Following a lesson, Bloomington students, from left, Eli Countryman, Molly Wood and Katie Colebrook-Robjent work on their paddling technique in Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River. (Submitted photo)
Kennedy sophomore Henry Doncavage demonstrates the proper technique for a cannonball into Lake Superior at Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area in Two Harbors, Minnesota. (Submitted photo)
Instructor Todd Anderson, left, discusses the proper canoe paddling technique with Eli Countryman, Molly Woods and Katie Colebrook-Robjent before tipping them to show how to fix a swamped canoe during a lesson in Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River last month as part of the annual Operation Adventure camping trip. The program for Bloomington middle school students was founded in 1968. (Submitted photo)
Instructor Todd Anderson, left, discusses the proper canoe paddling technique with Eli Countryman, Molly Woods and Katie Colebrook-Robjent before tipping them to show how to fix a swamped canoe during a lesson in Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River last month as part of the annual Operation Adventure camping trip. The program for Bloomington middle school students was founded in 1968. (Submitted photo)
The how and why of an annual camping trip has changed, but a June trip by Bloomington middle school students marked the 50th anniversary of a program that has been providing an “up north” experience to suburban middle and high school students.
Todd Anderson, an Oak Grove Middle School social studies teacher, wasn’t part of the program when it was founded 50 years ago, but he coordinates its modern-day rendition and knows a thing or two about its history, as his father Richard was part of the trio that founded Operation Adventure.
Kennedy sophomore Henry Doncavage demonstrates the proper technique for a cannonball into Lake Superior at Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area in Two Harbors, Minnesota. (Submitted photo)
Following a lesson, Bloomington students, from left, Eli Countryman, Molly Wood and Katie Colebrook-Robjent work on their paddling technique in Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River. (Submitted photo)
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