1976
1977

Many thanks to Mr. Gabauer for permission to use his beautiful photographs from canoeing voyages.

SOUTHWORDS
February 1977

Canadian canoe trips scheduled for summer
by Karen

    Registration for the Voyageur Island canoe trip is now in progress. Each year for the past six summers, Maine South students have participated in a nonschool-sponsored program which is commonly known as the Quetico trip.
    Quetico is a provincial park in Canada north and west of Lake Superior. This park area is mostly lake country and consists of about 1800 square miles.
    The wilderness canoe trip is designed for high school students. Mr. Drennan, English teacher and sponsor of the trip, stated, "This area is a primitive wilderness. The main purpose of the trip is learning to live with nature." This trip gives each student a chance to learn about and study wildlife and view ancient cliff paintings left by stone-age travelers thousands of years ago. No hunting is permitted on the park grounds. Students may fish, but the fish must be for their own consumption.
    Mr. Drennan also stated, "In Quetico you are free from the city environment and its pollution." ....At Nym Lake, the students will board a thirty-six foot canoe. After paddling to Voyageur Island, the students will be taught the basics of camping, canoeing, and safety.... [they] will have a chance to meet their guides and discuss their route. After dinner, the students will get ready for a seven day and six night wilderness adventure. Each student will camp with a guide or counselor and four other students. The students will travel at their own speed and may cover from fifty to one-hundred miles....