Grades 9-12
August 3-9 2008 (6 days)

If you have attended Pathfinders, a similar program, or have exceptional leadership experience, this is the program for you! Spend a week networking with other amazing youth leaders through focused experiential activities, exceptional speakers, and skill-sharing. Kayak overnight to one of the Apostle Islands.

Learn about the role research plays in Lake Superior by conducting research with the USGS Lake Superior Biological Station crew aboard the Kiyi, a 107 ft research vessel.

Explore community sustainability and challenge leadership concepts by civically engaging in service learning projects in the Ashland area. Past projects have included working through Habitat for Humanity, gardening for a local domestic abuse shelter, creating a Lake Superior mural, and designing and airing a local radio show about critical Lake issues. Projects aim to engage and educate local citizens about critical Lake Superior issues through a student-led model.This program assists you in learning to think critically, and network with others to achieve your goals. You have the skills, you have the talent- let’s put them to work in a creative and challenging program on the Lake!