Wilderness Canoe Base
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Wilderness Canoe Base is a Christian youth camp that borders the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Seagull Lake near the end of the Gunflint Trail, about 50 miles from Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA.[1] The camp hosts canoe camping trips and work-service trips for youth during the summer as well as retreats for all ages year round. Part of the camp is on the northern half of Fishhook Island and another tract resides on nearby Dominion Island.[2] It has been under the management of Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. since 2002.[3]
The first piece of land purchased for the bases was in 1956 and included the northern half of Fishhook Island. By 1958 the base had substantially expanded with many new facilities.
The camp has traditionally worked with youth from the inner city of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Since 1998, it has partnered with Project Success, a youth program in Minneapolis public schools, to introduce students to the Boundary Waters.