Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases
2007 Unit Sign-up Procedure

The Northern Tier National High Adventure Bases provide the finest in wilderness canoe expeditions. We offer fully outfitted trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota, Quetico Provincial Park and the White Otter-Turtle River Wilderness in southern Ontario Canada, and in Atikaki Provincial Park in Manitoba Canada. We are one of the three national high adventure bases (which include Philmont Scout Ranch and the Florida Sea Base) and have been providing wilderness adventure to Scouts, Explorers, and Venturers for over 80 years! Please consider the Northern Tier for your unit’s next high adventure expedition.

To make sure your reservation goes smoothly, here are some important points and tips:

1. Call our reservation number on April 3, 2006, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central time. If the line is busy, please keep trying. The phone lines usually quiet down in the afternoon. W will not fill during the first day!

2. We do not accept fax or e-mail reservations for several reasons-
    a. Occasionally faxes and e-mails do not transmit correctly. You might think you have made a reservation that we have no record of.
     b. Secondly, it is very important to talk to you directly. Then we can answer your questions and give you a verbal confirmation that the dates you have requested are available or help you make changes if your original dates are not available.

3. Be prepared with the following information when you call-
a.  Which base you wish to attend (Charles L. Sommers in Ely, MN; Donald Rogert in Atikokan, Ontario; or Northern Expeditions in Bissett, Manitoba)
b.  How many crews you will be sending (see brochure for details)
c.  Several choices of arrival dates
d.  Trip length preferred (6 to 10 days)

4. When you call in, your crew(s) will be assigned a crew number and letter

5. After you have made a tentative reservation with us over the phone, you must fill out the reservation form (with your Scout Executive’s signature) and mail the form to us with a $300.00 per crew deposit. The deposit is non-transferable and non-refundable.

6. If we do not receive the reservation form and deposit within three weeks, your reservation will be subject to cancellation.

Contact the Northern Tier National High Adventure Base at:

218-365-4811
OR: info@ntier.org
Northern Tier, BSA
P.O. Box 509
Ely, MN. 55731
www.ntier.org