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The Fortune Bay Expeditionary Team is a wilderness
exploration group and educational institution. The team is open to everyone of all ages, regardless of skill level or ability.
Although some of the activities are reserved for experienced individuals. Many of the activities are suited to all ages and
skill levels. Some expeditions and most activities are attended by beginners. Activities are designed to introduce beginners
to the sport of expeditions and for members to share knowledge and experiences with each other.
An Expeditionary Team is unlike most outdoor organizations. "Expeditionary"
describes the main activity, but more importantly, the activities of an expedition can be limitless. Where most clubs are
limited to a singular activity like "hiking", "biking", "kayaking" or similar sport. We can
hike, bike, kayak, sail, crawl, fly, parachute, drive, dive, limp, submarine or pretty much do anything on our expeditions.
The point, of course, is the activities are limitless and we try to include specialist in many different fields. This
means we are always learning from each other and always learning something new.
The "Team" denotes that this is more than a social group. The types of activities demand
that members of "this" club MUST work together to be successful. It is more like a brotherhood/sisterhood than a
social club.
All expeditions and activities are organized
by members and "all" are encouraged to participate in expeditions as team members and leaders.
Explore the site, Welcome.
Fortune Bay 2.0!
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Ice Hiking, looking for a lost bush plane, rappelling a canyon, exploring a cave,
kayaking to a remote island in foul weather, learning a new outdoor skill, teaching others an old skill, hiking, biking, adventure
racing, adventure touring, camping, swimming. There is so much this team does, that we can’t possibly list it
all.
We are a social club that gathers to do unique outdoor things and we are an education organization
that shares years of knowledge and experience with groups, individuals or other organizations. We offer classes
and activities for a church or club, skill building for a fire department, to custom courses for community education
programs and nature centers.
So far this year, we have had 2 ice hikes, surveyed new trail
corridors for the North Country Trail, given a Community Ed Geocaching Class, hiked and kayaked of the Manistee River
Trail and Manistee River, given a Community Ed Outdoor Skills Class. In May of 2009 we are planning an Adventure Tour
and beginning construction and more surveying of new trail for the North Country Trail.
Be sure to join
our mailing list to keep posted on upcoming events. Visit the about us or contact us pages.
