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North Country Orienteering

Clue Rogaine

Event date and time
September 11, 2021 - 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Event description

Professor Plum in the Library with the Wrench? Miss Scarlett in the Conservatory with the Revolver? Come join us at Pulpit Rock State Forest and the adjacent Thousand Island Land Trust parcels for a classic game of Clue with some variation. Your goal is to determine who killed Mr. Boddy, in which room, with which weapon, and (we have added) for what motive. Each hidden flag you find helps you eliminate one of these particulars. Get them all, and you know whodunit, where, with what, and why. Otherwise, you’re going to have to take a guess.

Theseus and the Minotaur Rogaine

Event date and time
June 5, 2021 - 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Event description

North Country Orienteering is holding a scavenger hunt event in South Hammond State Forest.  Flags will be hung in the forest and indicated on a detailed topographic map with some land features marked.  Using only that map and a compass, find as many flags in the allotted time: 3, 6 or 9 hours.  We are schedule- and pandemic-friendly:  Arrive at any time on or after 7 am, study the map for as long as you want, and begin when you are ready.  No mass start.  You can be competitive or just enjoy a hike in the woods.  This is a great way to explore N

Score-O (rogaine) Orienteering Event at Beaver Creek State Forest (Gouverneur, NY)

Event date and time
September 12, 2020 - 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Event description

North Country Orienteering is putting on an orienteering event in Beaver Creek State Forest in St.

Orienteering Events St. Lawrence County

Event date and time
June 1, 2019 - 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Event description

Join North Country Orienteering on Saturday, June 1, at Pleasant Lake State Forest and three adjoining private properties near Gouverneur, New York, in St. Lawrence County for a full day of orienteering activities.

Game Day: Monopoly Rogaine (3- and 6-hour options).  Release your inner capitalist.  With hundreds of cliffs, dozens of beaver dams, and water everywhere, the navigational gauntlet has been thrown.

Three classic point-to-point courses: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.