INFO MEETINGS ARE LIVE

Interested in Les Voyageurs? Come to an information meeting at our basecamp to receive your application for Expeditions 2025 and learn how this adventure might be right for you! Click below to learn more.

Info Meetings

50+ years of adventure and self-discovery. 2500+ Voyageurs who blazed trails in the remote beauty of the Canadian wild. These photos from the vault are evidence of the unshakeable legacy of LVI, strengthened by the dedication of our many alums. Les Voyageurs needs your support to ensure that these traditions live on for decades to come. Give to the Max Day is now just one week away (Thurs, Nov. 21) and early giving is open! Please visit the link in our bio to find the donation page. Your help means the world ❤️ 📸 This post featuring flicks from... Hubers and Como Crew of 1998 Pat Leary Crew of 1996 Want photos from your past crew? Send an email to jack@les-voyageurs.org and we'll work on sending them through the cloud. Subject line "Crew Photos" ! #lvithrowbackthursday

Take a ride on the trail time machine⏳️ Photos 1, 3, 5: Men's crew 1983 Photos 2, 4, 6: Heather Rood Crew 1994 #lvithrowbackthursday What throwbacks do you want to see next?

Info meetings for Expeditions 2025 are LIVE 🚨 Put yourself in the seat of a Voyageur through stories, photos, and videos. Learn how a summer with LVI might be for you 🛶 At these meetings, we cover all aspects of the program, from packing food to canoeing through rapids. We want you to have all the details before you apply! Attending an info meeting is not a commitment to joining the program. It is, however, the only way to receive your application to become a Voyageur 🌲 First meeting is December 8! Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register for a meeting. Sign-ups limited! ____________________ A HUGE thank you to @gp__multimedia for putting together this incredible video 📽 Check out his other geat work! ____________________

Give to the Max Day is just a month away! As our primary annual fundraising event, we rely on the generosity of our community through Give to the Max to keep the cost of this life-changing experience as low as possible. If you would like to make an early gift, please visit the link in our bio to head to the donation page. "It is the mission of Les Voyageurs to expand the horizons of young people as it challenges their physical, physiological, social, and learning skills through an intense outdoor experience." Your gift will help to ensure that we continue our mission for years to come. We are grateful for your support and generosity ❤️

24 miles around the tallest cliffs in Ontario ⛰️ The Sleeping Giant Crew spent 3 nights backpacking along the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior. Cool and clear nights, a yellow forest canopy, and several steep ascents to the Top of the Giant. Blessed with great conditions and a great group 🍂 Enjoy a fall photo collage 📸 #lvitrailtuesday

Cheers to the Beauty of the Boreal 🌲

A landmark of the north country 🌲 50 years' worth of Voyageurs have made their pilgrimage to the Sassaginigac Lake fire tower; to carve their names in history and stare across vast canoe country. For the first 3 decades, they climbed to trace their signatures at the top. Now, Voyageurs carve at the bottom (wherever they can find a blank space) ✍️ This tradition often coincides with the crew's halfway resupply, which commonly takes place on Sassaginigac Lake. Enjoy a scroll through our 50-year photo album 🛶 📸 1: 1998 Boyle-Kampa Crew 📸 2: 1993 Weyrens Crew 📸 3: 1988 📸 4: 2024 Hemmesch Crew 📸 5: 1998 Boyle-Kampa Crew 📸 6: 1996 Leary Crew 📸 7: 2018 Brew-Kuhn Crew 📸 8: 1997 Young-Morrissey Crew 📸 9: 1998 Boyle-Kampa Crew 📸 10: 1982 #lvithrowbackthursday

Do something different for MEA break! Registration is still OPEN for our backpacking expedition to the Sleeping Giant 🏔 October 17 to 20. No outdoor experience necessary. High school men and women grades 9 - 12. All gear provided upon request. Backpack the Canadian North Shore 🌲 Registration open til October 5th, but spots are filling quickly! Link in bio to learn more AND sign up ✨️

A few weeks have passed since their return to the states. Zach Fritz and Taylor Rau were both long-time guides for Les Voyageurs (2016-2019 and 2017-2020, respectively). Zach Fritz continued his service as Program Director (2019-2023). Together, they completed one of the most impressive wilderness expeditions in recent history - 4 months and 4,400 kilometers from Northern Minnesota to the Canadian Arctic Ocean. "The Dubawnt River flowed fast and clear like the Kazan, but now entirely treeless. We followed the swift current and shot some rapids until mid-morning when we approached the river's famed canyon section. The river got big quick, and we easily found the exit from the river and began our longest portage of 4km along the rivers' edge, following its spectacular canyon. The river narrows greatly in here and has steep cliff walls and pillars of rock protruding along its course through the canyon. The views made the length of the portage manageable." - A passage from their blog, written by Zach Fritz Zach and Taylor, thank you for inspiring the next generation of paddlers 🛶 Read their story at www.theroutelesspaddled.com

"Expeditions North…Expeditions for Life"

It is the mission of Les Voyageurs to expand the horizons of young people as it challenges their physical, psychological, social and learning skills through an intense outdoor experience. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing a once in a lifetime experience to embark on a 28-day expedition into the remote Canadian wilderness.

The center piece of our program, Expeditions North, provides young people with an extensive outdoor leadership program that includes an expedition of 28 days into remote regions of central and northern Manitoba and Ontario. Each crew consists of seven young people (tenth grade and above) and one or two experienced guides.