By Robert M. Last August, the Venture Patrol went to Ontario, Canada for the Northern Tier high adventure canoe trip. We flew to International Falls, MN and stayed there a couple of nights in a hotel before crossing the border into Canada. While in Minnesota, we went to Voyageurs National Park where we learned about the French Canadian voyageurs that moved furs and other trade across the region’s lakes via canoes.

At the base we checked our gear and slept in a cabin. We set out the next day after getting some training in lifting canoes and assembling our gear. We also learned about 6-ply moss. (Ask your scout.)

The Venture Patrol is selling Christmas Wreaths and other holiday greenery to raise money for their 2009 Northern Tier High Adventure.

This summer, the Venture Crew participated in the Camp Rodney Outdoor Challenge.

The Venture Crew traveled to Mathews County, Virginia this Spring to kayak on Winter Harbor, an estuary off of the Chesapeake Bay. The crew was nervous about the weather because it had been miserable in the morning but fortunately it cleared up just prior to leaving for the Bay Trail Outfitters. The Outfitters arranged a geocaching tour where the boys learned how to use a GPS unit to find hidden caches accessible only by water. That night they stayed in a cabin that looked out over Mobjack Bay.