This weekend is our first WFA program offered in partnership with Rick Swain of “The Scroll”. The registration numbers are already such that we’ll be making this a yearly course offering, but there are still a few spots left. Students will spend saturday and sunday working through Rick’s SOLO certified wilderness first aid curriculum, andContinue reading “A Few Spaces Still Available For This Weekend’s SOLO Certified WFA Certification Course.”
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Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023
It’s been too long. After a few years of the pandemic canceling our yearly trip up to spend time with David and Anna Bosum, it looks like 2023 is going to be our first time back. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, this is the most important trip I run. Spending timeContinue reading “Winter Living Experience With Cree First Nations Is On The Schedule For February 2023”
Putting On A Show For The Locals
This past weekend was our canoe poling intensive, and we had a great time. Students got the chance to get the basics down, and then knock out the first six miles or so of poling up and downstream at our local Brattleboro stomping grounds on the first day, where we endlessly entertained some of theContinue reading “Putting On A Show For The Locals”
Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up
Spent this weekend running our canoe paddling weekend intensive, and had a blast. We got the chance to paddle some interesting parts of the southern Vermont waterways, as well as talk in depth about scouting canoe routes for long term trips. It’s always fun to find new places to put a boat in the water,Continue reading “Canoe Paddling Weekend Wraps Up”
2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River
Another year long immersion program comes to an end. We spent the last week out on the allagash river with the students from this years friluftsliv immersion program. Final culminating trips are different for every group, and that’s always the exciting part for me. The experience of taking what we’ve learned out on the trailContinue reading “2021-22 Year Long Friluftsliv Program Comes To An End With Final Canoe Trip On The Allagash River”
Nine Week Spring Semester Begins In Northern Maine
Jumped right in to learning how to tie snowshoe bindings and get used to being on snowshoes yesterday on the first day of the spring 2022 semester here at Jack Mountain. Still a lot of snow on the ground and more in the woods, so students will be on snowshoes for a bit while everythingContinue reading “Nine Week Spring Semester Begins In Northern Maine”