This past weekend we had the joy of traveling to the Deep Portage Learning Center near Hackensack, MN. The weekend was an opportunity for the staff of Rockford Middle School (and their families) to venture to the north woods. This is the site of the 6th grade field trip from earlier in the school year, but minus the students this time.
Deep Portage specializes in educating young and old alike about outdoor activities, nature, and conservation. They have some pretty amazing technology that I enjoyed learning about including solar panels, solar heating bays, and wood gasification. In addition to the technology, Deep Portage is situated among ponds, lakes, forest, and hills, making for some great scenery and ski/snowshoe trails.
It was one of those weekends that you play hard, eat a lot, and sleep extremely well because of it.
Enjoy these pictures from the weekend:
