Associate Archivist and Wilderness Guide​

• I spent my summer working as a historical archivist and wilderness guide for Camp Pathfinder. The camp was founded in 1914 and is located on a historic site in Algonquin Provincial park in Canada. It is among the oldest summer camp operations in North America. It is renowned for its wilderness travel program for young men which focuses on canoe trips that can last for as little as 2 days and all the way up to 42 days.​ Pathfinder prides itself on teaching environmental stewardship and leadership to the​ next generation.​
• As an associate archivist I was responsible for cataloging old maps (some of which dated back into the early 1920’s) organizing the historical trips notes taken by previous guides so they could be reused on future trips and sorting through archival film footage to be digitized. As a wilderness guide I was solely responsible for planning 4 separate 9-man trips this summer: an overnight, a 3-day, a 6-day, and a 9-day. The age of the campers on the trips ranged for 8 years old all the way up to 14 years old. While stressful at times, organizing these trips was incredibly rewarding and taught me valuable lessons about communication, time management, and resilience.

Funding provided by the Matthew Greitzer '98 and Kimberly Driessen '98 Career Exploration Fund.