Wanapitei Unplugged: Connections Made Offline

By JJ (Jennifer Jupp) and Woody (Eoin Wood), Directors

HAVE BEEN SLOW TO plug in. I grudgingly came to Facebook and texting on a cell phone long after most of my friends and am I still not doing Twitter or Instagram (much to our 10-year-old daughter’s dismay). I therefore have found it surprising to find myself and my family members on (or at least checking) devices throughout the day. Moreover, I feel guilty if I don’t answer texts “quickly enough” or if I am silent on Facebook for “too long”. “Quickly enough” and “too long” are moving targets of time that seem to be shortening. In researching this article, I realize that I am in good company as I become more reliant on, and addicted point, on our phones. I realized later lucky to have Wanapitei – days and to, my electronic communications with that it is extremely rare for us to go weeks on end eating and conversing others and my need to “know what’s through a meal device free. with each other both on canoe trip and happening”. One of the conversations that we had in our dining hall. Last evening, our little family went during dinner was about how great A 2012 US study found the following: out to dinner. The restaurant is mealtime is at camp. We were thinking 84% of cell phone users claim that they attached to a bookstore. Anna and longingly about the simplicity of couldn’t go a day without their phone. Charlie (10 and 4) kept leaving Woody showing up for meals without having to Almost half of cell owners have slept and me to go and investigate books. I plan them. I realized later that I also with their phone next to their bed took a few sojourns to the store to see love that we are all there without because they wanted to make sure what they were up to. Invariably one or devices. It struck me how very rare this they didn’t miss any calls (and I would both of them would be sitting on the is. Next time you go to an eating add ‘texts’). Also, Japan's Education kids’ chairs flipping through a book. establishment, scan the area and see Ministry plans to set up camps offering Meanwhile, back at the table while how many people you see who are addicted students a chance to unplug waiting for our food to arrive, both looking at their screens instead of the Woody and I managed to be at some people they are eating with. We are so ... continued on page 30 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 2 Adventure Earned: How Campers Can Contribute to the Cost of VII

By Cori-Anne Huisman (Wanapitei Staf and VII 2013 Alumnus) and Jackie Hodgins (Wanapitei Board Member and Trip Driver)

HEN I WAS A camper, I would watch the VIIs come paddling under the bridge at W the end of each summer. Even before I could fully understand the experience they had come back from, I was able to recognize the excitement written on their tanned and smiling faces, and the pride mixed with tears streaming down their cheeks. All winter, I would tell my Cori-Anne (font row, fifh fom right) and Jackie (font row, seventh fom right) on the dock family over and over, “One day I will do afer VII in 2013. a VII.” Time flew by and soon I was a sunk in. It was a fact of life that I didn’t The fall before my VII, I paid my Pioneer. Occasionally, I would hear a fully understand. My parents would talk parents half the cost from money I had camp friend say “I’m not sure if I can numbers when we bought things, but earned all by myself. It felt good. Over afford it,” when asked if they would that’s all they were to me, numbers. the years I had been saving I had come come back next year but it never really After my second year of Pioneers my to realize how much work it takes to parents brought up the idea of asking make a little money, and I now me to pay for half of the cost of my understood that my parents worked VII. I may have groaned and hard to support the family. I was proud. complained initially but it soon became VII was not an adventure I had the a challenge. If I wanted to do a VII, I privilege of going on, it was an had to work for it. adventure I earned. A few weeks later I approached some When I paddled under the bridge at Volume 18, Number 1 Winter 2015 teachers and got a tutoring position. I the end of that summer, laughing and took a course and picked up some grinning, I knew that the adventure had EDITOR ...... JENNIFER JUPP regular babysitting jobs. They weren’t been mine. When my younger sister DESIGN & LAYOUT ...... ERIN SUNSTRUM big jobs and they weren’t permanent gave me a welcoming hug I could see in The Paddler is published by but they were what I could manage her eyes that she had caught the same Camp Wanapitei Co-Ed Camps Ltd. Canada’s premier canoe-tripping camp since 1931, during my busy life. I quickly learned VII bug and that September my school based in Temagami, Ontario. about responsibility and time gained a new tutor. I learned more than Off-season address: management and before I knew it, I I would have expected saving for Camp Wanapitei began to have money of my own. It was something important in my life. 17B Southampton Street Guelph, ON N1H 5N3 a challenge of self-control when I had - Cori-Anne Huisman to make choices about spending and PHONE: (519) 767-9714 OR (888) 637-5557 SUMMER PHONE: (705) 237-8830 saving. I learned how to budget and ... Jackie Hodgins, Cori-Anne’s mom, E-MAIL: [email protected] make a résumé, among other things. continues the story on page 27 INTERNET: www.wanapitei.net P A G E 3 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 Travel To and From Camp: A History by Bruce Hodgins members have slept in “Maki By Bruce W. Hodgins House” a cabin Wanapitei President and named after the Honorary Director Maki family. In the N THE 1920s, CAMP WANAPITEI beginning, most was located on the north shore of the people of Lake Wanapitei by the mouth got to of Parkin Creek, opposite the Temagami largeI outlet of the Lake onto the lower Village by train Wanapitei River. The Camp Director from Toronto. at that time, Ed Archibald, knew that A few came by the building of a large dam at the outlet car although the of the Lake would flood most of his part north of property. He therefore needed to move North Bay was his boys’ camp. Archibald was driven unpaved and in a power boat by Camp Keewaydin very bumpy. staff to the abandoned Paradis site. I Campers and write “Paradis site” because, prior to staff took “the Belle of Temagami” a For a time busses and parents drove Camp Wanapitei being in Sandy Inlet steam boat from Temagami, with campers to the town of Temagami. on Lake Temagami, the site had been several stops, to the new Wanapitei site. They then took small airplanes to camp. the home of Charles Paradis. He was a Then, around 1939 the Belle had its People were flown in by the three very controversial priest who ran a back broken when hauled up on land. Cessnas and one Beaver from Lakeland mission school for Métis boys from the “The Aubrey Cousins” then became the Airways – a fly-in air service company Verner area (located between Sturgeon boat of choice. It was a large diesel based in Temagami that is still in Falls and Sudbury). Within months of craft commanded by Captain Guppy. It business today. These float planes Archibald’s visit to the abandoned site, lasted through the 1970’s - over 30 years would land on the water and then ferry it became the new Camp Wanapitei on of traveling Lake Temagami carrying the passengers to the dock. This way of the north shore of Lake Temagami in Camp Wanapitei campers, parents, getting to camp continued for several Ferguson Bay (Sandy Inlet) by the visitors and staff members. years. During this time, the September mouth of the Red Squirrel River. This In the early 1930’s until the late 1970’s, Trent University Weekend group arrived of course, is where Camp Wanapitei is Camp Wanapitei was an official Canada at camp by the Bear Island Barge from today. In 1930, my parents, Stanley and Post Postal Office. Stanley Hodgins the end of the Mine Road. This was a Laura Belle, and my Uncle Cecil and became our official Post Master. John long, slow trip but the Barge could carry Aunt Marguerite, canoe tripped Scott and Carol Hodgins became postal dozens of people in one trip. Most of through the Temagami area and actually assistants. Then when the Aubrey us who were working and living at camp camped on the site that would later Cousins boat broke its back, the postal at the time left our cars at the end of become Camp Wanapitei in 1931. I was service to the Wanapitei Post Office the Mine Road and boated into camp. there too, but couldn’t see much, due to ended. We then had to pick up our My father’s Cruiser and other power boats were pressed into service. The the fact that my mother was pregnant mail, first from the end of the Mine with me at the time. Road and then from the town of Bear Island Barge was too slow, but it The Maki family from Latchford, with Temagami which is where we continue was pressed into service anyway. Some help, built the dining hall, the kitchen to pick up our mail. This trip was, and staff members who had cars parked and most of the log cabins, some of the still is, an almost two hour round trip them at the old parking frame cabins, and the Chateau. Many driving the roads from camp to town of our current campers and staff and back. ... continued on page 27 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 4 Starting the Journey: Juniors and Temagamis

JUNIORS

DATES: July 15 – 17 2014 LEADERS: Victor Bates, Cori-Anne Huisman and Tess McCutcheon PARTICIPANTS: Jemima Cohnstaedt, Henry Hines-Schmidt, Simon Hines- Schmidt, Nuan Qi Law-Gallagher, Adelaide Lavigne-Schmidt, Harry Lavigne-Schmidt. Junior campers greet cheering crowds as they return fom trip.

