BELOW ARE CLIFF WOLD's 2008 PACKAGE RATES FOR ALL NON-REFERRED NEW CUSTOMERS, THEIR GUESTS AND REFERRALS

All groups add 9.5% lodging tax to bunkroom charges.

NOTE:  Other than non-profit sponsored groups, add 6.5% Minnesota Sales Tax to below rates.

TOTAL PAID GROUP SIZE	3 Days & 3 Nights	4 Days & 4 Nights	5 Days & 5 Nights	6 Days & 6 Nights	Each Day & Night Over 6 Days
6 people	$280.00	$308.00	$328.00	$345.00 per person	$57.50 per person per day
5 people	$284.00	$312.00	$332.00	$350.00 per person	$58.33 per person per day
4 people	$288.00	$316.00	$336.00	$353.00 per person	$58.83 per person per day
3 people	$294.00	$322.00	$342.00	$360.00 per person	$60.00 per person per day
2 people	$295.00	$324.00	$344.00	$361.00 per person	$60.16 per person per day
Below are rates for youths and children when in above groups and accompanied by an adult:
Under 16	$280.00	$308.00	$328.00	$345.00 per person	$57.50 per person per day
Under 12	$275.00	$303.00	$323.00	$340.00 per person	$56.66 per person per day
6 and under - No charge when accompanied by a parent and no extra food or canoe is required.
LARGE GROUP RATES (Check discounts below)
7 or more people paid	$280.00	$308.00	$328.00	$345.00 per person	$57.50 per person per day

Pre & Post Canoe Trip overnight accommodations: Bunkrooms, $20 per person per night. When groups arrive early (by 4 p.m.) and erect our trail tents at our campground, no charge. When a group arrives late, we erect the tents for them and there is a charge of $10 per tent. Please Note: In group sizes from 2 to 9 people going into the BWCAW or Quetico Park, our rates are set for only one cooking group; from 10 to 18 people, each person pays according to the size of the cooking group; for example, two six person groups each pays $345, 11 people divided into two cooking groups, the five pays $350 each and the six people group pays $345 each; 19 to 27 people groups, three groups with each group paying the cooking groups size rate, etc. Rates are based upon actual number of people placed on the “Pre-Canoe Trip Check Sheet,” not the number placed on the reservation form. (From the time the reservation is made until the trip, the group size may grow or fall.) DISCOUNTS, small Scout, Church, School, Family & Other youth groups: In cooking and camping groups of six, seven, and eight people on a 3-Day, 4-Day, 5-Day or 6 or more day trip where 51% of the members are of junior or senior high school age (under 19) or younger during the 2007-2008 school year, we give a discount of one leader without charge for five, six or seven paid people in each group. For example, in a group of six people on a 6-Day trip, five people pay $350 each and the sixth, the leader, goes no charge; in a group of seven, six pay $345 each and the seventh, the leader, goes no charge; in a group of eight, seven pay $345 each and the eighth, the leader, goes no charge. Six people on a 3-Day trip, five pay $284 each and the sixth, the leader, goes no charge; Seven people on a 3-Day trip, six pay $280 each and the seventh, the leader, goes no charge; Eight people on a 3-Day trip, seven pay $280 each and the eighth, the leader, goes no charge. Check "LARGE GROUP DISCOUNTS" below. Large Scout, Church, School, Family & Other youth groups: Groups on a 3-Day, 4-Day, 5-Day, or 6 or more day trip where at least 51% of the members are of junior or senior high school age (under 19) or younger during the 2007-2008 school year, we give a discount of two leaders with no charge for each seven paid members in the total group size and/or one for each additional five paid members when the total membership does not add up to a second seven. Discounts figure out this way: Eight people on a 6-Day trip, one leader goes no charge and seven pay $345 each. In groups of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, or 14 on a 6-Day trip, two leaders go no charge and the rest pay $345 each; In groups of 15, 16 and 17 on a 6-Day trip, three leaders go no charge and the rest pay $345 each; In groups of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, or 23 on a 6-Day trip, four leaders go no charge and the rest pay $345 each. Youth sleeping pads $1 per night. Large Adult Groups: Groups on a 3-Day, 4-Day, 5-Day or 6 or more day trip where 51% or more of the members are over 19 years of age, we give a discount of one leader without charge for each seven paid members in the total group size and/or one-half a paid person's charge for each additional five paid members when the total group membership does not add up to a second seven. Discounts figure out this way: Eight to 12 people on a 6-Day trip, one leader no charge, and the rest pay $345 each; in groups of 13, 14, or 15, one leader goes no charge, a second person pays one-half a rate ($172.50) and the rest pay $345 each, etc. RATES: Our rates are based upon costs of outfitting a group and a modest profit. For example, it costs us almost as much in labor and services to outfit a group for three days as it does for six. It costs us more per person to outfit a group of two people than a group of six and our rates reflect this. Also, in advertising, it costs us less to promote our trips to "Past Customers" than it does to new customers who have not been here previously. In other words, it costs us less to stir our "Past Customer Wilderness Canoe Trail Fever" than it does to stir a new customer's fever. Our rates reflect all of these factors.

