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Week 1 July 26 th-August 1 st • • Buckskin Camp—Fitzpatrick Campsite All meals in the Dinning Hall First Class Adventure Merit Badges Lake Activities Climbing Tower Ranges

Week 2 August 2 nd-August 8 th • Voyager Camp— Quetico Campsite • All meals prepared by scouts at camp in Patrols. Food provided by camp. • First Class Adventure • Merit Badges • Lake Activities • Climbing Tower • Ranges • Personal Bikes • Personal Canoes • Private Beach Area

Merit Badges Archaeology Climbing First Aid* Hiking Nature Reptile & Amphibian Study Swimming* Archery Cooking* Fish & Wildlife Management Indian Lore Orienteering Rifle Shooting Weather Astronomy Emergency Preparedness* Fishing Insect Study Photography Rowing Wilderness Survival Basketry Engineering Forestry Leatherwork Pioneering Shotgun Shooting Wood-carving Camping* Environmental Science* Geocaching Lifesaving Pottery Small Boat Sailing Canoeing Fingerprinting Geology Mammal Study Radio Surveying

Typical Daily Schedule Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 8: 00 Breakfast Breakfast 8: 40 Advancement 9: 40 Advancement 10: 40 Advancement 12: 00 Lunch 1: 00 2: 00 Lunch Check Out Lunch Troop Activities Check In 3: 00 Troop Activities 4: 00 Advancement 5: 00 Campsite Troop Time 6: 00 Dinner 7: 00 -9: 00 Dinner Evening Activities Dinner

Beach and Aquatics • Aqua Trampoline and Activity Island - Cool off by leaping into the lake from a 25 foot floating trampoline, or buy wooshing! into the lake. • Swimming - Cool off or practice your skills at the beach. • Sailing - Race the wind in a fleet of Sunfish sailboats. • Mile Swim - Can you go the distance to be a mile swimmer? • Tandem Kayaking - A totally new way to explore the bays. • Rowing - Take one out to fish or practice your merit badge skills. • Fishing - From the dock or pontoon boat, you're sure to find a spot where the fish are biting. • Water Polo - Challenge your neighboring patrol to a friendly game of water polo. • Greased Watermelon - Water Polo gets a whole lot slipperier when the ball is a melon covered in shortening. • Snorkeling - Check out the underwater world with mask, fins and snorkel. • Canoeing - Choose from over a hundred canoes to explore our two lakes. • Canoe Snorkel - Take an aquatic trek to a spot for the best snorkeling. • Polar Bear - Prove your strength by braving this early morning dip into the lake. • Troop Sauna - Fire up the sauna and relax - then jump in the lake & repeat!

Nature • Nature Center - Each camp has a Nature Center with interactive resource stations on astronomy, tracks and scats, forestry, advancement and more. • Night Skies - Staff will help you make the mysteries and legends of the stars and planets come alive. • Owl Pellets - Act like a detective as you dig deep inside an owl's pellet to find and reconstruct the skeletons of the owl's daily prey. • Loon Lore - Find out about the unique characteristics of our camp mascot and the Minnesota State Bird. You may just walk away an expert in loon communication. • Going Green Scout Style - See & discuss effects of pollution on a sand village that you construct • Stem NOVA- Participate in an activity that shows how every part of our world is connected. • Nature Canoe - Master your canoeing skills while exploring typically unseen parts of the lake. • Beaver Tales - Explore the life, eating habits and homes of the largest rodent on earth.

Climbing • Troop Climb - Learn how to belay your fellow Scouts before summiting the wall. • Open Climb - Choose any route you want to tackle and expect to feel the thrill of rappelling down once you reach the top. • Slant Challenge - You'll need to keep tight to the tower as you climb this angled wall. • Box Challenge - Ready for even more challenge? It will take some extra upper body strength to navigate a ceiling climb. • Bouldering - Practice your moves while you conquer the whole new challenge of climbing horizontally. • Rappelling - Step over the edge and bounce down the wall to the ground.

Outdoor Skills • Knots & Lashing - Learn the essential skills to build a cool and useful camp gadget for your next rank advancement. • Lost & Found - Master your map and compass skills and then find out the secret of our 100 ft course. • Totin' Chip - Do you know the skills to safely use and maintain knives, axes and saws? • Survivor Man - Put yourself to the test. Could you survive days in the wilderness with only the objects on you? • Leave No Trace - Be a step ahead in life, learn how to leave a minimal impact on your campground. What's Cooking? - Taste some great new recipes you'll use on your next outing. • Geocaching - Try and find our hidden geocaches using our GPS. • Firem'n Chit & Fire Building - Show off your skills to make the best fire possible. • Mountain Boarding - Grind through the Many Point trails in style.

Handicraft • Woodcarving - Create your own masterpiece out of a block of wood. • Leatherwork - We have all tools and punches that you need to make a useful project. • Tie Dye - Impress your friends with a wearable piece of art that you design and create. • Troop Project - As a troop, you'll choose to make a Turk's head, monkey's fist or a hemp craft to bring home. • Basketry - Build a basket from the reeds up. • Pottery - Make your own creations made from the earth itself. • Fingerprinting - Learn about all the ways our fingerprints can be used.

Shooting Sports • Archery - Use a compound bow to ensure your arrow hits mark. • Throwing Tomahawks - With a little practice, you'll be an expert in no time. • Sling Shots - You'll definitely hear when you hit your target on this one. • Troop Rifle Shoot - Train your eyes so you will hit the target each time. • Open Rifle Shoot - With practice, you'll qualify for an NRA Marksmanship Award. • Troop Shotgun Shoot - Learn the fundamentals before blasting the target. • Open Shotgun Shoot - Clay Pigeons won't stand a chance against you.

Parents • Parents are encouraged to attend camp with their scout • They may participate in virtually every activity with their scout • Parents sleep in their own tent at camp. They may share with another adult, but do not tent with their scout • Bring your own tent or use a troop tent • You may go for the whole week or part of a week • Main lodge has a work station with wi-fi, and work desks for those parents who need to check in at work during the week

Costs • Full week at MP is $300 per scout and $75 for adults • Partial week, either Sun-Wed or Wed-Sat is $150 for scouts and $45 for adults • Scout account dollars can be used and scholarships are available • Includes all meals, and base activities. • Some MB’s do have a small materials fee • Some extra activities may also have an extra fee • Transportation is through the Troop carpool or on your own • Troop gear is used for all campers, but scouts will need to bring their own personal gear, including a sleeping bag and mat

Thank You! • Please join us for one or both weeks in 2016 • Questions…