Day 2 enjoying being on trip. After a relaxing day-hike gear and picnic and hopped Good morning campers! We woke up and fun afternoon we were surprised by into the war canoe. We paddled to greeted by calm waters, which was a a visit from some of our friends who Napoleon, singing repeat-after-me songs comforting sight. The skies were still live on the lake with fresh, warm pizza- while we went - Simon being the grey but we all knew we could still make what a treat! The pizza was inhaled and loudest of them all. We took the steep the best of the day. Pancakes were the games once again followed. Jem and hikers trail to the top, Liam and Shams drenched in syrup and gobbled down Nunu made up little skits in the tents pushing the pace at the front. The before we started on the task of packing that they performed for us leaders. This spectacular look-out provided the up camp. Addy, Henry, and Simon took inspired all the campers and soon clever, perfect lunch spot (especially with on the task of bailing the Voyageur creative, and hilarious skits were being blueberries galore!). We ate PB, J & H canoe while Jem, Nunu, and Harry performed for all to enjoy. We had a on tortillas, played fantasy games and packed up the tents. After everything post performance snack of graham picked LOTS of blueberries. Then we was ready to go we piled into the boats, crackers and chocolate, and then it was hiked back down and began the paddle said goodbye to the site, and headed on off to bed! Good night, sleepy Juniors. back to our campsite. But the winds our way to the beach. We had high grew and grew until we were wind- hopes that the skies would part and the DATES: July 15 – 17 2014 bound on Tea-Bag Point. And so, sun would come out but we had no such LEADERS: Fraser Cepella, Bronwyn stranded as such, we took to exploring luck. We decided that we would not let Hodgins and Morgan Hodgins the forest and swimming in the crashing the cold and wet weather bother us, so PARTICIPANTS: Thomas Carrie, Levi waves along the shore. Thomas and Levi we put on our swimsuits and started to Grey, Shams Lena-Guettai, Xander stayed in the water the longest, doing play in the water. The leaders started to Richardson, Liam Schulman Dupuis, canon balls into the deep waters below. prepare a lunch of mac and cheese with Simon West. Hours past...and the waves continued. some help with the fire from Addy, Eventually we decided to press on Harry, Henry, and Simon. The pasta was Day 2 against the winds and we battled to our devoured in no time at all. Victor got on We woke up to a breakfast buffet! campsite. Arriving quite late, the leaders with dishes and the little fire crew kept Eggs, bacon, English muffin, tomatoes, rushed to make the pizzas. Despite the the fire going to keep us all warm. We yogurt and maple syrup. We packed our hurry, the pizzas were delicious and we all hung around the campsite just P A G E 5 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 ate quickly, then tumbled into our tents DATES: July 21 – 23 2014 PARTICIPANTS: Emma Bickerton, just as darkness fell. Good Night! LEADERS: Fraser Cepella, Bronwyn Olivia Gregersen-Curtis, Evelyn Everybody sleep tight! Hodgins and Morgan Hodgins Lewis, Claire Marchildon, Emma Syme. DATES: July 21 – 23 2014 PARTICIPANTS: Thomas Carrie, Levi LEADERS: Victor Bates, Cori-Anne Grey, Shams Lena-Guettai, Xander Day 2 Huisman and Tess McCutcheon Richardson, Liam Schulman Dupuis, Hours on the water: 4 PARTICIPANTS: Anna Iwanowski, Simon West. Weather: Rainy periods, clearing by Annabelle Jackson, Sam Mackenzie, late afternoon Charlie Ruff, Tenzin Ruff, Ethan Day 2 Breakfast Sandwiches (no, not pulled Shulman Dupuis. Distance travelled: 2km pork) filled our bellies at breakfast with Hours on the water: 4 lots of leftovers as usual before we Day 1 Weather: Head winds! packed up the campsite and jumped on Quote of the Day: “Tess, did you know We rose from a somewhat restless the water to start our adventure. First you have armpit hair?!?” windy night to be greeted with peach step: Napoleon! We walked 150 m from The adventure begins at 11:00 am and blueberry crisp. Yum! (And thanks the Ferguson end of the portage before when the young explorers pile into the to Xander for collecting all the turning right at the fork in the trail. voyageur canoe with Cori-Anne at the blueberries!) We packed up the site and Steep rocks were climbed for about 15 stern and Victor and Tess in a separate set off in the boats, the little red roofs minutes before we reached the top safety boat. Powered by excitement and of Wanapitei just barely visible across where we casually collected blueberries good weather, the Junior B’s make hasty the bay. The winds went on raging. We for a while and took pictures and progress across the Sandy Inlet open forced our paddles through the waves, tickled each other with grass before we water crossing. Despite the minor inching the boats forward. We made it decided to hypnotize each other with a headwinds, the campers paddle hard, as far as Ferguson Point when we whistle and everybody fell under its and by noon we were all eating bagels declared ourselves wind with cheese and vegetables at Ferguson bound. We stopped and point. This was followed by a cool swim ate lunch and splashed in clear Temagami waters until we were around in the water. Then all feeling refreshed and recharged. out of the waves appeared Next we paddled by the Ferguson Wanapitei staff! Mark and jumping rocks where the other junior Sam – our rescuers! They group was swimming. They pointed out paddled up to us and we that the campsite we were hoping to greeted them smiling. We stay at had already been claimed. With loaded up the boats with this new development, we decided to our gear. Liam and stay at Tea Bag Point on the other side Thomas, with their of the bay. 50 minutes of paddling latter powerful strokes, went in we arrived at our campsite and set up the boat that had one less tents and tarps. Then we went person. The rest of us swimming again, and Sam and Ethan divided up and hopped in. found a massive floating log, swam it to Shortly thereafter we our campsite, and then unsuccessfully were paddling under the tried to roll the log onto land. The bridge, with and water was so nice we spent the rest of enormous crowd cheering the afternoon hanging out around the and welcoming us home! campsite and swimming until dinner. For dinner we had Mac n’ cheese, and it DATES: July 31 – was a big hit among the campers. After August 2 2014 dessert we wound down and went to LEADERS: Owen bed early. Melanson and Rebekah Richardson-Duffy Juniors strike a pose during an afernoon of cliff jumping.. T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 6 spell! Safe word: CUCUMBER! PB and Hooray! The lunch for today was an DATES: August 6 – 8 2014 J tortillas for lunch before walking option of either grilled cheese or peanut LEADERS: Owen Melanson and down. Back in boats and to the beach butter and jelly sandwiches. I like those Rebekah Richardson-Duffy after mid-lake boat ramming and odds. The afternoon was filled with PARTICIPANTS: Islay Ballantyne, general nautical debauchery. Swimming some exploring, swimming, granola Lauren De Simone, Jack Licop, Rafe at the beach, building sandcastles and bars, and fire building while being Murray, Mia Onstad-Bauld, Tabitha flip-the-leader-in-the-boat was all serenaded by Sasha and Becca singing Parmegiani, Max Pearce-Basman. played before a surprise pizza delivery and playing the ukulele. Next thing you to everyone's delight. After dinner know, a mysterious motor boat arrives Day 2 everybody "swam the hole" to graduate with some strangely dressed Hours on the water: 4 Juniors and boats were pulled around cheerleaders? Never mind it’s just Jackie Weather: Perma-fog, sun the shallow water by Olivia and Emmy! and the Pion girls bringing us PIZZA! We slowly woke up to a chilly and We ate chocolate cookies and brushed Thanks guys - now we don’t have to foggy morning. As people slowly rolled our teeth, then got tucked in for the make dinner! Alex and Ben ate a record out of bed and got packed up, we got night. Tomorrow we paddle under the amount of pieces since there was no the day started with some pancakes bridge, Goodnight, kids! waste of this delicious pizza wanted. (chocolate chip of course) topped with a After everyone’s stomachs settled it was combination of peanut butter, jam or DATES: July 31 – maple syrup. By late August 2 2014 morning we were off the LEADERS: Connor camp site and headed Cepella, Becca Gillmore across the bay to the and Sasha Pickering Ferguson Jumping Rocks. PARTICIPANTS: Ben The kids eagerly jumped Aumond, Kate out of their boats to Blumberg, Sam Brown, explore the rocky jungle of Maureen Hodnet, Abby a shoreline in front of Hunter, Rafe Murray, them. While we sat and Alex Rose. watched familiar faces paddle by, Owen and Jack Day 2 decided to go for the big Hours on the water: 1 jump! We were soon joined Weather: Overcast by the C de B group, a morning, sunny afternoon pleasant surprise. After The female leaders they headed out to paddle awoke at 8am to the sound Juniors hanging out at their camp site. under the bridge, we had a of whispering since the snack of apple slices, campers had already been crackers and cheese and time for the second night of s’mores. awake. Suddenly from the forest they then continued to brave the jumping This time things took a turn for the could hear Connor yell rock. A bunch of the campers followed competitive side when Connor “STEAMROLLER”. Well, looks like Owen up the scatter of boulders on a proclaimed a marshmallow roasting everyone is up, time to make cinnamon little adventure while others continued contest with him as the judge. After buns! It’s a lengthy process and after to play in the water. Our planned some tasty deliberation Abby was the some patient waiting they were campsite was no longer available so, winner of this one. As things were devoured. After this, Kate wanted to go change of plans and off to Ferguson getting packed up and everyone was for a swim and somehow talked Sam Point! At the campsite we collected ready for bed Connor caught a and Maureen in with her. Everything firewood and ate cucumber and peach MASSIVE pickerel. Everyone ran over was lazily packed up, the boats were slices then Tabby and Mia helped the in excitement with Ben and Rafe loaded and we were paddling away by leaders prepare delicious SPAGHETTI getting front row seats to the filleting of 1:00. Wasn’t too long of a paddle TACOS! The kids gobbled it up and did it. Looks like we’re having fish for however, and the sun graced us with its the dishes just in time for no-bakes and breakfast! Goodnight. presence as soon as we got there. to watch the red sun set behind the P A G E 7 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 trees. We saw two beavers swim by and Gilmer, Henry Seymour, fish breaking the surface like a dance in Everett Vitols. the water. When the sun dipped below the horizon we started heading for bed. Day 4 Goodnight kids! Hours on the water: 6.5 Quote of the Day: “Wait… DATES: August 6 – 8 2014 we put sauce on mac and LEADERS: Connor Cepella, Becca cheese? WHY?” – Fiona Gillmore and Sasha Pickering And on the fourth day PARTICIPANTS: Kate Blumberg, there was LIGHT! Not in Samantha Brown, Maureen Hodnett, the sense that it was a Abby Hunter, Roxy Pearce-Basman clear blue sky but in the and Sasha Zuchlinski. sense that things were looking up because we Day 2 finished the portage-heavy Hours on the water: 4 section of our trip. Everett Weather: Sunny made the decision that he This morning was spent eating a wanted to eat “poo” for breakfast of chocolate chip, cranberry, breakfast, so the leaders banana pancakes with bacon. After obliged with an edible more fort building and scattering, we alternative consisting of loaded our boats and paddled to oats, honey, and HoCho. Napoleon to hike the mountain. The The laws of canoe tripping A Temagami gives a big smile afer a good day on the water. view was beautiful. Pictures were taken dictates that lots of sugar on a cliff and what was left of the means lots of energy, so we stomach was hugging his brain.” blueberries was picked. Connor taught paddled down Lake Sirdevan at a good Needless to say, the sugar rushes us about different trees in the forest pace! In the bay we found our 1.1km cometh before the fall, and we slept like and then we descended the mountain to portage and ripped through it. We ate a logs. Well done, Temags. hop in our boats and paddle to the lunch of pasta salad at the end where beach where we camped for our last the wind could drive the bugs away. Our night. Everyone swam and a pot of big next lake was unnamed, so we dubbed it TEMAGAMI (LATE JULY) soup was made to warm up everyone’s Windy Lake. Because it was windy. At hands and fill tummies. Marshmallows the end of the lake we had an amazingly ROUTE: Obabika Scoop. Camp – Napoleon were roasted, songs were sung and trip easy and clearly marked 80m portage, Portage – Sharp Rock Portage – Diamond skit ideas were presented. What a where we were greeted by Henry’s Lake – Bob Lake - Unnamed Lake – fantastic day, Juniors! friend Mr. Beaver slapping his tail 5m Shishkong Lake – Obabika Lake – away. A quick hop across Walsh Lake Wakimika Lake – Diamond Lake –Sharp had us at our last portage, which you Rock – Pickerel Bay – Ferguson TEMAGAMI (EARLY JULY) can see from the other side of the lake. Bay – Camp. Everyone rallied and got it done DATES: July 17 – 22 2014 ROUTE: Aston Lakes. Camp – Napoleon lightning fast. We found an amazing Portage – Whitefish Bay – Aston Lake – campsite on the other side of Lady LEADERS: Julia Higgins, Alex Hodgins Lynx Lake – Unnamed Lakes – Sirdevin Evelyn with a huge flat rock to hang out and Helen Thomas Lake – Walsh Lake – Lady Evelyn Lake – on. We as a reward for our hard work, PARTICIPANTS: Sam Collyer, Gemma Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock – Napoleon we got to watch a mama turtle lay her Fudge, Matthew Czubak, Mathieu Portage – Lake Temagami – Camp. eggs!!! Mac n cheese gave us lots of Forster, Ross Torrie, Ella Iles, Russell DATES: July 3 – 8 2014 tastiness. Stella showed everyone a Roberge, Alex Iwanowski, Alex Wiklo. special spot back in the woods, then we LEADERS: Alicia Hodgins and had marshmallows and tuck for dessert. Day 2 Henry and Fiona went fishing for Harry Silbaugh Distance travelled: 8km sharks, while Everett “felt like his PARTICIPANTS: Stella Edwards, Fiona Hours on the water: 6 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 8

Weather: Sunny After a lunch of tortillas, meat, Diamond Lake - Sharp Rock – Napoleon We woke up to a beautiful morning cheese, peanut butter, and jam- but not Portage – Lake Temagami – Camp. and freshly made chocolate chip all at once- the group set off against DATES: July 17 – 22 2014 pancakes which were devoured with headwinds down Bob Lake. After a few maple syrup. After a rather slow get kilometers we stopped at a beautiful LEADERS: Grant Conover, Katie away due partly to the application of campsite that had great swimming Devlin and Sasha Pickering sunscreen and the group’s interest in rocks and Sam and Ross discovered a PARTICIPANTS: Asher Birenbaum, animals, we paddled down Diamond “water tread-mill” which became a great Verity Carrie, Evan Kauffman, Xin Ke Lake. Alex I., Gemma, and Helen game for the group. Ella purified the Law-Gallagher, Jamie Paterson, played, “He or She is perfect for you water jug and Sam helped to start the Patrick Richardson, Sebastian Shaw, but...” until the portage into Bob Lake. fire-hooray for helpful campers! The Bridget West, Margot West and There the group was greeted by the campers made their own huge perogies Anna Wood. Obabika Park officials who kindly took which were fried by the leaders and the group’s garbage. Then the team devoured by everyone. Alex H. Day 3 divided into groups of three and took “accidentally” got potatoes all over his Distance travelled: 15km their first load half way down the face and developed a southern accent Hours on the water: 5 hours portage. Alex I. took Helen’s leader which spread to the rest of the group. Weather: Still sunny! personal and Russell took two loads of We finished off the evening with a sing Quote of the Day: “I have a flat tire, food packs while singing. We were met along to Alex H.’s guitar and Sam’s call CAA!” by a group from North Water (another beautiful voice. Woke up early and portaged our camp on Lake Temagami) on their last personals across the portage before day of a 19 day trip that was going the eating some tasty chocolate chip other way. The group completed the muffins with syrup! We paddled through TEMAGAMI (LATE JULY) longest portage of the trip in high Wakimika Lake into Wakimika River spirits and had a great swim in beautiful ROUTE: Canton Lakes. Camp – Pickerel where we found ourselves paddling Bob Lake. Bay – Thunderhead Lake – James Lake – through alders and twice going over Stiles Lake – Log Lake – Bob Lake – beaver dams. GORP sustained us though our travels as we crossed the top of Obabika Lake in side winds. We camped at a beautiful site near the Three Sisters. Here we met the Temagami A group who were finishing a portage and on their way to the creek. Shortly after they headed out, the WLIT’s moseyed on up to our campsite and camped with us! Everyone went on a hike to see the Three Sisters and when we got back there was a snack of chocolate bars waiting for us. Graham carried Xin and Margot around in an empty red pack scaring the WLIT’s. Pizza was made for supper.

