 One Bemidji couple has brought the great outdoors indoors through their new business. This week's Northwood's adventure, Josh Peterson shows us how Bill's Base Camp offers more than just products. Just a quick hike down the sidewalk from the statues of Paul and Babe, you will find a relatively new shop that specializes in making your outdoor experiences memorable ones. Situated in an urban setting, Bill's Base Camp has been a labor of love that has been in the works for years. My wife Terri and I have been talking about how we thought Bemidji needed a nice little outdoor store and it was something that you know we enjoy the great outdoors and doing everything in it. For Bill and his wife Terri, they love exploring and going on adventures and for this couple, opening up a shop was just another big adventure. We were a little bit crazy but we decided that we were both in at the right point in our lives where this might be a really interesting venture to go on. Bill says what sets him apart from the rest is their niche market targeting specific aspects of the great outdoors. We you know with our specialized outdoor store, it's honing in on a little niche on that outdoor market with your campers, your backpackers, your canoe, kayak, people. While Bill's Base Camp offers products for the avid outdoors person, what you might not know they offer the background in education as well. The shop holds classes for the public to learn basic skills ranging from compass use to cold weather camping. We've had a really good response with with our classes. You know, we get anywhere between maybe eight and twelve people that come in and and we just do it right here in the store. For some of the classes, Bill's Base Camp partners with the city of Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department. But in the end, the biggest lesson taught is the importance of making connections. I think anytime that you can make connections with people, whether it's two people or eight people or a dozen people or more, I think that's only going to be a positive change in the community. And for us as well, I think we get a lot out of that ourselves. With this week's Northwood's adventure in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.