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Camp Voyageur offers boys a mix of land and water activities, including sailing, water skiing, archery, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and other land and water sports. Campers also practice wilderness survival skills and wilderness camping skills, and can spend free time playing cards or guitar.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: Overnight summer camp with two, four, six, and eight week sessions; daily schedule includes fitness clubs, meals, three activity periods, multiple free swim times, an evening program, and lights out at 10:00 p.m.
Camp Voyageur has operated since 1951 and runs wilderness trips through the Boundary Waters, Quetico, Isle Royale, and the Apostle Islands, including progressively longer canoe trips and hiking along the North Shore of Lake Superior, as well as Advanced Trips exploring the border lakes from camp to International Falls and Lake Superior, Quetico Provincial Park, Isle Royale, and the Apostle Islands. Sessions are small, with no more than 80 campers at a time and a 1:4 staff-to-camper ratio. The staff includes energetic university students and experienced outdoor educators certified in lifeguarding and wilderness first aid. Camp Voyageur meets American Camp Association accreditation standards. The camp offers a Counselor in Training program for returning campers who have completed 12th grade and says that bare bones camping rejuvenates the soul, with nondenominational grace before meals. Camp Director John Erdmann leads the program, which was founded by Charlie Erdmann in 1951; today, brother and sisters John, Deb, and Vicky Erdmann champion the Voyageur mission of fostering the personal growth of each kid through group interaction in a wilderness setting, and their children have broadened the family mission. One parent in 2024 said, “Ethan arrived at Camp Voyageur unsure of himself. He came home transformed. More confident, more purposeful, and with a sense of who he is that he could only develop for himself. We will always see that summer as a turning point.”
Last updated July 26, 2026.
• Ages: 10–18 years old
• Schedule: Overnight summer camp with two, four, six, and eight week sessions; daily schedule includes fitness clubs, meals, three activity periods, multiple free swim times, an evening program, and lights out at 10:00 p.m.
Camp Voyageur has operated since 1951 and runs wilderness trips through the Boundary Waters, Quetico, Isle Royale, and the Apostle Islands, including progressively longer canoe trips and hiking along the North Shore of Lake Superior, as well as Advanced Trips exploring the border lakes from camp to International Falls and Lake Superior, Quetico Provincial Park, Isle Royale, and the Apostle Islands. Sessions are small, with no more than 80 campers at a time and a 1:4 staff-to-camper ratio. The staff includes energetic university students and experienced outdoor educators certified in lifeguarding and wilderness first aid. Camp Voyageur meets American Camp Association accreditation standards. The camp offers a Counselor in Training program for returning campers who have completed 12th grade and says that bare bones camping rejuvenates the soul, with nondenominational grace before meals. Camp Director John Erdmann leads the program, which was founded by Charlie Erdmann in 1951; today, brother and sisters John, Deb, and Vicky Erdmann champion the Voyageur mission of fostering the personal growth of each kid through group interaction in a wilderness setting, and their children have broadened the family mission. One parent in 2024 said, “Ethan arrived at Camp Voyageur unsure of himself. He came home transformed. More confident, more purposeful, and with a sense of who he is that he could only develop for himself. We will always see that summer as a turning point.”
Last updated July 26, 2026.
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