TEMAGAMI (EARLY AUGUST)

ROUTE: Obabika Lake Loop. Camp – Napoleon and Sharp Rock Portages – Diamond Lake - Wakimika Lake - Obabika Lake - Obabika Inlet - Lake Temagami campers mark their final moments of trip as they paddle under the Bridge. Temagami – Ferguson Bay - Camp. P A G E 9 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

DATES: August 2 – 7 2014 enough time for LEADERS: Grant Conover and Callum to have a Katie Devlin quick swim in the PARTICIPANTS: Lucas Conrad, Sarah waterfall…a dream Ingoe, Jackson Leggett, Callum of his that he said Lewis, Griffin Miller, Braeden Moore, motivated him Justin Rotsaert, Ava Symons. through the portage! As the Day 2 trail opened up to Distance travelled: 8km James Lake it was Hours on the water: 8 clear that the Weather: Sunny and warm challenging Campers awoke to a hearty breakfast portage was of bacon, eggs and English muffins and definitely worth it! it was during this meal that the group The rocks along got their first glimpse of Sarah’s one the water line were true love of breakfast meats after she tinted the colour insisted on being referred to as “Porky”! of the planet Mars. With our stomachs full, boats were The trees were a loaded and we pushed off onto the deep green, and water. However, Ava and leader Katie’s the water was grey boat was held up as Katie took an and wonderfully unplanned morning “swim” due to her calm. However, it A Temag camper takes advantage of a calm moment for a little fishing. clumsy nature. Oops! After Ava helped was getting late her back into the boat the girls caught (around 6:45pm) Funnekotter, Oliver Kalff, Theo Kalff- up with the group and soon we were at and we quickly loaded our boats and Duschenes, Kate Mackay, Anik our first portage of the day! We flew paddled all of 10 yards before settling Marchildon, Leighton Symons, Owen through it thanks to a beautiful trail and on a nice campsite on the right hand Taylor, Camdyn Wilson. Braeden and Jackson, who both took shore. We had a quick meal of spaghetti red packs on their third load! We for dinner which seemed to be enjoyed a floating snack of apples as we everyone’s favorite meal thus far (thank Day 3 made our way to the next portage out you tomato paste!). Everyone retreated Distance travelled: 9km of Thunderhead Lake which was a to their tents early due to the day we Hours on the water: 4.5 nicely cleared trail aside from the just accomplished and received a well- Weather: Hot, sunny, tail winds multiple hills which the kids powered deserved rest. WE ARE SO PROUD Quote of the Day: “I stopped counting through. We had lunch at the end of the OF YOU, TEMAGS – Great job today! my paddle strokes at 800.” – Theo portage and quickly made our way to We awoke as the sun broke through the final and most challenging portage the clouds and the leaders began work on a non-cooperative fire to make our of the trip. 100m into the portage and TEMAGAMI (EARLY AUGUST) we encountered what Sarah and Ava breakfast of oatmeal with craisins and choco chips. After having added too dubbed “Heartbreak Hill,” a very steep, ROUTE: Blueberry Island Loop. Camp – long hill which the campers bravely Napoleon Portage – Sharp Rock – many choco chips, we decided there is completed. Soon after, we saw a Diamond Lake – Lady Evelyn Lake – only so much chocolate you can add to beautiful waterfall just off the trail that Sharp Rock Portage – Pickerel Bay oatmeal. With breakfast done we packed up our gear while Morgan made the hill worth the climb however Portage – Lake Temagami – Camp. cooked up a mean batch of chaps/naan we had to push on as there was still DATES: August 2 – 7 2014 about 1km of trail left to conquer. bread as we pushed off and headed up the lake. First Stop: The Pictured EVERYONE did an amazing job LEADERS: Fraser Cepella, Emma despite the bugs and the great distance Gillmore and Morgan Hodgins Rocks. We gazed in awe as we drifted past the thousand year old paintings. As to cover and we completed the portage PARTICIPANTS: Maeve Brennagh- in just over 3.5 hours. There was even Mackie, John Evans, Charlotte we reached the head of the lake, the leaders saw a great lunch spot, a small T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 10

cold lake Temagami water. Unlike yesterday, we had glass-like water which meant for quick paddling and we made good time as we passed Big Rock Candy Mountain (our campsite on night 1). Mac and Owen sang to the group as we paddled and Grant entertained everyone by acting like a jukebox and singing all requested songs as we paddled between some cool islands and turned into a narrow creek which was a nice change from the open lakes. We camped on a nice site which already had some firewood and some really cool nature art that someone had left, which was slightly creepy but also A hearty meal of spaghetti to end the day, enjoyed lake side. beautiful. Helen cooked cornbread in the reflector oven for tomorrow’s lunch island with a huge flat rock. Falafel and LEADERS: Grant Conover and and Grant made perogies for all. Alex’s chaps were brought out and the Temag Helen Thomas huge rat’s nests were dealt with thanks B’s feasted. The boys went off to PARTICIPANTS: Anne Carscallen, to Isis who lent her brush for the adventure, while the girls played odds Alexandra Hyland, Cynthia Kerbler, challenge and after a long while, Alex’s and snacked on the extra falafel. As the Owen Krentz, Mac Latimer, hair wasn’t at Cynthia’s level of sun dipped lower we decided to Isis Sullivan. perfection but it was close! continue back to the Sharp Rock Mac, Owen, Grant and Isis hung out portage. Big shout out to Camdyn for Day 3 around the baking fire for a little bit carrying the red pack, and Owen for Distance travelled: 7.5km listening to the sounds of Alex and carrying the big blue barrel for the Hours on the water: 5.5 Cynthia doing dishes before going whole thing! After a record fast portage Weather: Finally, there was sun! to bed. we paddled on towards our campsite. The group had a nice slow morning We spent the rest of the day swimming with an amazing breakfast of pancakes and basking in the sun. Kate Oliver and prepared by Helen and bacon lovingly TEMAGAMI (LATE AUGUST) Theo did some fishing while the rest of prepared by Grant. Then it was us picked blueberries. As dinner began announced that we were changing our ROUTE: Obabika Scoop. Camp – cooking Owen and Leighton route to the Diamond Boomerang Napoleon Portage – Diamond Lake – Bob masterminded the feeding of the fire, which, after it was clear that we were Lake – Unnamed Lake – Shishkong Lake – getting it stoked for cooking lunch for still going to get tuck at Keewaydin, was Obabika Lake – Wakimika Lake – tomorrow. Big soup for dinner while greeted with big smiles by the kids. This Diamond Lake –Sharp Rock – Pickerel watching a stunning sunset. Dishes route change meant that we had to go Bay – Ferguson Bay – Camp. were done quickly – and finished before back over Sharp Rock portage but it DATES: August 16 – 21 2014 dark! Goodnight guys & gals! would be the last portage of the trip! As we pulled up to the familiar take out we LEADERS: Mark Nicol and Rebekah ran into the Wanapitei sailing Richardson-Duffy TEMAGAMI (LATE AUGUST) instructor, Adam, who was out for a PARTICIPANTS: Jonah Brooks, personal trip. Isis took two heavy packs Jasper Gibson, Colin Gould, Mikaela ROUTE: Diamond Boomerang. Camp – on the portage and Anne did an Lewis, Hannah Licop, Sean Lizzola, Napoleon Portage – Sharp Rock Portage – amazing job sterning the canoe for the Tenley Mckay, Grayson Wheeler. Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock Inlet – whole day. Devil’s Bay – Ferguson – Camp. We continued down Sharp Rock Inlet, DATES: August 16 – 21 2014 ate some pesto pasta for lunch and Alex, Isis and Helen had a quick swim in the P A G E 11 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

Day 4 heading up the chutes at the entrance Distance travelled: 21km to Lady Evelyn. We lined the chutes, Hours on the water: 10 avoiding the portage. On the other side Weather: Cloudy, pockets of rain we got lost for fifteen minutes but Coureurs de Bois: quickly found ourselves by With a big day ahead of us, we woke up early for a hearty breakfast of remaining calm. oatmeal and got the boats packed up. Lunch time brought out salad at the We tackled Wakimika Creek, then Loving Local entrance of Lady Evelyn Lake after Wakimika River and Wakimika Lake much hunger, but it was quickly back in which brought us to our first of two the boats to make up for lost time. portages. We ate a snack of sesame Waters Willow Island portages were next where snacks for a little power boost and hit we met yet another group coming the the trail. As usual, we breezed through opposite way. They said the portage COUREUR DE BOIS it and at the end we enjoyed a snack was crazy muddy—but they clearly did lunch which consisted of crackers, (EARLY JULY) not know mud. The resilience of the cheese, summer sausage and gorp. It small group amazed the leaders. Ella ROUTE: Lady Evelyn South Channel. and Kalayla dominated the trail with was only a short paddle to our next Camp – Napoleon Portage – Beaver Island unbroken perseverance and no portage, this one a little harder. We – Lady Evelyn Lake – Wilow Island Lake complaining. Da boys were slower, but finished it up and arrived back on – Frank Fals – Centre Fals – Helen Fals – just as hard-core. The end of the first Diamond Lake, at the far western end Haps Fals – Bridal Veil Fals – Fat Man portage was quite muddy, but not this time. We ate some chocolate Fals – Wilow Island Lake – Sharp Rock – impossible. We had to load boats one at chunks and found that the group was Napoleon Portage – Ferguson Bay – Camp. a time in the swamp. still surprisingly full of energy. We DATES: July 1 – 8 2014 established a hefty goal to get back to A short paddle later brought us to the the beginning of Diamond with the next portage, then bing bang boom and LEADERS: Megan Buchkowski and we were across. Willow Island Lake was understanding that it would be a push. Owen Melanson We paddled a whole bunch across the beautiful, but met up with headwinds, of course. The crossing was worth it, as calm lake and stopped about half-way PARTICIPANTS: Sacha Edwards, we reached a beautiful campsite. Sacha for some more sesame snacks. Keeping Brandin Geiler, Kalayla Kern, a steady pace we could soon see our Ella Vitols. campsite! We chatted with some people who were staying at campsites along the Day 2 way who suggested that the campsite Distance travelled: 22km we wanted was taken but, to our Hours on the water: 11 surprise, it was sitting there, unclaimed, Weather: Sunny, some cloud waiting for our tired boats to pull up. Early wake up for eggs and We whipped up Dat Soup for dinner, bacon before hopping on the munching on cabbage and carrots while water for quite an adventurous we waited. We slurped up our soup day. The winds were much under in the shelter of our tarp to get calmer in the morning, although away from the rain that had come in. still against us for the majority Mikaela and Tenley made us dinner of the day, which seems to be a while dishes were cleaned. Everyone theme. We made Sharp Rock was wiped out so we all went to bed portage in good time while soon after. Goodnight kids, tomorrow Sacha almost caught a bass in we can sleep in! the bay before the portage AND another one after the portage. But a bigger fish ate the second one—there’s always a bigger fish. We met a one- boat trip and a Keewaydin trip A Coureur de Bois learns to solo on the river. T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 12 caught and filleted a pike, and spag was Irvine, Emma Joiner, Romey were, until then, unknowing of. We mucked down before a dessert of no Karovitch, Stephan Kosziwka, Abigail finished Sharp Rock in record time with bakes. A very buggy night sent us to our Pullen, James Risk. the hardest of core campers double- tents quickly. packing with unmatched enthusiasm. Beautiful Moment of the Day: Day 7 Shouts out to Emma and Sarah for Reaching the end of the second Willow Distance travelled: 20km carrying a canoe!! We stopped for lunch Island Portage. The sun was shining Hours on the water: 6.5 shortly after our portage for hummus and the water was warm. We had Weather: Soupah sunny! and chapattis! James, to the dismay of made it! We woke this morning to yet another the poor hungry trippers, took his beautiful day with a fire in our heart and sweet time opening the cans of the potential of a beach campsite in our chickpeas, but we were eating soon heads. Steph fried up peach crisp for enough. Rounding a corner on COUREUR DE BOIS breakfast while Harry rolled out Diamond, we now had roaring tail (LATE JULY) chapattis for our lunch and we were off winds and we all practiced our wind our site in no time! Fighting our way ferries across the lake. While Harry ROUTE: Maple Mountain – Centre Fals. down Lady Evelyn against menacing tried his best to make Romey sea sick in Camp – Napoleon Portage – Sharp Rock – head winds we soon arrived at the Lady his bow, the rest of us surfed the swells. Lady Evelyn Lake – Sucker Gut Lake – Evelyn-Diamond Lake swifty where We stopped for a brief swim before Hobart Lake – Tupper Lake – Maple were reunited at long last with our tackling the dreaded Napoleon portage. Mountain – Double back to Lady Evelyn friends, the C de B B’s! They were still Toni and Phil slid down the slimy rocks River – Centre Fals – Frank Fals – enjoying breakfast and blueberry into the water and Harry flopped like a Wilow Island Lake – Lady Evelyn Lake – pancakes, but we had no time to waste, whale on the rocks to get out without Sharp Rock – Diamond Lake – Ferguson and so we pressed onward into the his hands. With the beach just around Bay – Camp. winds down Diamond Lake. We the corner we finished our final portage DATES: July 15 – 22 2014 stopped briefly on our way to Sharp lickity-split and were on our way, a Rock to look at the pictured rocks short paddle to our final camp site!! LEADERS: Harry Silbaugh and which were super-duper neat!!! Sarah, When we arrived, all the kids went Stephanie Vaughn Phil and Eric motivated the leaders to swimming in the lovely sand beach PARTICIPANTS: Katie Berwick, paddle extremely fast to the portage by before collecting firewood and setting Antonia Cass, Eric Chaput, Patrick singing (screaming) One Direction and up tents. With rain looming overhead, Dunlop-Ellis, Phillippe Forster, Sarah other pop songs which our old souls a tarp was risen and spag was cooked and we all ate our dinner on the beach with the wind blowing the mosquitos far far away. Goodnight moon flowers!! Sweetest of dreams!!