SPECIAL CANOE TRIP INFORMATION

Please Note: All food and equipment supplied by Cliff Wold's meets and surpasses all BWCAW and Quetico Park Requirements. All charges not under our control such as fishing licenses, tow boats, government travel permit costs, camping fee, etc., are subject to change without notification. We will keep you posted on changes when possible. CANOE TRIP CHARGES, LESS DEPOSIT FEE, ARE COLLECTED JUST PRIOR TO THE CANOE TRIP.  The leader collects all charges due Cliff Wold's and he pays the total for everyone in the group in one check, money order, or cash before the trip. Canadian fees are paid to the Canadian Ranger at Prairie Portage.

ADDITIONAL CANOE TRIP COSTS (As Desired)

FISHING LICENSE WHEN DESIRED: (Opens May 10h in Minnesota)
Minnesota:		Canada:
Non-Resident Individual	$35.00	Non-Resident Individual Season	$64.00
Non-Resident 7-day	$25.00	Non-Resident Conservation License	$39.00
Non-Resident 72 Hours	$21.00	Non-Resident 8-day License	$41.00
Non-Resident Family	$47.00	Non-Resident 8-day Conservation	$24.00
Non-Resident Married Couple	$36.00	Non-Resident Org. Camp License	$4.00
Trout Stamp	$10.00	Non-Residents under 18 may fish on their parent's license.
Non-Residents under 16 may fish on their parent's license.		Add 7% sales tax to cost of Canadian fishing license.

FISHING LICENSES FOR NON-PROFIT YOUTH GROUPS:

Non-profit groups may apply for free Minnesota fishing permits for all young people under 16 by writing to: DNR Regional Enforcement Officer, 1201 E. Highway #2, Grand Rapids, MN 55744. Groups wishing these free fishing permits must apply for them as early as possible. CANADIAN FISHING PERMITS may be purchased for all young people under 18 at the Ranger's Station for $4.00 each when five or more permits are purchased and the adult purchases a license. We will provide a Canadian application form to list all members of your group wishing fishing licenses and permits and forward it to the Ranger before your trip so you will not have a long wait while they are being filled out. TOW BOAT SERVICE hauling your canoes, equipment and group members to points from Moose Lake can be arranged. Minimum per trip – 2 people. Rates are as follows from Moose Lake:

To Ensign Portage	$21.00 per person
To Prairie Portage	$23.00 per person
To Indian Portage to Birch Lake	$23.00 per person

Basswood Lake tow service can also be arranged from Moose Lake:

To Washington Island	$57 per person
To Back Bay	$67 per person

(Rates to Basswood Lake points include haul over Prairie Portage) Basswood Lake tow service requires a minimum of 3 people per tow. Hauling of canoe and equipment over Prairie Portage (from Sucker Lake to Basswood Lake) – $12 per canoe. Tow rates are subject to change. KEVLAR CANOES: $25 per canoe per day when completely outfitted. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE NIGHT AFTER YOUR CANOE TRIP – OPTIONAL.  Reservations may be made, when the group is completely outfitted by Cliff Wold's with food and equipment, at our Bunkroom-Campground facilities located just 4.5 miles from Ely at the following rates; campsites with our Canoe Trail tents pitched by the group arriving before 4 p.m., no charge; arriving after 5 p.m., we erect tents at $10.00 per tent with a $20 minimum charge. Rates include sauna baths and showers. Our Campground-Bunkroom facilities are ideal for meals in Ely restaurants, some of which are open at 5 a.m., shopping in Ely before or after your trip, movies, etc. Motel reservations may be made at Ely motels. Upon request, we will send a list of Ely motels. Groups staying over at our Campgrounds & Bunkrooms use the sleeping bags assigned them for the canoe trip. STARTING OFF - We have access to many different starting off points in the Ely area. When completely outfitted for those not wishing to drive their own vehicles, and if an extra van is needed, we charge the following transportation fees per EXTRA VAN (10-person maximum load). Free parking in our campground parking lot while on the trip and a safe in which to lock your valuables:

