Perseverance, Teamwork, Resource Management, Safety.

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

• Quality individuals make a quality team.

Classroom Connections*

• Journal page download
• Pre-visit activities
• Post-visit activities
• Links to voyageur and canoe information and activities on the web

*requires Wolf Ridge password