COUREUR DE BOIS (LATE JULY)

ROUTE: Twin Peaks. Camp – Lake Temagami – Devil’s Mountain – Sharp Rock Inlet – Lady Evelyn Lake – Sucker Gut Lake – Hobart Lake -Maple Mountain – Tupper Lake – Reverse to Sharp Rock – Diamond Lake – Napoleon Portage – Lake Temagami – Camp. DATES: July 15 – 22 2014

LEADERS: Connor Cepella and Coureur de Bois mug for the camera atop Mount Ferguson during a day hike. Alicia Hodgins P A G E 13 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

PARTICIPANTS: Ted Cass, Eric Gravelle, Daniel Horton, Callum Keenan, Maddie Norman, Frida Purdon, Sumner Rajaratnam, Jude Roberge, Sam Sutherland, Malachi Winter.

Day 3 Distance travelled: 19km Hours on the water: 9 Weather: Hot Quote of the Day: “I can’t believe I did it twice.” – Callum The group woke up to some hot sun, finally no rain! We ate a tasty peach crisp breakfast and were off by ten. There were some crazy head winds across Diamond Lake, leading us to the pictured rocks. A long lunch at the narrows, followed by a swim and fishing, put the group farther behind than the leaders would have liked. Ted caught a Coureurs de Bois’ take advantage of great tail winds and enjoy a bit of a sail. bass while others caught snags. Even though we were behind, everyone Weather: Overcast in the AM, then enjoyed swimming and hanging out in constant rain until the campsite the sun. The group lazily departed after COUREUR DE BOIS (JULY) Quote of the Day: “it’s funny because two hours of relaxing and paddled up it’s not only chilly chili but also chili ROUTE: Wolf Lake Loop. Camp – Napoleon Lady Evelyn Lake. A few played 20 chili” – Sophie questions, others continued to relax. Portage – Sharp Rock Portage – Diamond Lake – Wakimika Lake – Obabika Lake Everyone awoke to oatmeal and clear After a brief stop for a snack of apples skies! It was just a tease however, since and oranges, and a quick chat about and River – Sturgeon River – Haleck it was overcast by the time we were priorities from the leaders, the group Lake – lake hopping through Rawson, Laura, Dewdney – Wolf Lake – hopping packed up and paddling away. Alex and moved into the open section of the Russell impressively started and finished great Lady Evelyn. Some head winds through Silvester, Matagamasi, McCarthy, Gold, Colin Scott, Donald, 99 bottles of beer on the wall without made the going tough, but the tougher pause. Floating gorp snack brought on a C de B B’s paddled at incredible speeds Maskingone, Wawiashkashi, Brightwater, Manitou, Hybrid, Turtle Shel, Gul – gorp/trail mix debate with Dan pro-trail across the lake. We paddled around mix. Shortly after, the rain started and 11km in about two hours; the leaders Lake Temagami – Devil’s Mountain – Ferguson Bay – Camp. never stopped. We stopped at the were very impressed with the campers. bridge for lunch of chili on tortillas in DATES: July 5 – 23 2014 On the way the group travelled the rain and to warm everyone up alongside a raft of loons! We counted 16 Sophie lead the chili dance. As we at once. After reaching the campsite, LEADERS: Kai Bruce and Becca Gillmore paddled on, to boost everyone’s moral which had a very impressive view of Nicole headed up a “Let It Go” sing Maple Mountain at sunset, a big dinner PARTICIPANTS: Martin Derome, Russell Fenton, Mathis Hirtz, Sophie along (‘the cold never bothered us of spaghetti was devoured. We anyway’). Once we FINALLY got to our munched on brownies for dessert, then Karovitch, Nicole Momtahan, Daniel Stenn, Alex Wolf. campsite at the end of the never-ending dishes and bed. Rest for the big river, tents were quickly set up to get hike tomorrow! Day 4 warm dry clothes on. Dinner was granola bars and apples so that everyone Distance travelled: 27km could stay dry. Goodnight, sleep tight, Hours on the water: 9.5 don’t let the rain come tomorrow! T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 14

Everyone did an amazing job use after a dinner of cauliflower controlling their boats and chickpea curry! Claire, superstar fire COUREUR DE BOIS communicating with their boat master, top chef and spice goddess (EARLY AUGUST) partners!! We even got to paddle a few discovered the secret ingredient to small sections of the swifties! curry (which she and Steph had never ROUTE: Lady Evelyn South Channel. Camp – Napoleon Portage – Beaver Island We soon returned to smooth water cooked before), brown sugar! Soon the – Lady Evelyn Lake – Wilow Island Lake and arrived at Fat Man Falls. We had bugs were out and the campers – Frank Fals – Centre Fals – Helen Fals – lunch of peanut butter, jam, and honey disappeared to their tents. Good night Haps Fals – Bridal Veil Fals – Fat Man on tortillas on the opposite side of the moon flowers! Fals – Wilow Island Lake – Sharp Rock – channel while another group finished up Napoleon Portage – Ferguson Bay – Camp. the portage. Although only 115 m in length, the ‘tage was extremely rocky DATES: July 31 – August 7 2014 COUREURS DE BOIS and steep, but nothing we can’t handle!! (EARLY AUGUST) After finishing up we went swimming LEADERS: Victor Bates and Stephanie Vaughn and ran a few more swifties ROUTE: Sharp Rock Switch Back. Camp – PARTICIPANTS: Pickerel Bay – Cole Barclay, Sharp Rock Inlet – Flavie Deveaux, Lady Evelyn – Theodore Diamond Lake – Heintzman, Sharp Rock – Lake Claire Hunter, Temagami – Bear Noah Island – Kokoko Marchildon, Lee Lake – Lake Rosensweet, Temagami – Wilson Symons. Ferguson Bay – Camp. Day 5 DATES: July 31 – Distance travelled: August 7 2014 15km Hours on the LEADERS: Tess water: 7.5 McCutcheon and Weather: Mark Nicol Drizzling, then PARTICIPANTS: Grace Murdoch, sunny. Make up Coureurs de Bois find that an abandoned truck in the forest is too cool to pass up. your mind, Isaac Ewing, Calum Murray, weather. downstream. Theo rocked it in the Brett Stich, Peri Yee, Min Timmins, Quote of the Day: Lee: “What’s the stern, as did Claire with some awesome Maddy Brown. difference between a squirrel and a cat? communication and coordination with They are both featured in this joke!” her bowsman Wilson. Great team work Everyone: “What’s the difference guys! We then paddled through the Day 6 between…” smooth waters, admiring the stunning Distance travelled: 15km We woke this morning to grey skies, beauty of the place. To the relief of the Hours on the water: 5.5 though our spirits were really more or a entire group we paddled past the turn- Weather: Hot and sunny! bright yellow or magenta than a grey. off for the dreaded Barn portage and Good morning! We slowly packed up After a breakfast of peach soggy (peach continued towards Willow Island Lake. our stuff and with a little crisp?) we finished the last hundred We stopped for a brief snack of granola encouragement we finally got off. The meters of the ‘tage around Bridal Veil bars before heading up Willow Island waters were calm as we paddled along and were on our way. We avoided the Lake, battling slight head winds. We while playing some classic boat games. pending 950 m portage by dragging our got to our sight to find a thunder box in We enjoyed the weather while we boats down a super sweet long set. mint condition, to the delight of many passed by a couple of cottages where we Noah even went swimming a few times! in the group, which came into a lot of all talked about what our own dream P A G E 15 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 cottages would look like. We got to the Day 7 portage that was beside a very cool Distance travelled: 24km dried up riverbed. We all did our best to Hours on the water: 6.75 hurry over the portage with the Weather: Drizzling, then promise of having lunch on the other sunny. Make up your side. Calum was Lord of loading the mind, weather. boats and did such a terrific job of it! Wake up! Wake up! Let’s We paddled out into the lake and found get going!! We scoffed down a nice little rock to munch on some breakfast and got going in tasty beat and orange salad. After some good time. We made it to salad and a swim we were back at it. We the portage in good time paddled across beautiful Lake Kokoko and made it over the to our desired campsite. We unloaded portage very quickly. We the boats and then Mark and Tess hustled to a lunch spot introduced the idea of having a mac and where we had tuna and cheese cook off. Everyone was thrilled! found a fishing rod. After The first team got started right away lunch we boogied to the and produced a classic and delicious next portage. As we arrived mac and cheese that ranked high by the at the portage sooner than judges. The second team headed up by expected Tess and Victor Isaac decided to bake their mac and were proud and very even put some ground up veggie chips pleased by the way the on the top. The mac was delicious!!! campers encouraged and After some serious eating Calum, Isaac, helped each other to get CdeBs on a sunny paddle down a windy stretch of water. Mark and Brett went out onto the lake through the day we knew and practiced some soloing. The girls was going to be long. As we made it Maple Mountain – Mowat’s Landing – Montreal River – Bay Lake – Anima- hung around and got started on a super back onto Lake Temagami, feeling silly game that the boys were eager to proud and accomplished, the skies Nippising Lake – Carrying Lake – Red participate in when they got off the opened and we paddled in pouring rain Squirrel Lake – Red Squirrel River – water. Too much excitement! Time to for a few minutes. The sheet of rain Ferguson Bay – Camp. go to bed, happy campers. passed and the light on lake was DATES: August 15 – 22 2014 beautiful. We all paddled calmly in silence. The skies started to clear and LEADERS: Cori-Anne Huisman and pinks and purples lit up the sky. We Owen Melanson COUREUR DE BOIS made our way passed Devil’s Mountain PARTICIPANTS: Lukas Goettke, Leo (LATE AUGUST) and heading to a near-by site. We all ate Montgomery, William Pinckard, Sophie Gordon, Ella Taylor, Madelyn and enjoyed our last evening together. ROUTE: Emerald Lake Loop. Camp – Victor played photographer and the rest Edey, Jordan Decker, Deanie Harding. Devil’s Bay – Hebert Lake – Gul Lake - of us were his models. After sometime Emerald Lake – Obabika Lake – Lake hanging out we all decided to retreat to Day 5 Temagami – Camp. the tents as we knew tomorrow would Distance travelled: 13km DATES: August 15 – 22 2014 have to be an early morning as we still Hours on the water: 7 had a good distance to paddle the next Weather: Overcast, occasional showers LEADERS: Victor Bates and morning. Good night sweet campers! We woke up again to overcast skies Tess McCutcheon and quickly packed up and moved down PARTICIPANTS: Emma Gordon, Alex the hill to the kitchen where golden King, Samuel Richardson-Duffy, chocolate chip pancakes awaited. After COUREUR DE BOIS Zander Chiasson, Robyn Fyfe, gobbling them down we loaded boats Gordon Annan, Savva Vorotynskiy, (LATE AUGUST) and set off singing towards the 3km Liam McMullan. portage! Only half an hour later we ROUTE: Montreal - Anima-Nippising. Camp – Sharp Rock – Lady Evelyn Lake – reached the opening to the portage and T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 16 unloaded. A quick talk about portage marshmallows as a light rain began to Chaplin, Alannah Chung, LeDain strategies and some stretches occurred fall (*sigh* again). Just before bed happy Gordon, Jack Heath, Sam Liptay. before we started the portage doing 9 stories and unicorn rainbow thoughts minute leapfrogs at 10am. Only three were shared to ward off the scariness. Day 11 leapfrogs a snack break, and one photo Goodnight everyone! You guys were so Distance travelled: 9km session on an old car later we broke hard-core today Owen and I are Hours on the water: 6.5 through to Anima Nippissing Lake at so proud! Weather: Rainy and cold 2pm. Ella carried boats tandem and We awoke to another rainy and very then the wannigan for most of the cold day. It seemed everyone was still in portage keeping up to Owen or Cori in COUREUR DE BOIS (AUGUST) rest-day mode so we had a later than the lead without complaint. We anticipated get away. We paddled the munched on a snack lunch (thanks ROUTE: Wolf Lake Loop. Camp – Napoleon short distance to the first portage of the Owen!) and helped some strangers find Portage – Sharp Rock Portage – Diamond day and ran into another group of older their way as we took a short break. Lake – Wakimika Lake – Obabika Lake folk. They explained to us how they Then we decided to make some and River – Sturgeon River – Haleck went to a high school in Toronto that distance on the lake since the winds Lake – lake hopping through Rawson, had an outdoor education program and were calm. Singing, splashing (Leo), and Laura, Dewdney – Wolf Lake – hopping they all meet up yearly to do another lily dipping occurred but somehow we through Silvester, Matagamasi, canoe trip- cool!!! We all took a moment flew down the lake to our campsite in McCarthy, Gold, Colin Scott, Donald, to appreciate the beauty of paradise the narrows and hopped ashore Maskingone, Wawiashkashi, Brightwater, falls, but the cold didn’t help with that. exhausted. We rested throwing rocks Manitou, Hybrid, Turtle Shel, Gul – After a break and a snack of dried fruit and practicing paddling in the bay (cool Lake Temagami – Devil’s Mountain – we continued the very short distance to Leo and William!) before many helping Ferguson Bay – Camp. the next portage. After this we decided hands made quick work of tuna DATES: August 3 – 21 2014 that it was windy enough in the right mac’n’cheese for dinner and pesto for direction to sail! Only after Sam lunch tomorrow. Sophie morphed into LEADERS: Julia Higgins and dropped his glove and he and Saul had creepy “Lucy” and crept up on people Alex Hodgins to detach from the raft to rescue it did giggling in the dark and the group PARTICIPANTS: Matthew Blumberg, we realize how fast we were going. The enjoyed hot chocolate and Selena Bob, Elliot Carusone, Saul somewhat poor idea of trying to consume lunch of couscous at the same time as sailing ended up with us paddling to shore to finish our meals. After some reorienting and keep-warm games, we continued the- what turned out to be- short distance to our campsite. After trying to set up a tarp in the kitchen to block the wind, we quickly realized the kitchen was going to have to move if we were going to have any hope of getting a fire to stay alive. Big soup for dinner to warm our tummies. Goodnight C de B’s… and stay warm!