Moose Lake	$25.00	Burntside Lake	$15.00
Lake One	$25.00	South Kawishiwi River	$25.00
Snowbank	$27.00	Fall Lake	$15.00
Gabro Lake	$27.00	Mudro or Nels Lake	$60.00
Moose River	$70.00	Isabella Lake	$60.00
Indian Sioux River	$80.00

TRANSPORTATION TO DISTANT POINTS AND PADDLE BACK TO CANOE LANDINGS IN THE ELY AREA may be arranged when taking a complete outfit. Available June, July and August. We will haul all equipment, food and group members by van to any of the following departure points at the following rates per group of 2 to 9 people:

Gunflint Trail	$275 per group
Sawbill Trail	$190 per group
Crane Lake	$190 per group
Hog Creek or Kawishiwi Lake	$190 per group

All rates are subject to 6.5% Minnesota sales tax. Groups planning to leave from Gunflint Trail must plan a trip of six or more days and plan to stay overnight at a motel or our bunkroom-campground area and be ready to leave by 6 a.m. For trips leaving from Gunflint Trail, all group members must be completely outfitted by us with a minimum of 4 people in the group. TRANSPORTATION FOR GROUPS FLYING IN TO DULUTH, HIBBING, OR ELY AIRPORTS.  When taking a complete outfit, we will meet your group members at any of these airports and provide transportation to Ely, between Ely and a motel or our campground, to and from the canoe landings, and return to the airport. We charge the following fees per van (10 persons maximum load):

Duluth airport	$350 per van
Hibbing airport	$300 per van
Ely airport	$ 50 per van
All rates are subject to 6.5% sales tax.

Note: All new customers become members of Cliff Wold's "The Royal Order of the Great Pierre" with a colorful certificate presented at the end of the trip and in the future, with all "privileges and honors due such royalty," such as the above lower rates. NOTE FREE TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING: In group sizes of 9 people or less, our rates include free delivery of food, equipment, and people to landings within 22 miles of Ely. In sizes over 9, the additional group members usually drive their own vehicle or vehicles, and we haul all food and equipment along with the first 9 people. No charge to Lake One landing, Snowbank Lake, Moose Lake, Fall Lake, Farm Lake, South Kawishiwi, and minor landings within 22 miles of Ely. There is free parking of vehicles in our campground and bunkhouse area. There is a charge for groups of 2 to 9 people (over rough winding roads) of $80 per trip to Little Indian Sioux landing; $70 to Nina Moose River; $60 to Mudro Lake; and $60 to Isabella Lake or Island River. DEPOSITS . . . payable to Cliff Wold's at the time of reservation: $100 deposit ($50 non-refundable) at time of registration for each group of 2 to 9 people or one/half of the $100 deposit ($50) payable to Cliff Wold's at the time the reservations are made for each group of 2-9 people per trip to the BWCAW and $50 after your permit is confirmed. Deposits include a Cliff Wold's deposit of $68, $20 Forest Service deposit plus $12.00 for a U.S. Forest Service BWCAW Travel Permit reservation fee. When groups arrive ready for their trip Cliff Wold's will collect $16.00 per adult in the group and $8 per person 17 years of age and under, less the $20 deposit. To the Quetico Park, the deposit is $150 per camping group of 2 to 9 people ($75 non-refundable). To enter the Park, through Prairie Portage or Saganaga, a person must have a "Remote Area Border Crossing Permit," $30 per adult. For more info, call Canada's Immigration, 807-624-2162, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Additional costs of the Quetico Park are $12 for each travel permit plus $20 per adult and $8 per youth (age 6 to 17) per night. Overnight fees are paid as you enter the park...Passports may be required to travel into Canada. Upon receipt of your reservation and deposit, Cliff Wold's will make application for your travel permit. Government charges are subject to change. The balance of any and all deposit fees paid to Cliff Wold's will be credited to your account upon arrival ready for the Canoe Trip. People being outfitted without charge must still pay the BWCAW user fees and the Quetico Park overnight camping fees.

