Alissa Weitz hails from Dubuque Iowa and grew up paddling the Big Muddy (Mississippi River). She has held an ambivalent appreciation for the outdoors and never seemed to mind the ‘corn husking’ slander. Through her youth she traveled near and far with family and friends exploring the wilds nature had to offer. Canoeing became her means of exploration in the waterways around southern Wisconsin, and the Midwest. Somewhere along the line she was drawn to Northland College where she graduated with a degree in Outdoor Education (with an emphasis in adventure education). After her sophomore year in college she was dared by some friends to become a sea kayak guide, one season on Lake Superior lead to another and she has been calling the south shore ‘home’ for the past seven summers. Alissa’s passion for teaching and outdoor adventure have lead her to work with various environmental programs in the North Country and share her knowledge of local flora, fauna and geology. She has taught under the British Canoe Union for several years as well with a local company in Bayfield. Somewhere between summer adventures and travels in the Quetico she shared her ambition to paddle around the lake. As seasons changed and dreams were put into action she and Brian will head out this summer to enjoy a truly superior experience.
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