Coureurs de Bois cool off with a nice swim on a hot day. P A G E 17 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

which point we retreated to the big tent and looked like you’d been in a sauna for and continued until bed. (The kids are 30 minutes. We finished the brutally still next door giggling away). hot portage and most of the group went Running Rapids for a quick dip before we moved on. We reached the rapid at 669 034 31 K/2. PIONEER (LATE JULY) Big waves on the bottom allowed for some ferry practice between the With The Pioneers ROUTE: Coulonge River. Shuttle to opposite eddies on the shore. Atticus Verendrye Park – down the Coulonge and Mateas also played around in slack PIONEER (EARLY JULY) River – take out at the Terry Fox Bridge – ROUTE: Temagami River. Camp to Kokoko shuttle to Camp – Lake – Cross Lake – Red Cedar Lake – paddle under the Bridge. Thistle Lake – Temagami River – River DATES: July 15 – Valey Bridge – Shuttle to Camp – paddle 23 2014 under the Bridge. DATES: July 1 – 9 2014 LEADERS: Megan Buchkowski and LEADERS: Bronwyn Hodgins and Jake Norris Jake Norris PARTICIPANTS: PARTICIPANTS: Nathan Basque- Atticus Cameron, Giroux, Ivor Forrest, Liam Hartnett, Michael Creegan, Chris Lewis, Ella MacPhail, Dani William Kauffman, McGill, Sam McGill, Zack Pelltier. Gabriel Korth, Sebastian Logue, Day 5 Hannah Kosziwka, Distance travelled: 12km Georgia Lavers, Hours on the water: 6 Luc Maurer, Weather: Hot, moderate headwinds Callum McConnell, We rose after a bit of a sleep in. Clear Trevor Parsons, skies and tasty granola greeted us. We Ethan Rajartnam, packed up and proceeded over the Mateas Winter. portage. Scouted the set below and shot it. Yay white water! Navigated our way Day 7 over a lake section. Stopped for a pasta Distance travelled: lunch and then portaged into Thistle 17km Lake. Despite opposing winds we Hours on water: 6.5 turned on our "Chris power" and Weather: Overcast Pioneers practice their skils on a set on the Temagami River. reached the campsite nice and early. We then partly sunny moseyed around for a while and then We awoke to a water a bit. With excitement, the group declared that it was time to make sweltering morning. Delicious muffins got to the campsite and once again peirogies. Everyone got involved! The compliments of Megan were consumed portaged the boats to the other side. assembly line crew consisted of: Ella with gusto. We got off the campsite at a Being good campers, they collected and Sam rolling the dough, Dani decent time and paddled with great firewood on the way back—Ethan spooning the mash mix, Zack placing speed to arrive at our second portage brought a giant load that towered nearly the meat and onions, Nate adding the around Rapides Gallnotes after over his head. Kids and leaders then cheese, and Jake frying them up. Chris shooting some swifites and R1s. The scrubbed down and everyone felt very stoked the fire while Ivor and Liam portage should be renamed the sauna clean. Pizza for dinner and s’mores for serenaded us all with acoustic guitar. box because the large amount of dessert! Awesome day, guys! Last Bronwyn prepared tomorrows lunch on Canadian Shield reflected a gross paddling day tomorrow. the side. Team work! We all hung out amount of heat. After one load you felt chatting around the fire until dusk at T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 18

PIONEER (JULY)

ROUTE: Dumoine River. Camp – Lake Temagami – Snake Island Lake – Cassels Lake – Matabichuan – Lake Temiskaming – Lac Kipawa – lac hopping back into Kipawa – Lac Dumoine – Dumoine River – take out at Drifwood Provincial Park – shuttle to Camp – paddle under the Bridge. DATES: July 4 – 23 2014

LEADERS: Jean Murray and Asa Thomas PARTICIPANTS: Sarah Cooney, Maddie Demaria, Taj Dyson, Cody Hodgins, Ian Karovitch, Oscar Link, Billy Paterson, Dana Price, Charlotte Van Dyke-Talbot.

Day 18 Distance travelled: 20km Hours on the water: 8 Pioneers make their way towards the Bridge afer two weeks on the Coulonge River. Weather: Warm and nice It dawned a beautiful and calm took on the long portage. The trail was morning, topped off with pancakes easy and everyone did a great job, and in PIONEER (EARLY AUGUST) slathered in syrup and honey, as well as no time we were done! Dana even ran a late morning cup o’ tea. The morning part of it with a food pack on! Also, it ROUTE: Groundhog River. Shuttle to put- was quite relaxed, but we still made it was a good thing Billy was wearing his on the water in good time. We paddled in – Groundhog River – take out in helmet the whole time (he took a bet to Fauquier – shuttle to Camp – paddle under for a bit, hit some swifties/current and wear it for the rest of trip, but also the two sets, which added some fun and the Bridge. importance of safety can’t be DATES: July 31 – August 8 2014 excitement to the morning. At the underestimated). We treated ourselves bottom of our second set (Turner to a nice cooling swim because we were Rapids) we had a lunch of PB&J&H LEADERS: Kai Bruce and SO SWEATY, and took some more Alicia Hodgins loaf, while Asa creatively used some loaf time to admire the beauty of the falls. to teach us how to jet ferry. Then we PARTICIPANTS: Claire Barclay, Connor Then we quickly ran the swifts/sets at Charton, Trinity De Simone, James unloaded our boats and practiced jet the bottom, and saw a guy at a cabin on ferries, as well as other skills, in the Engel, Sebastian Kalff, Dana King, the river who told us we were crazy for Charles Hunter, Philip Nicoletti, Sean bottom of the set, and also had fun doing such a long trip. We are, and going for a swim in the current. Richardson, Jesse Tomas, Cian proud of it! But then...alas! Our Wilson-Valdes, Kieran Yee. Then we had a leisurely paddle to campsite was taken! Fortunately, we Grande Chute. A bit of group found a decent bushcrash partway down Day 5 dehydration had us all slow and quiet the lake, where Taj cooked us up some Distance travelled: 33km (except for some rather excited talk of delightful chili and Asa made Hours on the water: 10 Poutine), but we made it! Once there, cornbread. Dessert of canned peaches Weather: Rain, turning hot. Windless. we munched on no-bakes to give us cheered us up, until the bugs came out Quote of the Day: “IF you make it energy and drank lots of lemonade to and were so wild we went right to down the set, tell Kai to blow his rehydrate! After having a look at the our tents. huge falls (and dumping our garbage, whistle” – Alicia making our barrels a lot lighter!), we P A G E 19 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

Heavy machinery and irate leaders packed up, ate oatmeal with chocolate to bed in preparation for the massive awoke the tired campers to a dreary and chips and were off down the river once day tomorrow. wet early dawn. Today was the day to again. Shortly thereafter, we arrived at paddle 6 Mile Rapids! A quick fill-up on Targie Rapids. Portage, paddle, portage, “poo” and we were back under the paddle. Then we scouted and shot a fun PIONEER (LATE AUGUST) bridge reluctantly loading our boats. R2, best run goes to Jack and Hamish! Those boats went through a lot today. 400 m portage next. Kai took two ROUTE: Coulonge River. Shuttle to The kids hit some major sets, all the boats, putting to use his newly found Verendrye Park – down the Coulonge while ducky styling countless swifties centre-flipping skills. A short team River – take out at the Terry Fox Bridge – and R1s, and even a “Choose Your Own effort lift-over brought us to lunch. We shuttle to Camp – paddle under the Bridge. Adventure”! The whole ordeal was shovelled pasta salad into our mouths, DATES: August 14 – 22 2014 eventually finished just after lunch, with no dumps! Splendid. Sean and James LEADERS: Kai Bruce and came close to dumping on a pillow, but Becca Gillmore masterfully maneuvered off of it in due PARTICIPANTS: Jake Asmussen, Rowan time. Trin and Alicia slammed the duty Darlison, Nick Frank, Terresa Kim, of sweeping and keeping everyone safe, Sophia MacMullan, Spencer Nafekh- while Kieran’s boat guided us down. Blanchette, Joshua Nowlan, Theo After the final major ledge of 6-Mile, we Pinckard, Quentin Roy-Foster, Jess paddled 24 kilometers (!). Arrived at the Turcotte, Cameron Wolanski. campsite around 7:30pm, quickly made risotto and passed out! Nice to have Day 5 great firewood for once! Trin serenaded Distance travelled: 30km us as we had a heartfelt bonding Hours on the water: 6.5 session. Love. Weather: Hot hot hot! Quote of the Day: “That is the bomb.com!” – Josh and Jess PIONEER (LATE AUGUST) Today was a beautiful day, however we awoke to freezing cold and dew/mist. ROUTE: Noire River. Shuttle to put-in – For breakfast we consumed scrambled Noire River – take out at Black River Inn muffins, they were delicious! We then – shuttle to Camp – paddle under packed up and left our very lovely the Bridge. campsite and paddled to our portage (a DATES: August 14 – 22 2014 very long, boring paddle). The portage was very confusing and long compared LEADERS: Bronwyn Hodgins and to our others but it was OK, because Jake Norris what doesn’t kill you makes you PARTICIPANTS: Josh Chiasson, Grace stronger. We then paddled a very Clark, Sophie Clark, Emily Gardiner, Pioneers hanging out on the bridge. shortish distance to les Rapides Wolfe Eden Israeloff-Smith, Nick Kaegi, which was fun!! Prochainement, we ate Juliette Keith, Kai Malcolm, Jack as we watched an adult trip nearly dump a floating lunch of bulgar salad which Panayi, Zoe Rogers, Hamish Van in the set above. Another R2 around the was yummy and Spencer ate four Wimmer, Lucas Whitear. bend, best line going to Grace and servings! Nobody was happy to separate Juliette! Big waves, so we used our salsa from our floating lunch, it was so Day 5 hips. We paddled the last stretch to our relaxing and sunny. We later passed an Distance travelled: 10km campsite, with Zoe and Emily's lovely old bridge foundation on which we Hours on the water: 6.5 singing voices heard much along the played around. To our dismay, we were Weather: Beautiful way. Half the group set up camp and unable to scale the concrete pillar. So Awoke to clear skies, finally! The sun began cooking, while the rest portaged we continued onto the final few km of was blazing and mists rose off the river, canoes. We reunited for a chickpea the day’s journey to our final portage/ beautiful. With cheery moods we curry dinner and then soon after went campsite, almost as nice as the last one. T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 20

so much heavy lifting and BEING AWESOME got us to Lac Kipawa. We headed to the campsite around 7PM, washed ourselves and had a dinner of nobakes and gbars made by Rachel and Lennox. Scott and Sadie made pesto, while we drank hocho. We scurried off to bed for well-deserved rest. Everyone really showed their worth today! Everyone should be proud! Out There With the River Ads

