Our mission is to spark the process of discovery, encouraging people and animal powered exploration of the outdoors.  Our programs emphasize teamwork, healthy risk taking, and positive communication, creating learning opportunities that can lead to a lifetime of active adventures.  Positive Energy offers skills, fun and education for all ages and all seasons!

Positive Energy Summer 2008 Day Camps: For youth who have completed Grades 2-8
~ Horses and More Day Camp: June 23-27 ($250)
~ Summer Outdoor (ed)Ventures Day Camp: July 7-11 ($250)
~ Girls Outdoor (ed)Ventures: July 14-18 ($250)
~ Kayak Day Camp: July 21-25 ($250)
~ Youth Climbing Camp I: August 4-8 ($250)
~ Youth Climbing Camp II: August 11-15 ($350)

Youth Camp Registration form

Kayak Fishing Team and Community Paddling

Join Positive Energy for weekly paddling outings--join our kayak fishing team or participate in community paddling events on Park Point as we get ready for the Eleventh Annual Two Harbors Kayak Festival ~ August 1-3, 2008

Women's Paddling

Women's Wednesday night paddling (6-8 pm) begins in May! $20/session or $10 with your own boat.

Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)Ventures was featured on Venture North - watch the video here

Positive Energy Outdoor (ed)Ventures, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, is a year-round outdoor program serving youth organizations, schools, families and adults.  The organization offers expert-led outdoor adventure programming.  Together, Positive Energy Program Directors Stephanie Love, MS Experiential Education and Blake Cazier, BAS Teaching Earth Science/Outdoor Education, have over 30 years experience as outdoor educators and are the co-founders of the organization. 

Since its founding in 2004, Positive Energy has offered outdoor adventure programs direct to thousands of Minnesota youth and families and through collaboration with youth serving organizations and schools. 

We work with many agencies and organizations that serve low-to-moderate income (LMI) youth and families as well as Courage Duluth to provide adaptive programming.  Funding for LMI activities has come from the Northland Foundation, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and Target.  Our programs encourage participation in people and animal powered activities, and help remind youth and families of the benefits of decreased screen time and increased physical activity.

Our programs offer: 

Team Building: Creating increased opportunities for youth to work cooperatively with peers, family, community and positive adult mentors through interesting and challenging activities that set high expectations for participants

Access: Providing unique physical activities that not all families, organizations or schools can provide or afford

Experiential Learning: Offering meaningful participation in activities through a participatory learning approach that promotes interpersonal skills, life skills, healthy choices and positive risk taking among participants

Leadership Development: Connecting young people to the greater community by creating opportunities for leadership development through participation in service projects and community events