Last week, nine Aroostook County youth got a healthy dose of canoeing, camping, wilderness education, and, of course, black flies on a four-day youth wilderness trip led by the Maine Winter Sports Center.
“We are trying to promote healthy lifestyles all year long,” said MWSC coach and wilderness leader Eileen Carey, “through offering more summer trips and camps, we hope to promote an active, outdoor lifestyle beyond just the winter months.”
The group started their trip in Long Lake and throughout the four days paddled through Mud Lake, Cross Lake, Square Lake and Eagle Lake. Along the way participants learned how to canoe, navigate, cook and camp while minimizing their impact in wilderness areas by using “Leave No Trace” wilderness ethics.
Sarah Dominick of Stockholm and Jeff Spencer of St. Francis volunteered their time to help lead the trip and shared their expertise with the group. MWSC plans to offer another youth wilderness camp to Deboullie from July 16-18.
Interested youth ages 11-14 can get more information at the MWSC website at www.mainewsc.org/teams_youth.html.
