Hey Neighbor! We’re reaching out to Midwestern students, families, educators, administrators, counselors, and youth workers with some good news: Voyageur Outward Bound School of Minnesota is offering tuition discounts and scholarships for local students this fall. We recognize that the... READ MORE
Dear VOBS Friends, As I write this, I am thinking of all the people around the globe who are impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic in one way or another. Most people have either said it, or thought it, but these... READ MORE
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. This Rembrandt painting was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum thirty years ago this week. It depicts Christ and the Twelve Apostles in a tiny boat, on a raging sea. The storm... READ MORE
Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. – Golda Meir Savannah and Sam each had the opportunity to go Outward Bound as young teens. Now, more than ten years later,... READ MORE
Chris Comodeca sent her daughter on a Voyageur Outward Bound School course over ten years ago. For her daughter, one course turned into three, and then turned into a professional rock climbing and photography career. Last month, Chris tried Outward... READ MORE
Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie Adrienne... READ MORE
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. – Anthony J. D’Angelo Bill Pullman was immersed in Outward Bound decades ago as an instructor in Australia. However, last month was the first time he... READ MORE
Mark Petraitis and Emily Roskey are part of our team here at Voyageur Outward Bound School (VOBS). This summer, they had a chance to work together for the first time. Together, they led one of five crews for The Fellowship Initiative... READ MORE
Texas is a blend of valor and swagger. — Carl Sandburg In the eponymous movie, Gregory Peck got pretty darn sick of people telling him the same thing: “It’s a Big Country.” But it really is. Texas, it seems, has to... READ MORE
Brian Campeau is a born and raised Californian, Veteran, Police Officer, Filmmaker, Small-Business Owner and as of last February, a dog sledding VOBS alumnus. Last year, Brian found himself searching for as he put it, “a need to disconnect, to... READ MORE
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