Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Wabakimi :: Wabakimi Project in 2018
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rtallent |
Wabakimi Project trips in 2018 are open for scheduling. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about these week-long service/recreational forays. Ray T. |
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goatroti |
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rtallent |
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Portage99 |
rtallent: "Beautiful slideshow! You all look happy even in the rain!" Thanks, Ray! It was a great paddle. I like rainy days as much as sunny days. |
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goatroti |
Only 4 vacancies remain as of this date: 2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 2, 2018 2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 16, 2018 Significant discounts are available to each member of an affinity group of 2 participants who fill either of the vacancies for these 2 trips. First-come, first-served!!! This is the fifteenth and final year of operation of The Wabakimi Project. Don't miss the last chance to participate in this important wilderness canoe route conservancy effort. ...In plain english, come on a trip with a friend and the two of you get a reduced price. This offer only good till the trips are filled. This is the last year of The Wabakimi Project. When we complete mapping this year there will be no more trips under this banner. C'mon aboard for our last kick at the can. |
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goatroti |
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rtallent |
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goatroti |
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goatroti |
The Wabakimi Project is a unique grassroots volunteer initiative founded in 2004 to explore and map the historical and traditional canoe routes of Wabakimi Provincial Park. Since its inception, the scope of this ambitious conservancy effort has been expanded to include the canoe routes that lie on the Crown lands adjacent to the park. They provide vital access to Wabakimi as well as strategic links to other nearby provincial parks and conservation reserves. Over the past 14 years, 208 volunteers from North America, New Zealand and Europe have collectively spent a total of 1,179 days on 142 trips exploring and mapping canoe routes in the Wabakimi Area. Together, they've travelled 5,146km (3,198 miles) through this vast, virtually-roadless wilderness area, inventoried 1001 campsites and rehabilitated 1020 portages whose measured lengths have totalled 262,935m (287,549 yards or 52,282 rods). The Wabakimi Project conducts one-week (8-day/7-night) reconnaissance expeditions from late May to mid-September with a hiatus during July. Applications are welcome from eligible paddlers. Early registration is recommended as bookings are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Discounts are available to 3-person affinity groups that book the same trip and to 'designated drivers' who volunteer to transfer fellow participants and their gear between Thunder Bay and Armstrong Station. 2018 may well be the final year of operation of The Wabakimi Project. If a canoe trip to the Wabakimi Area is on your bucket list, now is the time to act! Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this worthwhile canoe route conservancy effort. For more information, visit: http://www.wabakimi.net. To obtain a copy of this year's prospectus, Wabakimi 2018 - Dates, Rates & Terms, contact The Wabakimi Project at: info@wabakimi.org. |
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goatroti |
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goatroti |
Canoecopia in Madison, WI was a huge success! Organizers of the Wabakimi Project and trip leaders met many enthusiastic paddlers interested in our service trips and signed up several new members of our not-for-profit, Friends of Wabakimi organization. Only 5 vacancies remain in early June. If you've ever had the Wabakimi Area on your bucket list, now is the time to act. Don't delay! Contact 'Uncle' Phil to secure your placement. We subscribe to a very strict first-come, first-serve basis. |
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hooky |
Friends of Wabakimi |
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goatroti |
It's okay with 2, but better with 4. When one door closes another opens. We had two participants drop out of the June 23-30 trip for family reasons. Totally understandable and we wish them well. However, now we have two openings for the "Trip of a Lifetime". Led by Cary Keller and his able assistant Amy, this trip promises nice weather, fun companionship and paddling extraordinaire. If you can find the time and wish to help the Wabakimi Project one last time on our last kick at the can, please, jump aboard. Contact Barry Simon at wabakimimaps@hotmail.com and get the ball rolling. |
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Portage99 |
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goatroti |
Of 11 planned one-week trips, 6 are now fully booked. Only 13 vacancies remain: 11 in June; 2 in August. Bookings for next summer's volunteer trips are coming in at a record rate! The previous message in this thread is regularly updated to indicate how many vacancies are still available. Don't miss the last chance to participate in what has possibly become the most ambitious canoe route conservancy initiative in all of North America. Come to Canoecopia in Madison, WI (March 9-11) to meet organizers, trip leaders and past participants of The Wabakimi Project but don't wait until then to make your reservation . . . you may be too late to secure a placement! Interested? Contact information is posted in the original message to this post. |
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BV |
visit: www.wabakimi.org or contact: pjcotton@tbaytel.net |
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Portage99 |
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goatroti |
www.wabakimi.org Please visit the site for any information you need on opportunities for the summer of 2018. |
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jcavenagh |
This is what I need to get me through the "no trip" time. |
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Portage99 |
Ya'll missed out, but Cary & I held down the fort!! Wish I could go back up in August. : ( . boo hoo----I am already plotting next year. Enjoy your trip, Goatroti, and Ray, thanks for the detailed notes! It was fun to follow your path from last year, and find your portage markings. Gorgeousness abounded. I'll try to post some pix. |
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goatroti |
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goatroti |
6 vacancies remain as of this date: 2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 2, 2018 2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, June 16, 2018 2 for the one-week trip starting Saturday, August 11, 2018 (a recent vacancy due to a last-minute cancellation) This is the last year of operation of the Wabakimi Project. Don't miss this final opportunity to participate in this wilderness canoe route conservancy effort. Significant discounts are available to an affinity group of 2 who fill any of these trip vacancies. Some 'designated driver' allowances are still available too! First-come, first-served!!! Contact 'Uncle' Phil to receive a copy of our prospectus, Wabakimi 2018 - Dates, Rates & Terms. |