Registration Deadline: May 10, 2024
June 8 - Meet at HFM; pack and travel to Traverse City State Park
June 9 - Ferry to North Manitou Island
June 9-14 Backcountry camping and hiking
June 14 - Ferry back; Return to HFM
Please read about North Manitou Island before continuing to register.
This is the most rustic camp offered by HFM. Participants will be responsible for carrying all of their own food, clothing, and supplies for the entire week. The island is completely rustic and our shelter is the tent or hammock we carry with us. Besides an outhouse by the dock, there are no bathrooms on the island. We will ONLY be near the outhouse when we first arrive and right before we leave. Drinking water will be obtained by filtering water from Lake Michigan and Lake Manitou. There is very limited cell coverage on the island. Communication with emergency services is available through a satellite transmitter.