A truly Superior Experience…...
…...awaits you this summer at Amnicon! The moods, power, and breathtaking beauty of Lake Superior and the surrounding countryside will make your Amnicon adventure unforgettable!
Amnicon’'s summer experience is a unique Christian high-adventure tripping program where cooperation and teamwork become a lifestyle and friendships are nurtured in a spirit of respect for one another and care for the earth. Campers develop a new sense of awareness of themselves and build community as they explore Lake Superior’'s Apostle Islands by voyageur canoe, challenge themselves paddling whitewater, or hiking the Sawtooth Mountains.
Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, Amnicon’'s nearly 700 acres of wilderness allows campers to begin their adventure the moment they arrive. The toughest thing about coming to Amnicon is deciding which trip to take!
From the thrilling white water of the Brule River and the rugged beauty of the Sawtooth Mountains to the majestic vastness of Lake Superior, the wild scenery of the Namekagon River, or the peaceful serenity of the Amnicon base camp, — Amnicon prides itself on being one of very few Lutheran camps providing such diverse and specialized high adventure tripping programs.
Being part of an Amnicon adventure is more than just taking a camping trip. It is an intense 24-hour-a-day way of life where you learn new skills while living together in Christian fellowship. Each Amnicon trip will have one or two guides/counselors who will teach you all the needed safety and wilderness skills and also lead a program for the week. A theme unifies each trip with activities that include stories, games, campfires, discussions, history, prayer and worship. After a week of wrestling with questions, working on the ropes course, enjoying quiet times, and building lasting friendships, you will leave Amnicon refreshed, renewed, and full of new thoughts and skills.
For more information about any of our programs or to make a reservation email: CampAmnicon_usa.net
or call: (715) 364-2602
Adizokan Village:
Amnicon’s Newest Program!
Adizokan Village: A Summer Camp for All Kinds of Families
Among aspen, ash and spruce, beautiful Adizokan Village stands on a forested ridge overlooking the magnificent Lake Superior shore. Amnicon has developed a brand new program to highlight the abundance of the north woods for families of all shapes and sizes! Your counselors will guide your group on an adventure exploring woodland flora and fauna, beach fun, theological discussions, and an overnight canoe camping trip while living in tent cabins on the shore of Lake Superior. Share in the joys of discovering the “story and spirit” (adizokan in Ojibwe) of all parts of your family life while strengthening each relationship. An experience of the simple life that is sure to leave you full of peace and rich in spirit. Summer Only.
AdizokanBrochure.doc
AdizokanBrochure.pdf
North Woods Wilderness
Discovery trip
Slip your canoe into the water, leave sight of the landing, and look around. You'’re treated to a view of nature, of wild beauty and its entire splendor. Tall stands of pine and birch crowd the shoreline, and high overhead a bald eagle circles.
Your trip begins on the eastern edge of the Manitowish River Wilderness area. The gentle babble of the river is your companion at the wilderness campsite for your first night out on the trail.
Soon the river widens, as you enter the magnificent Turtle-Flambeau Flowage. Chances are you’'ll hear the haunting call of a lonely loon, or glimpse a deer as you navigate the clear blue waters. Camped on an island, your evening is spent at the water's edge accompanied by the crackle of the campfire. This is a great trip for people of all levels of experience.
Group Size: up to 5
Group Cost: $2,050.00
Trip Length: 6 Days
NorthwoodsWilderness.doc
NorthwoodsWilderness.pdf
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Northland Scenic River Canoe Trip
Is that a beaver or an otter swimming in front of our canoe? This unique encounter is one of the many opportunities you will have to observe the variety of abundant wildlife as you paddle one of Wisconsin's
most scenic waterways.
The Namekagon/St. Croix river trip offers you the perfect opportunity to develop your canoeing and camping skills while exploring historic sites of early settlers and Native Americans along the way.
Shorelines are wild and beautiful, varying from high, steep banks to wetlands and wild rice beds. At your campsite you will cook over a campfire, sleep on a bed of pine needles, and rise to the call of the songbird's reveille. Come and be a guest with us in nature's bed and breakfast.
Group Size: up to 10
Group Cost: $3,500.00
Namekagon.doc
Namekagon.pdf
Flambeau River Ramble
Grab your paddle and come travel what enthusiasts have acclaimed as one of the nation's finest canoeing rivers!
Your trip will begin near Nine Mile Creek on a quiet stretch of the wild and beautiful Flambeau River. The next few days will have you enjoying the time of your life as you spend sun-up to sun-down in the presence of bald eagles, beaver lodges, spruce and birch forests, and the wide open sky.
Midway through your trip, listen for the roar of rapids as you make ready for some adventurous white water! The Flambeau River awaits you!
Group Cost: $3,650.00
FlambeauRiverRamble.doc
FlambeauRiverRamble.pdf
Voyageur Canoeing on Lake Superior
Voyageur canoeing among the islands on the World's largest inland sea, is indeed a unique experience!
Together your group will tap into an historic rhythm and lifestyle...that of the voyageurs over 200 years ago.
Feel the strength of teamwork as you paddle a 34-foot Montreal canoe singing your way to new destinations. Relax in the developing warmth and friendship while sharing stories around a crackling campfire.
You and your guides will navigate sandstone sea caves, shipwrecks, secluded beaches, and lighthouses as you explore the pristine shores of the Apostle Islands and the awe inspiring waters of Lake Superior. Come join us and feel your spirit renewed as your entire being comes alive.
Group Size: 10-14
Group Cost: $5,200.00
Arrive: Sunday
Depart: Friday
Montreal.doc
Montreal.pdf
Voyageur Canoeing in Voyageur's Nat'l Park
Along the Minnesota-Canada border lies the pristine wilderness of Voyageur's National Park, harboring some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the World.
