Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base History Documents

The Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base is a living legacy, and a tribute to those who dared to dream a dream of High Adventure.

Below you can get a glimpse of the imagination, ingenuity, and hard work that went into crafting the Northern Tier program. You will find letters and articles by the founders, directors, and staff. We hope that by spending some time you might gain insight as to how the canoe base was born and how it has affected the lives of all who have paddled out from her shores.

Document	Year
Canoe Trip Records 1924-1928	1924-1928
The Far Northland song from Songs of Camp Minnesota for Girl Scout Leaders, words by Carol Preston (Replace "By Lake Duncan and Clearwater to Bearskin" with "From Lake Agnes, by Louisa, to Kawnipi")	1925
Region Ten Canoe Trips 1932	1932
Region Ten Canoe Trips 1932-1936	1932-1936
Promotion Information 1933	1933
Committee Meeting 1934	1934
Promotion Brochure 1934	1934
Promotion Brochure 1937	1937
Promotion Brochure 1938	1938
Guide Handbook 1939 by Carl S. Chase	1939
Camp Directory 1942	1942
Canoe Base Contribution 1942	1942
Dr. Eddy Rynearson Letters 1942	1942
Guide Notes by Hod Ludlow 1942	1942
Lodge Dedication Booklet	1942
Lodge Dedication Invitation	1942
Lodge Dedication Transcript	1942
20th Year Promotional Brochure	1943
Committee Meeting Announcement 1943	1943
Dr. Eddy Rynearson Letters 1943	1943
Dr. Eddy Rynearson Letters 1944	1944
Promotion Brochure 1945	1945
Attendance Records 1946-1965	1946-1965
Guide Book 1946	1946
Promotion Brochure 1946	1946
Promotion Brochure 1948	1948
Promotion Brochure 1949	1949
Promotion Brochure 1951	1951
Canoe Voyages by George Hedrick	1961
Region Ten Canoe Trip Survey 1961	1961
Committee Meeting 1964	1964
Promotion Brochure 1964	1964
Lady Bird Johnson	1965
The A-Go-Go Dedication	1965
Committee Meeting 1966	1966
Men of Paul Bunyan stature : a history of Region Ten that attempts to show what a Boy Scout region is, what it does, and how it is guided by the men who give it leadership.	1968
Committee Meeting 1969	1969
Committee Meeting 1970	1970
Promotion Brochure 1972	1972
Promotion Brochure 1975	1975
Hod Ludlows Recognition Letter 1982	1982
Baden Powel Brunch Program	1987
Promotion Brochure 1987	1987
Promotion Brochure 1996	1996
Sandy Bridges Recognition Dinner Program	1997
Promotion Brochure 1998	1998
A Manual of Cookery for Scouts, Published By The Kellogg Company	Unknown
Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base by Oren Felton	Unknown
Scouts Like It Rough by Oren Felton	Unknown
Wilderness Cookery	Unknown