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Welcome to
Information for 2012
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See our
Winter Outfitting page |
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Check out our winter outfitting
gear and cross country ski trails that we groom ourselves. View
or copy our trail map displaying over 12 miles of wilderness
trails. We have a basic selection of X-country ski equipment in
stock for sale and rental. Give us a call if you have any
questions about winter activities in the Sylvania Wilderness. |
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Sylvania Outfitters, Inc. is located just 1 mile west of Watersmeet,
in the rugged and beautiful area known as Michigan's Upper Peninsula. For nearly
thirty years Sylvania Outfitters has been provisioning outdoor
enthusiasts with camping, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and trekking supplies for
excursions into the Sylvania Wilderness
Area and the surrounding Ottawa National Forest. Personal concern that your wilderness
adventure is as good as it gets at Sylvania Outfitters. We will customize your trip requirements
so that you can fully enjoy the beauty, solitude, and wonder that awaits within the
Sylvania Wilderness Area and the Ottawa National Forest.
There is much to explore and experience in the Sylvania Wilderness Area of
Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Sylvania Outfitters knows how to
get you there...and back! This web site is designed to get you the information
you need so that when you call or stop by you will have a good idea of the
services we provide including a refined knowledge of the protocol and regulations required when
visiting the Sylvania Wilderness area.
The Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area retains
a wildness and unspoiled beauty that few public environs possess. Its natural
solitude and character remains today because dedicated people cared enough in the past to
insist on protecting it. If you visit here, you must respect and protect what others
have done before you to make this a very special place for plant, animal, and human
interaction. Those who visit here bring away with them memories of the Natural World
as it might have been long before Europeans began their explorations of the area. Enjoy!!
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Hello! I'm Bob Zelinski and I have operated Sylvania Outfitters, Inc.
for over thirty years. My outfitting base is located just one mile west of Watersmeet,
Michigan on U. S. Highway 2. Open 7 days a week to help you with all your canoeing
and camping plans, I am at your service from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the  summer. My objective is to be
here for you not only to rent equipment, but to be your base of operations, your
troubleshooter and your link to the beautiful Northwoods all four seasons of the
year.
I would highly recommend making a reservation before you arrive,
especially if you have a large group. Give me a call at 906-358-4766 and I
will make your connection to the woods and waters of the Northwoods a simple matter.
I can set you up, get you in, and get you out. All you have to do is canoe and camp
with respect and care, and come back again soon! If you have any questions not answered by
this web site, call us. We would be happy to discuss how you, too, can enjoy the unique
beauty of the Sylvania Wilderness Area and the Ottawa National Forest. And come
visit us in the Winter, too! Just outside our door here at Sylvania
Outfitters there are over 20 miles of groomed trails through the ice-covered
lakes and woodlands of the Ottawa National Forest. These are great trails...I know because
I groom them!
Sylvania Outfitters is the only 'Special Use Permit' holder for
providing any canoe trips into the Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area and the
surrounding Ottawa National Forest. If you are planning just a simple day trip or an
extended excursion into the Northwoods, we can provide you with the maps, canoes,
freeze-dried food, Complete Outfitting Food Option, special gear, and get it all to your
drop off point. Our large inventory of Aluminum Grumman canoes, Royalex-Old Town canoes,
Royalex River canoes, Souris River kevlar canoes, Kayaks, and Old Town Sport Rowboats accommodate your style of
camping and exploring. Fishing licenses are available, plus a good selection of
tackle designed for the crystal clear lakes and rivers of Sylvania and the Ottawa National
Forest. If you fly to the Land-O-Lakes, Wisconsin Airport we can pick you up
and drop you off for $20.
Parents! If your child
is part of a group supervised
by someone other than yourself, please see the
PARENT/GUARDIAN
PERMISSION FORM |
In our store we sell canoe and camping supplies, fishing licenses,
lures and maps.
We have an excellent selection of Backpacker's
Pantry products... Gourmet, Freeze-Dried Backpacking Food
Reservations should always be
made if possible! Call us at Sylvania Outfitters... 906-358-4766 |
A deposit of $20 for
each watercraft will hold your watercraft rental.
Upon arrival, the deposit will become your security deposit, refunded when you
return the equipment after your trip. A deposit of $100 is required for complete outfitting. Cancellation
notice must be given 48 hours prior to your arrival for a deposit refund.
Open 7 days a week! (1 Mile west of Hwy. 45)
SUMMER HOURS
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
SPRING/FALL HOURS
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
WINTER HOURS
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Sylvania Outfitters, Inc.
E23423 U.S. Hwy. 2
Watersmeet, MI 49969
Phone: 1-906-358-4766 |
Website Creation by:
T J Dunn
Rhinelander, WI 54501
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