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Canoe camps offer more than a great way for kids to learn to paddle. The partnership and cooperation required between paddling partners and canoe campers teach kids so much more: people skills, problem solving, and perseverance are just a few of the valuable life lessons. On top of that, the confidence that comes with learning to stern, completing a tough portage, and growing life-long friendships often translate into higher self esteem back home, long after camp is over. There are canoe camps for all ages and skill levels. Some offer short trips close to home, whereas others offer the opportunity to really explore.		Photo by Laura Puckett
Camps in USA Michigan YMCA Camp Echo Michigan www.ymcacampecho.org YMCA Camps www.michiganymcacamps.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Camp Birchwood for Girls Laporte, MN www.campbirchwood.com Camp Buckskin Ely, MN www.campbuckskin.com Camp Chippewa for Boys Cass Lake, MN www.campchippewa.com Camp Kooch-i-ching Rainy Lake, MN www.kooch-i-ching.org Camp Tanadoona Excelsior, MN www.campfireusa-mn.org/tanadoona.htm offers special canoe session Camp Thunderbird Bemidji, MN www.camptbird.com Camp Voyageur Ely, MN www.campvoyageur.com Girl Scout Northern Lakes Canoe Base Ely, MN www.girlscoutslolc.org/pages/NorthernLakesCanoeBase Lake Trails Base Camp Oak Island, MN www.laketrails.org Ogichi Daa Kwe International Falls, MN www.ogichi.org Wilderness Canoe Base Grand Marais, MN www.wildernesscanoebase.org YMCA Camp du Nord Ely, MN www.dunord.org YMCA Camp Ihduhapi, Leadership Development Program Loretto, MN www.campihduhapi.org YMCA Camp Menogyn Grand Marais, MN www.campmenogyn.org YMCA Camp Widjiwagan Ely, MN www.widji.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Carolina Green Cove, for girls Tuxedo, NC www.greencove.com Mondamin, for boys Tuxedo, NC www.mondamin.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wisconsin YMCA Camp Icaghowan Amery, Wisconsin www.campicaghowan.org Camp Manito-wish YMCA Boulder Junction, WI www.manito-wish.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vermont Keewayden Dunmore, for boys White River Junction, Vermont http://dunmore.keewaydin.org Songadeewin of Keewaydin, for girls White River Junction, Vermont http://songadeewin.keewaydin.org Camps in Ontario, Canada Camp Pathfinder Huntsville, ON (NY during winter) www.camppathfinder.com Camp Temagami Temagami, ON www.camptemagami.com Camp Wabikon Temagami, ON www.wabikon.com Camp Wanapitei Temagami, ON www.wanapitei.net Canadian Adventures Camp Temagami, ON www.canadianadventurecamp.com Keewaydin Temagami Toronto, Ontario http://temagami.keewaydin.org/ Ko-Ach Adventures (for youth at risk and with developmental delays) Toronto, Ontario www.ko-achadventures.com Langskib Temagami, ON www.langskib.com Northwaters Wilderness Program Temagami, ON http://northwaters.com/youth-camp-programs/ Paddlefoot Dorset, ON www.paddlefoot.ca Project C.A.N.O.E. Temagami, ON www.canoe.org Wabun Canoe Camp Temagami, ON www.wabun.com