RIVER ADVENTURE One of many beautiful sunsets acts as the backdrop for this “jump for joy!” (EARLY AUGUST) ROUTE: Upper Missinaibi River. Shuttle to Then we moved our campsite in order Heath, Lennox Li, Elise Proulx, Missinaibi Provincial Park – Missinaibi to save Jessica’s life! (Theo is a great Sadie Segriff. Lake – Missinaibi River – take out at dude.) Some swam, some cooked dinner, Mattice – shuttle to Camp – paddle under and some kneaded our dough for lunch. Day 9 the Bridge. Many chilled out. Anticipating another Distance travelled: 7km DATES: July 30 – August 8 2014 wonderful day full of sun and sets and Hours on the water: 4.5 such. (Rowan is awesome!). –written by Weather: Sunny, pretty perfect LEADERS: Bronwyn Hodgins and Rowanda Darlison. The dreaded Sauvage has been Jake Norris conquered! We got up early, ate some PARTICIPANTS: Logan Germaine, Tim oatmeal then headed down the trail. By Hodgins, Klade Kerr, Dee PIONEER (AUGUST) 9:00AM we loaded up with the heavy Mackintosh, Nicholas Pearson, stuff then bravely pushed forth. The Madelaine Stich, Nathaniel Williams. ROUTE: Dumoine River. Camp – Lake first section to the top of the hill took a Temagami – Snake Island Lake – Cassels long time—well done Elise for Day 4 Lake – Matabichuan – Lake Temiskaming persevering with Dwight! Super strong! Distance travelled: 20km – Lac Kipawa – lac hopping back into The second leg went faster, especially Hours on the water: 7.75 Kipawa – Lac Dumoine – Dumoine River with some GORP and GORP market. Weather: Sunny! – take out at Drifwood Provincial Park – We rolled into the site, gloriously Quote of the Day: “We’re safe and we’re shuttle to Camp – paddle under the Bridge. strong.Well done, everyone! Then Scott, prepared.” – Nick (new camp motto?) DATES: August 2 – 21 2014 Hannibal, Francois, Misha, Gabe and We woke up to an overcast sky.... but Frankie returned to take the last two as we gobbled down our oatmeal the LEADERS: Megan Buchkowski and boats and paddles. The rest of the group clouds parted and disappeared to reveal Scott McCutcheon went with Megan to cook a the blue sky. Now with the shining sun PARTICIPANTS: Misha Bergeron, lunch of chickpea sweet potato wraps, we shot Swamp Rapids empty boated, Francesca Berkowitz, Emily Brown, which was a hit. We ate, and then then loaded the boats and headed on Hannibal de Pencier, Nico Fisher, headed out to finish our day. Three down river. After a few easy sets we Gabriel Fischer-Schmidt, Francois portages, one highway, a garbage dump, took a right around Allen Island to Fontaine, Landers Gordon, Rachel P A G E 21 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 arrive at our first full portage. A short Quote of the but mucky one. After another simple Day: “Okay rapid, we arrived at Wavy Rapids.... One bugs, let’s make boat, two boat, three boat....Swamp! a deal. I won’t Jake and Klade were engulfed by the bite your butt if waves and went for a little swim. We ate you don’t bite potato salad and some went for a little mine” - Olivia swim. We paddled a flat stretch then We had a completed our largest portage of trip. quick breakfast We camped at the end, had a group of oatmeal then swim in the current and cooked up it was time to some MAC ATTACK (aka Mac n' exchange our cheese). Nick helped Jake with the mac; happy day gifts! Klade, Nate, and Bronwyn made Some amazing hummus for tomorrow's lunch; Tim and gifts were given Logan cut carrots for breakfast muffins, out including and Dee and Maddy washed the dishes. chess set, coupons, headbands and log carvings. River Ads enjoy a restful read at their camp site. Sam ALMOST gave Scott a Weather: Overcast Bay Trippers Ride handmade hatchet. The oft melancholy of sleep slowly We started our day filled with lots of resolving into the thunderous roar of portages because of the high water. We the nearby falls heralded the beginning the Tides had pasta salad for lunch and played a of a new day. As we began emerging long game of “they’re perfect for you from our tents, bodies sore from

but…” and things got a little weird. We yesterday’s toil, breathing in the brisk BAY TRIP (JULY) finally got to our site, had big soup for northern morning air brought a spring dinner, cut a ton of fire wood and then ROUTE: Kesagami River. Shuttle to Upper to our step and cleared our minds. A Scott and Simon stayed up to bake swift and efficient breakfast of 8-grain Kesagami Lake – Kesagami River – James for us! Bay – Moose River to Moosonee – train had us saying goodbye to the majesty of and bus to Camp – paddle under Turtle Rock and striking out once more the Bridge. BAY TRIP (AUGUST) towards distant James Bay. For the first DATES: July 1 – 24 2014 time in almost a week we felt the ROUTE: Kesagami River. Shuttle to Upper presence of a northern wind as it forced LEADERS: Scott McCutcheon and Kesagami Lake – Kesagami River – James us to fight our way downstream. Tori Miller Bay – Moose River to Moosonee – train Reaching our first set we watched as PARTICIPANTS: Matt Bowles, Neil and bus to Camp – paddle under Angus and Emmerson plunged through Brubacher, Oliver Fenton, Joel the Bridge. the frothing waters to come fully intact Fetterly, Declan Gray, Cooper DATES: July 31 – August 22 2014 while simultaneously fully submerged Kauffman, Amelia Keenan, Seth into the eddy below. After some brief Kibel, Samuel Klooster, Cameron LEADERS: Sam Angel, Emma Hobbs course adjustments the remainder of MacPhail, Simon Rechico Moisan, and Angus MacPhail the boats snuck around the left of the Kyla Ruch. PARTICIPANTS: Bronwyn Bates, Gavin island to drop a little ledge into the Clarke, Jack Gardiner, Alise Grant, powerful eddy below. Just below the Day 15 Emmerson Wilson. rapids continued around another island with a little more gusto than was fully Distance travelled: 4km appreciated. Taking the rivers untimely Hours on the water: 9 Day 12 size and falls directly beneath in stride Weather: Sunny and cloudy Distance travelled: 15km Hours on the water: 4 the leaders shot the boats down to the T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 22 beginning of the portage which doubled Quote of the as a rendezvous point with the rest of Day: “So if the the group. The portage ended in quite conditions are a slope, as they say, and much skipping similar with the flawlessly shaped rocks at the tomorrow, will it bottom occurred before continuing on. be similar?” – Another portage followed shortly Olivia Gordon thereafter where the lower section was Bay day today! run empty boated multiple times for We woke bright everyone’s enjoyment. Though the and early this waves were gargantuan, the currents morning and tumultuous, the eddy lines sinister and James got up the winds frigid the conspirator efforts extra early to of the river were thwarted again and make the rest of again by the crew. Our brief time here the campers’ had, by this point, led to a deep coffee. Lucky emotional connection to this site and ducks! Some we were forced to camp. Sam, his incredible moustache ends dripping with exertion granola was and the pressure of cooking, made a enjoyed for Bay Trippers lead the camp in song at Campfire in August. delicious dinner to top off an excellent breakfast and day. As dishes were being finished then we loaded up the boats and headed Emmerson made cinnamon buns for out. The weather was finally looking up. tomorrow’s breakfast!! And now as the Mama Sun was soon out in full force and flat circle of time comes around the before long we were all taking layers off. thunder of the nearby falls gives way Next thing we knew, the river opened up WLITs: Learning once more to the stillness of sleep. into THE BAY!! We made it! We took lots of pictures and started paddling out with the tides. After a couple hours, the to Lead in the BAY TRIP (AUGUST) tide really started going out fast so we beached ourselves and took a break. ROUTE: Kesagami River. Shuttle to Upper Naps were taken and tidal flats were Wilderness Kesagami Lake – Kesagami River – James explored. Books were read, cards were Bay – Moose River to Moosonee – train played, and bodies were tanned. Life is WILDERNESS LEADERS IN and bus to Camp – paddle under good. A few hours later and we could see TRAINING (JULY) the Bridge. the tide coming in. Time to start dragging! We started out by dragging DATES: July 31 – August 22 2014 ROUTE: Flat Water Trip: Reverse with our paddling partners, but Obabika Loop. LEADERS: Emily Miller and eventually Miller and Sierra tied all the DATES: July 18 –22 2014 Sierra Mulvenna boats together, and told the kids to hop in and relax, while they towed them. Such PARTICIPANTS: Liam Agnew, Jasmin LEADERS: Angus MacPhail and Emery-Wookey, Jacob Fischer, Olivia luxury! Unfortunately for them it was Gill Thompson Gordon, Thomas Heinrich, Molly short lived because the water got deep PARTICIPANTS: Jason Ashe, Andi Heintzman, Nowlan Maynes, James enough to paddle! Just a couple more Breckles, Frieda Hodgins, Elena Smallhorn-West. hours, guys! Finally we arrived at Lopez de Cos, Abi Mackenzie-Armes, Netitishi Point, we made some lazy Jasper Ophel, Paul Richmond, Day 19 perogies for dinner and s’mores for Nathan Roberge. Distance travelled: 35km dessert. Wicked day today guys! Better Hours on the water: 12 rest up for round two tomorrow! Day 3 Weather: Sunny with light tailwinds Hours on the water: 7.5 Weather: Hot and dry P A G E 23 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

Leaders of the Day: Abi and Paul Day 2 fact, her acting skill was so great that Woke up bright and early and figured Distance Travelled: 16km Dan didn’t realize it was a scenario until out who was hiking to the Three Sisters. Hours on the water: 7 lunch. With our devilish portages We split up and those who stayed Weather: Hot, hot, hot behind us and our stomachs crying out behind made breakfast of delicious Leaders of the Day: Dan and Sam to be nourished, we paddled to the chocolate chip pancakes and the pasta On this fateful day the sun rose to opening of Wakimika Lake where those for our pesto lunch. We swam and ate greet us and we in turn awakened and in charge of the group that day made and did the previous day’s debrief which sprung to life like budding flowers on a the executive decision that it was in fact resulted in a very late departure from moist spring morning. Soon thereafter, time to much on some lunch. Energized the campsite. Temporary with our sleeping quarters neatly by the ingestion of peanut butter, jam contemplation of a prank on the other packaged, we feasted on plentiful and honey sandwiches, we paddled the WLITs was put off for another time. amounts of bacon and eggs length of the lake and entered the We paddled out of Obabika onto a accompanied by multiple spoonfuls of Wakimika River, which is deceptively small creek where we said hello to the yogurt and happiness. Sufficiently named as it is more of a creek. With the Temags as we passed. clear absence of “sweet sets” Opening into Wakimika on this river, we instead where we had our delicious attempted to shoot some pesto. We continued to the sweet beaver dams with little first portage into Unnamed success. Upon exiting the Lake where we temporarily river we were relieved to find lost Grill, as she took a ourselves within view of our wrong turn on the road. Uh campsite on Obabika Lake. oh! Go right, not left. Then This site was situated across we paddled the short lake from the other WLITs and and portaged into Diamond. was already occupied by a We stopped for a quick group of Temags, but we GORP break before shared it nonetheless. We ate continuing to our campsite. a delicious curry and watched Upon arrival we discovered a and pitied the lonely WLITs plethora of blueberries which on the far shore. As night were enjoyed by all. fell, s’mores were devoured Delicious big soup with before the bugs drove us to dumplings was made while bed. In the words of the others stacked hammocks. great American poet, Ice Ate as the bugs started WLITs share the best hammock spot on their flat water trip. Cube, “Today was a coming out and then escaped good day.” to our tents. satisfied with the outcome of our meal, we loaded our vessels and set out on Diamond Lake. With great efficiency WILDERNESS LEADERS IN WILDERNESS LEADERS IN we paddled to our first portage of the TRAINING (AUGUST) TRAINING (JULY) day. This relatively short portage featured a muddy take out and copious ROUTE: Flat Water Trip: Obabika Loop. ROUTE: Flat Water Trip: Obabika Loop. amounts of rocks, allowing for bundles DATES: August 17 - 21 2014 DATES: July 18 –22 2014 of fun to be had by all. A quick paddle across a very small lake led us to our LEADERS: Tori Miller and Jean Murray LEADERS: Emily Miller and next portage. With much of the trail PARTICIPANTS: Mika Rogers, Kyle Graham Preston being an actual road, our task was Gardiner, Becca Carter, Mary McNee, PARTICIPANTS: Myfanwy Cappel, finished in terrific time. At the end of Brendan Duffley, Marguerite Fournier, Daniel Devlin, Jenna Gardner, the portage, the leader of the day Phillip Jobin-Joy, Xiu Timmins, Kimberley Huisman, Sam Karovitch, scenario occurred and Kim walked off Christine Richards, Kishan Patel, Ruairidh MacPhail, Alex Roeder. down the trail away from the group. In Aidan Timmins, Severen Fischer-Schmidt. T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 24 VIs Travel the Rupert-Pontax