You'll embark from Crane Lake and soon be in the protected waterways and rugged terrain that provide habitats for moose, otter, beaver, loon and bald eagle. Paddling together in rhythm in a historic 34' Voyageur canoe, you'll explore the same narrow inlets and wide lakes that were traveled by French-Canadian Voyageurs of yore, which are dotted with old fish camps and pioneer cabins that date back to an earlier age.
As a small group, with your two guides, you'll do everything together: cook, camp, paddle, reflect, pray, and sleep under the stars of this magnificent Canadian-shield wilderness. Few other opportunities provide the kind of positive, intense, community-building experience that this awe-inspiring week provides.
Voyageurs.doc
Voyageurs.pdf
Superior Servanthood: Environmental Mission Trip
Create a place for others to connect with nature while forging a personal bond with one of the top 10 hiking trails in the country! The Superior Hiking Trail runs from Two Harbors, MN to Canada, along the largest lake in the world. Here's your chance to develop and enhance the trail!
Three days will be spent camping on the trail near your worksite, walking a short distance each day to build wooden bridges or boardwalks. Once completed, your group will set out on three more days of hiking and camping along the trail, giving you a chance to explore overlooks and rocky rivers.
A faith-enriching Bible study and work that lives out our stewardship of creation enhance the program. You're sure to have a greater appreciation for the trail after building part of it yourself, and you will have built the foundation for others to experience firsthand the beauty of God's creation.
Group Cost: $4,400.00
Arrive: Monday
Depart: Tuesday
(9 days)
SuperiorServanthoodTrip.pdf
White Water Canoeing in the Northland
Explode through a standing wave as you travel and play safely on an exciting whitewater river. Watch an eagle on a perch or a deer at the rivers edge. The Brule River is one of Wisconsin's designated wild rivers, but offers a paddling experience for even the novice canoeist.
Your trip will include training and orientation on the Amnicon River and four days of paddling and camping on the Brule River.
Your travels will take you from the tranquil waters of Stone's Bridge through the thrilling rapids of Copper Range to the sandy shores of Lake Superior. Experienced staff will make your trip one of enjoyment and safety. You return to camp with an accumulation of strength and self-confidence and a real sense of accomplishment. This is truly a sensational experience for people of all ages!
Brule.doc
Brule.pdf
Backpacking in the Sawtooth Mountains
Next to the spectacular north shore of Lake Superior lies the Superior Hiking Trail. More than 100 miles of footpaths parallel the Lake Superior shoreline through the rugged Sawtooth Mountains.
Secluded mountain lakes and breathtaking vistas, together with roaring waterfalls and towering stands of timber, highlight this wilderness experience. Backpacker Magazine lists the Superior Hiking Trail as one of the top ten backpacking trails in the U.S.!
Feel your pulse rise as you encounter a more challenging section of trail, as the rhythm of your feet pounding the trail becomes the heartbeat of nature itself. If hiking is in your blood and you have not visited the Sawtooths, this trip is a must!
Group Cost: $3,400.00
Trip Length:6 Days
SawtoothMountainBackpacking.doc
SawtoothMountainBackpacking.pdf
Lake Country Wilderness Canoeing
Located in Michigans Upper Peninsula is the beautiful and relatively little known Sylvania Wilderness Area. Here you can find 34 pristine lakes some with cobbled shorelines, others surrounded by old growth forests of towering pine, hemlock and maple.
Your days are spent paddling and portaging from lake to lake, day hiking along scenic trails or swimming and basking in the sun on remote sandy beaches. In the evening around the campfire, you will reflect on the days events while listening to the timeless call of a loon. As you explore, your group builds friendships as well as a sense of adventure and wonder. Come discover this wilderness jewel of God's Creation.
Sylvania.doc
Sylvania.pdf
Backcountry Canoe Quest
What's it like to journey through land that looks much the same as it did 200 years ago? Come experience what one canoeist calls "a sense of freedom that has almost been forgotten from our ancient past."
Wind your way down the beautiful Cloquet River as you build relationships with your companions and revel in the simple magnificence of God's creation. Your wilderness journey will find you paddling stretches of quiet, placid water broken by short, bouldery rapids.
You'll be nestled between tall stands of birch, aspen, spruce, and pine as you pick your own campsite by the water's edge, build and cook over a crackling fire, and fall asleep to the soothing sound of the river. Come experience reflection and renewal coupled with challenge and adventure along this remarkable pilgrimage!
BackcountryCanoeQuest.pdf
BackcountryCanoeQuest.doc
Sailing in the Apostles
The powerful force of the wind fills the sails of our 52-ft, schooner Abbey Road as you glide across the sparkling waters, exploring the historic, rugged wilderness of the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior. Sailing together provides a unique setting for the development of teamwork, getting to know one's traveling companions, and engaging one another in meaningful conversations. Your adventure will find you exploring several of the 22 scenic Apostle Islands' hiking, swimming and camping. Share in devotions, delight in the myriad of wildlife present on the islands, work hard with your shipmates to hoist another sail, then relax to the rhythmic lapping of waves.
Group Size: up to 4
Group Cost: $2,730.00
SailingonLakeSuperior.doc
SailingonLakeSuperior.pdf
Amnicon Builders
Be a part of the ministry of Amnicon this summer, be a Builder. Take time this summer to grow spiritually, mentally and physically.
Join with others your own age in Christian community as you "build" leadership skills, camping skills and friendships. Then apply those skills as you head out on the trail with a counselor. Builders pay part of their fee by assisting with in-camp tasks and projects. Come join us in this unique opportunity to both serve and be renewed.
Cost: $430 per person
(individual or group reservation)
Trip Length: 2-week programs
For more information
email: CampAmnicon_usa.net
or Call (715) 364-2602