CANOEING – CAMPING – FISHING
IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS – QUETICO WILDERNESS

EQUIPMENT FOR CANOE TRIP PLANNING

GRUMMAN LIVERY LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM CANOES AT 68 POUNDS We supply only canoes that are custom built for the canoe trip outfitting business by Grumman...safe and durable...Made with a built-in canoe-length keel to help keep the canoe from drifting sideways across the lake in a crosswind...Made with styrofoam-filled floatation compartments at both ends to keep the canoe afloat even when filled with water and gear. Our 17-foot livery lightweight Grumman canoes will carry three average-sized people, plus their food and gear, with free board to spare. Most groups prefer to travel two people to a canoe instead. Our canoes have an extra light skin for ease in carrying, but at the same time five ribs to provide stability even with the heaviest loads in rough water. They are built for Cliff Wold's. They cost more, but for safety, comfort, ease in paddling and portaging, and the prestige of paddling the best canoe, they are worth it! All canoes come with nylon-covered foam-padded carrying yokes for portaging. A third seat is available upon request. You have a choice of plastic and aluminum paddles or wood paddles available in varying lengths. Life jackets, required by law, are provided for each person. We also have available Kevlar canoes, 46 pounds, at extra cost. ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT TENTS We supply three different sizes of custom-made ultra lightweight Eureka Catskill nylon tents. These tents are also specially made for Cliff Wold's. We have 2- to 3-man tents, 3- to 4-man tents and 5- to 6-man tents from which to choose for your group's needs. All tents have floors, mosquito bars, and are maintained clean and odor-free by a well-trained staff. You will enjoy the ease with which they are pitched and struck. And if you have pole problems out on the Canoe Trails, miles from the canoe landing, yes, paddles will substitute for the poles! ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT PACKSACKS We supply rugged, durable, ultra lightweight nylon packsacks for your sleeping gear and your personal items brought from home. They are reinforced with canvas at stress points and are provided with foam-back straps for ease in portaging. The packs take the punishment of the Canoe Trails. They were designed in Ely and made in Ely for exclusive use in Cliff Wold's canoe trip outfitting. ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT LAUNDERED SLEEPING BAGS We supply Slumberjack ultra lightweight nylon sleeping bags with Hollofil II stuffing, and also the cotton-covered Hollofil for those who prefer cotton to nylon. With the exception of the bags we have purchased the last two years, bags of the same type can be zipped together to make double sleeping bags. These are ideal for couples or families with small children. Each sleeping bag is freshly laundered and re-fluffed each time it returns from a trip. Each nylon bag has a stuff sack, while cotton-covered bags are rolled. You will like either type. We have extra-long bags for persons six-feet-five to seven feet. ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT COOK KITS Our ultra lightweight cook kits are selected on the basis of your group size...a group of two or three people does not receive a cook kit designed for four to six people or one designed for a group of seven to nine. Each cook kit has three kettles, two fry pans, and a coffee pot. A plastic water jug is sent along for storing water. Each cook kit includes the chef's utensils: fillet knife with sheath, large spoon, slotted spoon, spatula, whisk, fry pan handles, large fork, and ladle. The cook kit also contains: a cup, plate, spoon, fork, and knife for each person in the group, plus one extra of each. The chef's utensils, plates, cups, and eating utensils are packed in separate nylon bags designed to be tied around and hung from trees for easy access and cleanliness. CAMP TOOLS Our camp tools consist of a lightweight nylon tarp to cover any open packs or gear, a genuine bow saw with a sharp blade with which you may definitely cut that firewood, a splitting ax, a shovel (if desired), and a fire grate if going to Canada. Sheaths are supplied for the axes and saws. CAMPGROUND, BUNKROOM, SAUNA BATH, AND SHOWER FACILITIES Our campground-bunkroom facility is located just four miles from Ely with easy access to any Ely facilities you may need to visit before or after your trip: clothing stores, restaurants, drug stores, theater, medical services, auto repair, etc. Our campgrounds have both privy and modern bathroom facilities, sauna bath and shower facilities, open-fire cooking facilities and campsites to pitch our tents, if you wish, the night before or after your canoe trip, bunkroom facilities which accommodate two to ten people, and both overnight and long-term parking. Our bunkroom-campground overnight facilities were designed for youth groups, but many adult groups use the facilities, too. If you