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Program Overview

Location
Boundary Waters
Seasons
Fall
Start Location
Duluth, MN
End Location
Duluth, MN
Program
Adult
Length
8 Days
Price
$350
Expeditions
Service Intensive
Activities
Service, Base Camp

Skills

Interpersonal
  • Camaraderie
  • Character
  • Leadership
  • Positive Risk Taking
  • Resilience
  • Sense of Social Connection
  • Service

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Join us for a memorable week of service, fun and community during Alumni Service Week at Homeplace, our wilderness base near Ely, Minnesota.

Sleep on base, eat on base and help prepare for the upcoming season by contributing to various service projects throughout the week. Work side by side with base staff and other members of the Outward Bound alumni community – and build friendships that extend far beyond the week of service. Designed so that alumni and staff may benefit from each other’s energy and enthusiasm, Alumni Service Week offers plenty of opportunities for reflection, renewal and fun. Participate in exhilarating initiatives and decide on an optional day activity that might include rock climbing and rappelling, canoeing, an overnight expedition, saunas or a visit to local points of interest such as the International Wolf Center or North American Bear Center.

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Program Overview

Location
Boundary Waters
Seasons
Fall
Start Location
Duluth, MN
End Location
Duluth, MN
Program
Adult
Length
8 Days
Price
$350
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Expeditions
Service Intensive
Activities
Service, Base Camp

Skills

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UPCOMING COURSES

Course # VMOW-2521

Age 21 and up

Days 8

Cost $350

Dates 9/28/2025 - 10/5/2025

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Sample Itinerary
DAY1
The week begins at the Duluth Airport before transporting to the Voyageur Outward Bound School basecamp in northern Minnesota. Meet your Outward Bound liaison, settle into your accommodations, eat dinner and enjoy getting to know the group.
DAY2
Review the list of base camp service projects with your Outward Bound liaison. Meet current Outward Bound staff, sign-up for tasks and get to work.
DAY3-6
Participate in a variety of optional activities like canoeing, rock climbing and hiking while also getting work projects done around the base camp.
DAY7
Finish up work projects and enjoy a final banquet celebration.
DAY8
Eat an early breakfast and depart for the airport to travel home.
Service Week
A sled dog jumps up and rests their paws on the arms of a person.
Photo courtesy of Larry Mishkar
A person uses blue tape during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A person uses a hammer during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A person uses tools during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
Two people smile at the camera while organizing clothing during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A person smiles at the camera while holding a piece of wood during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A person wearing ear protection during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A group of people pose for a group photo during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
A sign rests on a wall against tools. It reads "No job is so important and no service is so urgent that we cannot take time to perform our work safely."
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble
Two people carrying ladders walk through a wooded area during a service project with Outward Bound.
Photo courtesy of Holly Noble

Listed below are a few of the service activities Alumni may take part in:

  • Painting or Staining
  • Landscaping
  • Chopping Wood
  • Setting Up Cabins
  • Repairing and Organizing Equipment
Course Area

Voyageur Outward Bound School in Ely, Minnesota

Homeplace is located at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, situated on Birch Lake in the Superior National Forest. It is a community in the midst of woods and water and is an ideal place to work and play. The base is surrounded by boreal forest full of giant white pines and cedars and overlooks rapids of the glacier-carved Kawishiwi River, a sliver of one of the largest inland navigable waterway systems in the world. Deer, pine marten, woodpeckers and eagles are commonly spotted right on the basecamp grounds.

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To secure your spot on a course you must submit an enrollment form and $500 deposit that is applied toward the total cost of the course and includes a $150 non-refundable enrollment processing fee. 

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