VOYAGEUR I (AUGUST)

ROUTE: Rupert and Pontax Rivers. Shuttle to put-in - Rupert River - Lac Kapapineeyapiskach - Lac Caumont - Lac Champion - Pontax River - Rupert Bay - Waskaganish - shuttle to camp - paddle under the Bridge. DATES: July 29 – August 23 2014

WLITs laugh their way through team building games in August. LEADERS: Andrew Brown and Gill Thompson Day 4 We had about a 6km paddle to Sharp PARTICIPANTS: Andi Breckles, Elia Deck, Dan Devlin, Austin Gardner, Distance Travelled: 15km Rock Portage. Jenna Gardner, Frieda Hodgins, Hours on the water: 8 We unloaded boats and ate some gorp Kimberley Huisman, Weather: Rain before Kishan and Christine did their Ruairidh MacPhail. Leaders of the Day: Christine lesson on teepeeing and centreflipping. and Kishan To the end of that portage it was only The leaders of the day awoke at 6:15 to about 75m. We headed out again to do a Day 14 make peach crisp for their campers, predicted (less than) 1km paddle to a Distance travelled: 15km while preparing lunch for later in the campsite on the end of an island, Hours on the water: 7 day. Throughout heavy rainfall, the however it was taken by a parked Weather: Sun and cloud chapatti dough was destroyed with houseboat, therefore we moved on Quote of the Day: Brown: “Maybe copious amounts of water and not another km to a different campsite on empanadas for dinner?” Gill: “Ugh, too enough flour. We instead packed Sharp Rock Inlet. At the campsite, much work. I’m thinking lazy perogies. tortillas from quesadillas we were no Kishan and Christine responded to a I mean, if they were called lazy longer making for dinner. We made it planned scenario with ‘hypothermic’ empanadas, I’d make them.” out onto the water by 10 and paddled to Tori after actually falling (and Jean Back to our regular wake-up time this the portage. That portage was falling) in the lake. We quickly tried to morning, 7am came too soon! The extremely muddy and marshy. The take start boiling water as we were making prospect of playing in white water out area had logs to keep you from the big soup with a gas stove. Before big motivated us to quickly strike our tents, mud, however they were slippery and soup, we gave out our happy day pack up, munch some granola and rush the only things keeping you from being presents, which was a very special our items to the put-in. We took off, waist deep in mud. We then had a short ‘happy’ moment. We ate dinner in the leaving our packs etc on the shore and paddle to our next portage, which was dark and did dishes and packed up the proceeded empty-boated around an 300m. That took us to a 5km paddle kitchen before writing trip report island and started tracking up the RR where we stopped to have lunch at a and sleeping. channel in search of a good place to campsite close to the next portage. play. A bit of dragging and ferrying later When everyone was finished their PBJ we found a right-sweet spot and took wraps, we headed to the 1200m portage. turns jet-surfing across and riding a wave. Everyone made valiant attempts P A G E 25 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

Coppermine River - Kugluktuk - fly to Toronto - bus to Camp - Lake Temagami - paddle under the Bridge. DATES: June 28 – August 23 2014

LEADERS: North de Pencier and Jamie Wilkie PARTICIPANTS: Isaac Beattie-Booth, Erin Brophy, Matthew Fyfe, Emma Jackson, David James, Lea Marcotte- Richardson, Patrick Melanson, Bernard Rechico-Moisan.

Day 37 Distance travelled: 1.5km Hours on the water: 0 Weather: Who cares? We were portaging a mountain!

About thirteen seconds of paddling today. Dragged until snack, then portaged two kilometres until camp. Ended our dragging with godly Mac, Voyageur Is take time for a song on a sunny day in August. Cheese, and Beef stew, While dragging, David and I came up with a team chant: goteamgoteamgoteamgoteamgoteamgot to surf one particularly tricky standing playing cards, exploring, reading, eamgoteamgoteamgoteamgoteamgotea wave. One boat paid the iron price for sketching and the final exchanges of m. Also found out that David can a bold jet-ferry and we all moved back Happy Day gifts. Only when it started centreflip a canoe straight from the downriver to retrieve the boat. This to rain could we bear to part company ground. “Not the most efficient” but also resulted in a hilarious double mojo and seek the dry warmth of our tents. pretty bad***. While portaging through boat for small set. We returned to our a forest ridge, we lunched on blueberry packs, retelling the particulars of our bread and a bean side dish, and broke various moments while playing in the out the Sriracha hot sauce. Put some rapid, and singing a complete rendition cold brew coffee on for the first time as of Bohemian Rhapsody. All feeling a an experiment, hopefully it will turn out little more confident in our paddling, Voyageur IIs: alright. No jam session tonight. Darn. we took off down the Pontax. Before - from the journal of Patrick Melanson long we reached the convergence of the Wanpasku/Pontax and pulled up on a Paddling Above point to wait for Jenna and Kim who had suddenly fallen quite far behind. A VOYAGEUR II certain series of incidents resulting in a the Arctic Circle ROUTE: Yelowknife - shuttle to put-in at near flat water dump had been the cause of their delay…I digress. Once Ingraham Trail - Tibbitt Lake - Cameron reunited we all had a good laugh and River - Gordon, Denis, Beniah, Horner, VOYAGEUR II nom-nommed some pesto. Just a few Lockhart, McKay Lakes - Courageous short km later we reached Ayuskan Lake - Starfish Lake - Point Lake - ROUTE: Yelowknife - shuttle to put-in in Redrock, Rocknest Lakes - Coppermine Rapids, which we lined with ease, and Rae Edzo - Marian River - Camsel River River - Kugluktuk - fly to Toronto - bus to came to a lovely flat rock campsite. - Hottah Lake - Great Bear Lake - Sloan Camp - Lake Temagami - paddle under Some lazy-perogies and no bakes filled River - overland to Hook River - our bellies and we spent the evening the Bridge. T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 26

Clockwise fom top lef: Voyageur II-As look out across the stilness; a VIIA camper holds on to a fuly loaded boat; Voyageur IIBs stand on the ridge above the Coppermine River; a boat sits above Rocky Defile rapids on the Coppermine.

DATES: June 28 – August 23 2014 day, but it is also Mac Monday! I swear I on a perfectly groomed lichen-covered can hear Brynley’s two-footed jumps in field. I’ll end today’s intensive report LEADERS: Charles Heath and the distance. We lazily emerged from with a quote from my father who was Sophie Roher our tents and eventually scrambled born 60 years ago today! While working PARTICIPANTS: Brendan Agnew, Nico together some granola and gorp to on the barges along the Mackenzie Fischer-Schmidt, Brynley Hansen- accompany our morning coffee and teas. River between the ages of 17 and 21, my Wright, Tessa Jobin-Joy, Arnav Kapur, Everyone went swimming and scrubbed father wrote poetry. This is one of his Cameron Miller, Eric O’Brien, off some (but definitely not all) of the gems, which he included in his letter to Julia Pepler. dirt coating our bodies. We played me: “If you ever are caught in a harsh soccer, hearts, cards against humanity, Arctic storm and hunger for a meal, I Day 37 read and napped. We could not skip out wouldn’t recommend you try and eat Distance travelled: 0km – Rest day! on lunch of course, so Brendan and Julia your trusty snowmobile.” Hours on the water: 0 mustered up the strength to cook us Weather: Sun some pizza pockets on a fire. It feels Well, folks. It’s happened. Somehow good to be cooking on grills again! True this crazy universe has come together to fashion, we called out thanks to the and shone a light on us. We’re still Mac Monday gods! Sophie broke out trying to figure out the odds (Arnav is her group treat of letters from people’s crunching numbers). Not only is it a families, we went over trip skit, ate rest day and not only is it a new coffee s’mores and played baseball and soccer P A G E 27 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

we needed to see commitment from our knew they were fully committed to kids. We decided that it would not be their VII experience. Experience Earned unreasonable to request financial The unexpected bonus to our request ... continued fom page 2 support from them. One day we threw was that they came to understand both out the idea that they needed to the privilege and the hard work that it Voyageur II is a big commitment time provide fifty percent of the costs took to go on an adventure of a lifetime. wise, emotionally, and financially. For towards their VII. Yes, there were They learned the value of good planning some families it is stressful and difficult groans but both our kids understood and money management. They learned to come up with the financial means to the reasons and accepted the how to make judgements such as ‘if I pay for this fabulous adventure. For responsibility. At an early age of 12 or spend money on ….., then I will have to some this financial burden can be so, we opened up growth accounts for work more to get to my end goal’. Life multiplied by two, three or four them and they started to put lesson. depending on how many explorers are babysitting, tutoring, and other job It is always heart crushing to hear a in the family. Some families decide that money away in their bank accounts. It Wanapitei camper say ‘I don’t think we it just isn’t feasible. took diligence and hard work. Over can afford it’. Try our strategy, it could My kids knew they wanted to do a time this added up and became be the difference between going and not VII early in their Wanapitei camper substantial amounts and when they going on the Voyageur II trip. adventures. As parents, we decided that handed over their hard-earned cash, we - Jackie Hodgins

