No boundaries to the boundary waters

Educational & Guided Canoe Trips

Giving kids who have never fished, paddled or gone more than a few yards from a road the opportunity to go on multi-day, wilderness canoe trips.

Thomas Flint Canoe Trips for Diverse & Underserved Students

For most of the participants, it is their first visit to the BWCAW. The trip offers them a chance to build confidence, work in a group, learn about the area and make friends.

Trip Highlights
  • A weeklong educational trip to the Boundary Waters led by our Outfitting Partners.
  • Trips act as an extension of your classroom lesson plans.

Meet Our
Outfitting Partners

Highlights of Previous Trips

Get Your School Involved

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Substantial funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund

Funding for many of these trips is made possible by the Thomas Flint Memorial Fund. The Thomas Flint Memorial Fund was started as a remembrance of Thomas Hunter Flint, an outdoor advocate and Boundary Waters enthusiast who was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident at age 24. Thomas loved the Boundary Waters and treasured the trips he took with his father, his family, and friends. As a tribute to his love of the Boundary Water, Thomas’ family created this Memorial in hopes of helping underprivileged youth experience the beauty of the BWCA. Learn more about Thomas Flint.

Additional funding for canoe expeditions provided by:

Bob Johnson Boundary Waters Wilderness Fund

Stand with Asians Community Fund 

Quetico Superior Foundation