On more than a few occasions, the phrase “Everything I learned in in graduate school, I learned at Outward Bound first” has flashed into my consciousness. It first crossed my mind while I sat at a black lab table listening... READ MORE

As the teasing breath of autumn interrupted the end of July, many of our staff began longing for September.  A quick, unscientific survey of veteran instructors confirmed our initial suspicions: fall is the best time to travel in the Boundary... READ MORE

Students and families frequently write us after they return home from Outward Bound and start transferring what they learned on their course to their lives.  Every so often, we receive a testimonial so true to the spirit of Outward Bound... READ MORE

“Everyone grab your quick-dry pants,” I hear the instructor say. He’s reading every item on the packing list in front of a row of new Voyageur Outward Bound students. “Now get out your long-sleeved sun shirt.” The teenagers pull out... READ MORE

We couldn’t wait any longer to paddle, so we took a canoe to the ice. Spring happened to appear while we were out there. The canoe’s aluminum bow slammed into the ice sheet. I dug my paddle into the ice,... READ MORE

Lake Superior is many things. Big is the obvious one. It is, after all, the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area – roughly the size of South Carolina. It might as well be the ocean, save for... READ MORE

Around 10pm on September 4th, 2012, fifteen Outward Bound instructors rode crammed in a van driving down MN-11, which roughly follows the border between Minnesota and Ontario. After twelve hours of driving back from the Bloodvein River, we were still... READ MORE

Mary Milodragovich Mary Milodragovich was born and raised in Montana. She graduated from Colgate University in Political Science and Africana Studies in 2008. For the last four years, she has been instructing canoe, sea kayak, backpack, dogsled/skiing, and at-risk youth... READ MORE

I am often shocked by autumn in the Boundary Waters. I am used to the dead heat of summer, when the forest seems an uninterrupted sea of evergreen. Friendly firs insulate portages from the rest of the woods, and straight-trunked... READ MORE

Original post By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News Staff When Aaron Bauman was courting Sarah Mattox, he asked her if she’d like to paddle across the country with him in a canoe. Though some might be intimidated by this kind... READ MORE