Then there was also a time when staff staff members and visitors mostly travel actually came in by car down the Red the Red Squirrel Road for 29 kilometers Travel To and From Squirrel Road, but they couldn’t get all to the turn off to Camp Wanapitei and ... Continued fom page 3 the way to the camp parking lot and the the Public Beach Access to Lake Jack Pine Trail. They would leave the Temagami at Sandy Inlet. Countless area down the beach from camp and Red Squirrel Road not more than one hours have been spent by many first walked in along the beach (the Beach kilometre past Red Squirrel Lake. The year staff members, maintenance staff Trail, as we now call it is where the trips route then left the Road and went members, Heffy (Jeff Geiler) and Vin that are shuttled back to camp put in across a very narrow stretch of the Red (Allan Norris) to maintain the Jack Pine when they return). Squirrel River, on a flimsy bridge. We Trail that we use heavily to get In 1977, the camp had a very large parked cars and vans as close as possible ourselves and our supplies into our Katimavik Volunteer Staff group. The to the portage trail from Red Squirrel glorious site in Ferguson Bay on trail from the huge Jackpine clear cut Lake. Then staff walked the portage Lake Temagami. was created into camp right to the Blue trail down to the River. There, one Birdcage cabin. We also got a radio hoped that canoes or outboard boats telephone installed in the old Post had been left at the River in order that Office which had become the Camp staff members could boat into the Join Us for Family Office. The phone number was “1 camp. If there were no boats, then one RING 1, 2”. That later morphed into walked into the camp using the trail on Camp and our 705-237-8830. Then the Blue Birdcage the Chateau side of the river since it Banquets! became the Camp Office – and still was the shorter hike. is today. Eventually, this route didn’t work We welcome you to join us for our Even after we had a road that came anymore, as the Ministry of Natural fourth annual Wanapitei Family close to camp, for a long time we were Resources took out that little flimsy Camp program in August. See the not allowed to bring campers in by bus bridge in order to stop people from back page for details. on the road to the old or the new trail. using the narrow road past the portage Community Banquet is The campers still flew in from for the Deer or Moose Hunt. July 25th, 2015. Temagami, which then was not very Eventually, everyone was able to use Harvest Night is August 22nd, 2015. expensive, or they were picked up at the repaired trail that had been made Please plan to join us. the end of the Mine Road and came in for Katimavik which is now camp by the slow Bear Island Barge. access for everyone. For years campers, T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 28 From Our CEO, Ted Moores: Camp Wanapitei’s Coming of Age fanfare or celebration, as usually member from a recent evaluation, happens when maturity kicks in for “camp really seems to be seeking By Ted Moores anyone. You just look around and it has investments instead of using band-aid Wanapitei Board Chair and CEO arrived. There were many clues, the solutions”. The struggles we have today AMP WANAPITEI HAS long major one being that all of the focus of are all about how to improve what we been known as a place and the staff and the Board has been on have for the future. program where We are currently young people embarking on an aggressive C have their “rite building program to add of passage” from childhood capabilities to the into adulthood. In fact, I Wanapitei site that, until wish Wanapitei was part of recently, were only a distant every child’s growing up dream. You can read more experience. It is a unique, about the exciting, (for me co-educational, extended at least), things happening family style of camp. Its in the article on site uniqueness comes from the projects on page 30. wilderness expeditions and Our staff is outstanding, its focus on many of those (no surprise), and Woody “growing up” lessons - all and JJ are developing more happening outside the depth and incorporating school and neighborhood more “professional” items environment. into staff training and I’m passionate about apprenticeships. Staff pursuing excellence in cannot just be really nice effective educational people with excellent endeavors, and I’m also paddling and camping passionate about helping skills. They have to be such organizations reach a educational professionals. level of healthy The public expects the sustainability so that they same sort of accountability are able to deliver their and professionalism in our “magic” without having to staff as they do when they spend their time chasing send their kids off to survival. I’m ecstatic to say school. We have the luxury that I believe Wanapitei of being able to choose staff has arrived at such a place, from outstanding young (though one can never people whom we’ve known become complacent), and that’s my building for the future. Their thinking for years. We also have the focus for this column. is no longer merely survival-based. The challenge that it’s often their first job During a discussion about planning a camp is small, (on purpose, so that we and like all of us, they want to stretch big expense, in a Board meeting this can maintain a family-style of their wings and want to be trusted as fall, no one, perhaps for the first time in interaction for all ages), and budgeting professionals. They achieve these Wanapitei history, championed the very will always be a bit tight as a result of things within established limits because conservative, “don’t do it” approach. this self-imposed limitation. However, we, and they, have a responsibility to When this occurred, it dawned on me there is no talk of “what if we don’t guarantee quality and safety. that Wanapitei has finally reached break even”, or “what if this year was maturity. It snuck up on us without just a flash in the pan?” To quote a staff ... continues on folowing page P A G E 29 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

... continued fom previous page opportunities, mid-July to mid-August. Wanapitei has a very good, dedicated If this experiment is successful, and Board which supports and helps to It’s a huge challenge, especially for JJ there’s no reason to think it won’t be, generate the successes we’re having, and and Woody who function as trainers, the number of campers can increase an equally good staff who are on the employers and parents during this age with no need to expand the front line making the experience what of major transitions in a young person’s site infrastructure. it is. However, the credit to life, as the staff begin to take their place This year at our Board retreat implementing this life-time in society as mature, contributing weekend, (which also included some breakthrough really goes to the adults. senior staff), the entire focus was on leadership team of Woody and JJ. I A few years ago, the Board and staff future planning and strategic thinking. offer them a profound “thank you” on put together a business plan looking out We didn’t even spend time debating a behalf of the entire camp community. for ten years and beyond. The long-term vision, though we did check momentum established by this process in on our combined vision and everyone As a testimony to the sustainability of the is resulting in sustainable income was on the same page. “heart” of Wanapitei, visit our blog at projections, a full camp, and lots of These, subtle and not so subtle www.wanapitei.net/about-us/directors-blog excitement about expanding without indications of organizational maturity to read Ted’s post about twelve alumni, negatively affecting the “family style” all point to the fact that the camp is not average age of 60, on the Hart River this atmosphere. This year, Wanapitei is only very healthy, it has entered a new past summer. offering a third “stream” of month-long era of stability and sustainability.

News From the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund Tournament is scheduled for May 2015 The T.S.C.B.F. has sent over one and Camp Wanapitei is being thousand children to camp over the By Alan “Vin” Norris challenged to enter a hockey team. past forty-one years. With your Treasurer and Board Member Interested campers, staff and alumni continued support, we hope to send a can contact me for further details thousand plus more. If you are FIND MYSELF THINKING of through the camp office. interested in participating in, or just this past summer’s canoe trips The following is an excerpt of a letter learning more about, what we are up to and yearning for the next one. These thoughts tell me that it written to the Bursary Board from a this year and beyond, please visit our supported camper. It expresses the best website www.tscbf.com. Camp Imust be Paddler time and an of the hoped-for outcomes of Wanapitei has a direct connection to opportunity to tell you about the good the program. the T.S.C.B.F. through the Bob works of the Taylor Statten Camping “ To the Board of the Taylor Statten Boutiller Memorial Fund. Bob was a Bursary Fund. The T.S.C.B.F. helps to overcome the Camping Bursary Fund - long time member of the Wanapitei It had always been a dream of mine to go on community serving as program staff and financial obstacles that keep many the V2 trip since I began at Wanapitei when later as treasurer on the camp Board of children from the camp experience. I was seven years old. It had always been Directors. Donations are always The Bursary Board believes that a somewhat of a distant wish that would welcome and can be made through the summer at camp is pivotal in shaping the healthy futures of our young people. never actualy come true. Finaly, last year, website or by a making a cheque out to afer receiving the camp bursary award, that T.S.C.B.F., and mailing it to the The T.S.C.B.F. stages a number of fund wish became a reality. I was going to the T.S.C.B.F. , P.O. Box 1128, TD Centre raising events throughout the year. This Northwest Territories and Nunavut to canoe Postal Station, 77 King Street West, November, we held the fourth annual in the arctic al summer, al thanks to the Toronto , Ontario, M5K 1P2. Please Art Show in Toronto in partnership with the Quetico Foundation. It was a T.S.C.B.F. I am writing this to thank you for specify your return address in order to the best summer of my life, for memories I’l receive a tax deductible charitable very successful evening of art, eats and never forget and experiences that changed me donation receipt. companionship. The T.S.C.B.F. Hockey to become who I am today.” T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 P A G E 30 Wanapitei Unplugged ... Continued fom page 1

from their computers and smartphones. Silicon Valley's stressed-out tech junkies can head to California's Camp Grounded, a summer camp for adults who leave their gadgets behind and get back to basics with bunk beds and bonfires. Isn’t this amazing! To find out how addicted you may be to your devices, try going two or three hours without any of them. Joshua Becker, bestselling author of “Simplify” and “Clutterfree with Kids” writes, “Solitude is harder to find in an always-connected world. Solitude… provides the stillness and quiet required to evaluate our lives and reflect on the message in our hearts…True solitude will always require the intentional person in the eye without the filter of Woody and I want to thank all of our action of shutting off the noise and the a screen changes everything. Each Wanapitei parents, campers, and staff screens….There are valuable resources time, we are reminded that life’s most members for actively choosing Camp online to help us grow and evolve… fulfilling relationships are the ones in Wanapitei for true, unplugged But the experience of looking another the world right in front of us.” connection. Site Improvements and Getting Involved: Growing in Our Space “functionally rustic”, meaning that the • a two bedroom addition to the beauty of the buildings wasn’t the hospital, (which is the only intact By Ted Moores critical ingredient for a great camp, but building from the Paradis era), giving Wanapitei Board Chair and CEO rather it was the people. We have been the medical staff a comfortable living E ALL KNOW that steadily improving site capability within space while making more room the “pinnacle” of the the framework of a long-term plan, and for patients. experience at we’re about to escalate that • a bedroom, walk-in closet and Wanapitei is the momentum. It’s an exciting time, and screened porch for better Camp W canoe trip. That we could use some help. Director accommodations. said, the glue that holds it all together is Site improvements made at Wanapitei • a large kitchen pantry and expanded the extended community, which is over the last twelve years: walk-in cooler. based around the Sandy Inlet camp • a camper cabin (used for leaders in • an office storage shed and a staff property. In many focus sessions training), Malcolm Thomas locker “shed”. current and former campers and staff • a covered canoe shed for the wood- • several “cabinas” (small, single have said that are their “spiritual canvas fleet residence cabins) for staff living on site. homes” are somewhere on the site. • upgraded cabins, (Shingoose looks • a new swing set, replacing the 1931 Twelve years ago we embarked on a much better now than it did 60 steel version. site upgrade with the theme of years ago) ... continued on folowing page P A G E 31 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 5

... continued fom previous page Apart from the bridge and “Malcolm complete, we’ll be asking for donations Thomas”, all of these were done on a to go towards finishing the inside walls • a tree planting program, spearheaded shoestring budget and mostly due to and otherwise improving the general by Maynard Snyder, Glenn Hodgins and the generosity of our community. ambiance. Likewise for the craft Ann Monoyios. We have a large program activity building and so on. • a significantly upgraded Jack Pine trail center planned for this year, (second in We know many people would like to from the parking lot. size only to the dining hall). Geoff give back to Wanapitei, and that at • a staff “condo” housing for twelve staff. Hodgins, board member and architect, times in can be confusing how to do so. • a new and very substantial Bridge created a wonderful “fly around” video We are now beginning to create a crossing the Red Squirrel River of it that can be viewed at http:// manageable mechanism for that. The between Camp and the Chateau. vimeo.com/113219411. In addition, a Board has established a new committee • a facelift for Sangego, the central new craft building is being planned, as with the purpose of engaging the packing building for trips, and stacking well as a major trip outfitting facility community. The foci will be around canoe racks, making the river front upgrade, (meaning re-build), and events, projects, and fund-raising, both much more appealing. eventually a new office and kitchen. for scholarships and specific projects. • a growing fleet of sailboats that can We’re confident that we will develop Many of you have good ideas on how withstand the abuse of the rough water the resources for these to happen, but these can happen, so please allow and sand combination. part of that is counting on the yourself to become involved now that • thirty new boats, warehoused off- participation and generosity of others. there is an avenue to channel property and being gradually This spring a number of volunteer that energy. introduced into our fleet, purchased “carpenters” are coming to help put up when Royalex ceased production the activity center, and we can use Contact the Camp Office to connect with in 2013 more. The budget is to enclose the Ted and our Board members to get involved. building so its useable. To make it Mark Your Calendars: Camp Wanapitei 2015 Important Dates SPRING JULY TBA: Camper Medical forms online. 9th: Mid-month Banquet. 10th: Early July session ends. APRIL 11th: Late July & Junior 3 1st: 2nd Installment of camp fees for sessions begin. those on payment plan. 17th: Junior 3 session ends. 18th: Junior 4 session MAY begins. 1st: Final balance of camp fees due 23rd: Mid Summer Banquet. for those paying balance of fees. 24th: Junior 4, Late July & 1st: 3rd Installment of camp fees for July sessions end. those on payment plan. 25th: Community Weekend Barbeque. JUNE 27th: Early August, August and Junior 9th: Early August & Junior 6 1st: Last day to submit camper 5 sessions begin. sessions end. medical forms. 10th: Late August session begins. 1st: Final installment of camp fees AUGUST 10th-15th: Family Camp. for those on payment plan. 2nd: Junior 5 session ends. 12th-15th: Family Camp three- 27th: Early July, July & full summer 3rd: Junior 6 session begins. night option. sessions begin. 8th: Mid-month Banquet. 22nd: Harvest Night. 23rd: Camp ends. T H E P A D D L E R ● J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 P A G E 32

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A World of Thanks to this Year’s Donors WE GIVE OUR SINCERE THANKS to Homemade bread for Harvest every person that contributes Gourmet Dinner at the Chateau positively to Wanapitei, both Michele Lattimore financially and through their countless hours of volunteer time. Wanapitei Camper Bursary Fund Cash Donation of $2100 70 sets of classy dishes for Families who chose to donate the balance of the Chateau their child’s camp store account. This is “Big” Phil Nicholson enough to sponsor a Temagami camper.

$350 donation to Bursary Fund Wanapitei Sailing Program Beckett Mars (pictured lef), Junior Donations of $650 Camper, fom an art show he organized Families who chose to donate to our Sailing Program at the time of registration. Warehouse space for surplus canoes and camp vehicles Bursary, Sponsorship and Alan “Vin” Norris” Equipment Donations Anonymous Donors