Recreating the life of the voyageurs, French fur traders of the 18th-century, campers cook over an open fire, bathe in the lake, and complete a grand voyage by canoe during the two- or four-week stay.
Campers sleep in tents organized into brigades and gather at the feu de camp for meals and activities.
Participants (called "villagers") learn and practice the French language in a historical and environmentally friendly context.
Music, sports and games, clothes, and food are all rooted in Nouvelle France or Ojibwe traditions.
They will live in brigades, groups of tents, named after major stopping points of the French fur trade: Montreal, Grand Portage, and the like.
As with all Concordia Language Villages, the Voyageurs mission is “to prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community”.