Outdoor Writer & Consultant - Wilderness Guide - Custom Canoe Expeditions into the far north

Sponsored Events
2015-2017: Gunflint Trails Boundary Waters Canoe Expo
2008-2018: Quietwater Symposium, Lansing, MI
1998-2017: Canoecopia, Madison, WI
1998-2018: Midwest Mountaineering Canoe Expo, Minneapolis, MN
2016/2017: Northstar Canoes, Wisconsin
2007: Maine Canoe Symposium
2007: Open Canoe Symposium, Wales, UK
2005: Featured Speaker, L.L. Bean Canoe Symposium, Maine
2003: Work and Survival in the Arctic, Spitzbergen, Norway. Sponsored by Klar® Ullfrotte and Gransfors ax Company, Sweden. Two weeks of winter survival training at Ny Alesund, Spitzbergen, Norway.
2001 and 2002: Bell Canoe Works, Canoe Wisconsin and Florida..
1999: Outdoor Retailer show, Salt Lake City, Utah—sponsored by The Globe-Pequot Press.
Speaking Engagements and Seminars
Cliff has spoken at, and/or presented workshops at:
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)—Minneapolis, Seattle
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Eastern Mountain Sports: St. Paul, MN, New Jersey
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Burger Brothers, Minneapolis
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Chicago Land Canoe Base (Chicago, IL)
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University of Minnesota
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St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN
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Nicollet College, Rhinelander, WI
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Northland Community College, MN
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Normandale Community College, MN
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Buena Vista College, Iowa
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The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul.
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Canoecopia (Rutabaga store, Madison, WI - Cliff has presented every year since 1985.
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Outdoor Retailer Show, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Midwest Mountaineering store, Minneapolis - Cliff has presented every year at “Canoe Expo” since 1982 and was honored as the “oldest speaker”.
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Cabela’s, Inc., Minnesota.
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Gander Mountain store, Minnesota.
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L.L. Bean, Freeport, Maine - store and canoeing symposium.
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Piragis Northwoods Co., MN
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United Stores, Minnesota.
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Sierra Club
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Boy Scouts of America - Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base, Indianhead Council, University of Scouting, and many more events. Ciliff was the consultant for the canoeing section in the recent Scout Field Book.
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Quietwater Symposium, Michigan State University. 2004, 2005, 2006.
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections (prison). Cliff presented to inmates.
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Jersey Paddler Outdoor Store, New Jersey.
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Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives, Florida.
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources—Outdoor skills Instructor, author of Minnesota State Orienteering materials and numerous publications.
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Wilderness Education Association
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Wilderness Medical Association
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Minnesota Canoe Association
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American Canoe Association
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United States Canoe Association
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St. Mary’s Hospital, Duluth, MN (continuing education for physicians).
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Lee and Rose Warner Nature Center, Stillwater, Minnesota.
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The Quetico Foundation
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U.S Forest Service, Duluth, Minnesota
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Silva, Inc. (a division of Johnson Camping).
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Boone County Conservation Department (IL)
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Hennepin County Parks Dept. (MN)
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Canoe Expo—Toronto, Ontario
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Valley Ventures, Deep River, Ontario.
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Canadian Recreational Canoe Association, Merrickville, Ontario
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Southeast Canoe and Sea Kayak symposium, South Carolina
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Wilder Forest/Nature Center, Minnesota
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Hunter Education Program, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources.
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Many libraries, schools and clubs
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Featured speaker, Maine Canoe Symposium, 2007.
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Featured speaker, Open Canoe Symposium, North Wales, UK, October, 2007.