A two-hour land-based navigation class designed to teach the basics of small craft, canoe and kayak map and compass navigation relevant to traveling on Lake Superior or in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. June 20 at the Community Center Log Cabin.
During the class, students will learn about the parts of a compass, how to find north, what deviation is and how to avoid it, variation and declination, taking a bearing, plotting a course, how to read charts and maps, piloting to find your way, ranges, fixes, triangulating and more.
Participants will need to bring a simple baseplate compass which may be purchased at Lake Superior Trading Post. Bryan Hansel will lead the lesson.
To register, call Community Education at (218) 387-2000.
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