prefer motel accommodations, we can send you a list of Ely motels and their phone numbers. HELPFUL INSTRUCTION We route groups by pointing out points of interest along the route, noting the better campsites and fishing spots, showing them how to paddle a canoe properly (it does not take long to learn to paddle a canoe and make it go straight), and explaining how to load a canoe for paddling into the wind and with the wind. We explain what to do if an emergency occurs on a lake. We also give instructions on erecting our tents and tips on preparing our food. We go through all your food and equipment with you before you leave on your trip so you know what you have and where you can find it. We haul all the food and equipment to and from the landings of your choice. And, after your trip, sauna baths and showers are available at the campgrounds. Bunkrooms are also available for overnight lodging for the night before and/or the night after your trip if desired. 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE Cliff Wold's has an emergency service available day and night. Should groups have an emergency on the Canoe Trails and need help after closing hours, we have service available at our campgrounds to take care of any needs. Should there be an emergency at home such as a life threatening illness or a death in the immediate family of a group member, our staff will do their best within the limits placed upon them by the U.S. Forest Service, to get the person concerned out of the wilderness and on his way home as quickly as possible. OTHER SERVICES Cliff Wold's has many different types of Canoe Trips: trucking all group members, food and equipment to distant departure points such as the Gunflint Trail, the Sawbill Landing, etc., with the group paddling back to a landing in the Ely area; arranging a fly-in and paddle-back trip; and, the most common trip, sending a group on a circular route, in which they leave from one landing and return to another. Towboat service is available to Prairie Portage and to campsites on Basswood Lake where motors are allowed. Groups may erect their fishing camp on Basswood Lake and fish for a few days. PARKING FOR VEHICLES WHILE ON THE TRIP At the public parking lots at landings off the Fernberg Road and Echo Trail, vehicles have been broken into, had tires and batteries stolen, etc. For our customers' peace of mind and worry-free Canoe Trip, we prefer that, if you have a late model car, you leave it in our parking lots. We also appreciate you leaving your wallets, jewelry, and other valuable items with us. We seal your valuables in a bag and place them in our safe for the duration of your trip. Our rates include transportation of food, equipment and group members to and from any landing within 22 miles of Ely when only one van is required. Our vans, when equipped with trailers, will haul up to 10 people plus food and equipment...there is an additional charge when a second van is required. Also there is an additional charge for hauling to and from landings beyond the 22-mile limit, such as landings off the Echo Trail. CLIFF WOLD'S CANOE TRIP OUTFITTING CO.  INC., 1731 EAST SHERIDAN STREET, ELY, MN 55731 is one of the oldest Canoe Trip outfitting companies under the same ownership and management in the Ely area. Cliff Wold's is our trade name. We started outfitting Canoe trips in 1961 with six canoes, six tents, 24 packsacks, 24 paddles, 24 sleeping bags, six cook kits, six axes, saws, shovels, and tarps, and other miscellaneous items, plus a 1957 Ford station wagon and a canoe trailer to haul the canoes, food and equipment for customers to various departure landings...Not such a great start, but by 1972 Cliff Wold's had grown to be one of the largest and leading outfitters (outfitting more than 3,800 people in 1972 complete with food and equipment) in the Ely area, and is still one of the largest–if not the largest–complete outfitting companies in the area. But we're not too large to give you the personal service and attention that you will need for a successful Canoe Trip experience... With Cliff Wold's, we try to make it a point for "The Boss" to meet each group before their trip and again after the trip. And, if our food, equipment, and services have not been as we said they would be, Cliff Wold himself expects to hear about it...We cannot control the weather, nor the fishing, although the fishing can be excellent. But we can control the food, the equipment, and services you receive, and we expect these to be the best that you can find on the Canoe Trails, where good outfitting really counts... Cliff Wold's is strictly a Canoe Trip Outfitting Company. We do not operate a resort, gift shop, restaurant, bait shop, gas station, tow service, motel, or any other business with outfitting as a sideline. As specialists in the outfitting business, we leave those services to specialists in those fields... Quality Control is the key to our success!

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1731 E. Sheridan, Ely, Minnesota 55731-1997
1-218-365-3267 or 1-800-777-8546
FAX: 218-365-3267