“Why This?” Finding Inspiration From Our Families

Andrew. We got talking about careers, scholastic records, why didn’t I do job satisfaction, and work-life balance. something that used those smarts?” By JJ (Jennifer Jupp) , Director His wife works at a high level in the The conversation ambles along and we corporate world and he is a Crown talk about boredom in the workplace. I AST EVENING I was sitting Attorney. While we spoke, I became report with full honesty that I get bored watching Charlie’s (Charlie is aware of my old nemesis, self-doubt, very easily and love learning new things. our 7-year-old) swimming jabbering away in the back of my mind. Being a camp director has me learning lesson. I’ve become friends with a father whose children “I could have been a lawyer – he’s and growing in areas that I wouldn’t L probably making buckets of money – he have foreseen – work life is far from swim at the same time and I look must think I didn’t do well at school to forward to the 30 minutes of chatting be just a camp director – I broke ... continued on page 3 time with the open, easy, conversational T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 2 Rediscovering Connection Through Canoe Tripping

By Geof Hodgins, Board of Directors Co-Chair and Vice- President, for Bruce Hodgins, Honorary Director

T’S ODD - WE ARE social beings yet we have created and cling to a world where we don’t need to know our neighbours - I a world where, as contemporary thinker Charles Eisenstein puts it, we don’t really need to know anyone. We depend on things and tasks created and performed by others but for the most part, the unique individual people, like the products they create, are replaceable. A canoe trip turns this paradigm on its head. With each stroke of the paddle, every portage, set of rapids and campsite, one is transitioned into a remarkable and inclusive reality where everything you do matters.

It’s an empowering experience. The trip southern horizon with two vanishing unfolds as a direct result of the floatplanes. It was now just the 8 of us interactions between the efforts of and 280 km of river leading to the Volume 21, Number 1 those involved and the environment Arctic Ocean. The adventure Winter 2018 around them. You move by your own had begun! power in accordance to the rhythms of For youth, such interdependence EDITOR ...... JENNIFER JUPP nature and of the group. Each DESIGN & LAYOUT ...... ERIN SUNSTRUM comes naturally as it is part of the contribution makes a difference and The Paddler is published by you depend unapologetically on human condition. Along with the Camp Wanapitei Co-Ed Camps Ltd. ability to love, and reason, and Canada’s premier canoe-tripping camp since 1931, each other. based in Temagami, Ontario. empathize and innovate, this I recall being momentarily willingness to defer to the needs of a Off-season address: Camp Wanapitei overwhelmed by the sublime nature of greater community has been hardwired 17B Southampton Street this experience the first time I was through 2-million years of evolution. Guelph, ON N1H 5N3 flown into a barren-land canoe trip. We It’s a species survival instinct that has PHONE: (519) 767-9714 OR (888) 637-5557 stood on the edge of Rocknest Lake on allowed homo-sapiens to flourish. SUMMER PHONE: (705) 237-8830 E-MAIL: [email protected] the Coppermine River, marveling at the Driven by the bonding that results from INTERNET: www.wanapitei.net expansiveness of the landscape, as the ... continued on next page hum of civilization faded into the P A G E 3 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8

to the environment we are in, the company we are with and the challenge we have committed to. We become one Rediscovering Connection with that which is immediately around us. ... Continued fom previous page The opportunities for personal collective action, shared goals and growth are tremendous and, arguably, accomplishments coagulate into have never been more relevant. As we, belonging, a sense of which we need for as world citizens, paddle into the our lives to have meaning and for us to uncertain landscape before us, we will feel whole. Most of us know this need leaders who understand the intuitively but, still, it can be difficult to interconnectedness of all those on the synchronize this awareness with the voyage. We will also need to accept realities of our modern individualistic that, as my friend and former Chief of life. That, essentially, is the beauty of the canoe trip – for a defined period of the Temagami Anishnabai Gary Potts time it frames and limits our existence once famously declared, in the end “the land is the boss”.

year at Camp. He got his chance to shine. He incredible his leaders were. wore wild outfits, climbed peaks, and went We sent away a skeptical teenage boy and deep into his fiendships. I just wanted to tel we received home a young man who has Why This? you what a thriling and forming experience learned more about himself than we ever ... Continued fom page 1 this is proving to be for our boy. could have hoped. This is precisely what we had hoped for: an opportunity for Owen to – Temagami parent boring. I know that Andrew likely chalenge himself in a way that "regular life" imagines that I play games in the sun all Wel, by the time we hit Burger World simply doesn't offer. day during the summer and sit around (where it seemed we saw 1/2 the camp who We want to THANK YOU al for giving drinking cappuccino’s all winter. The had just lef!) Tina was crying that she our son this space to flourish and discover truth is that I’m stretching myself in wanted to go back! Thank you for taking such parts of himself he probably didn't know he new directions every year and still good and sincere care of our girls. We were so had... we feel like his experience at Camp finding more ways to apply myself impressed by al of the thoughtfulness and gave us a window into the man he is growing and learn. heart we saw in the trip leaders on Saturday into; a window we do not ofen get the chance On the way home from swimming, I night. I told Alan it's the difference between to peer through. We could not have asked for thought about impact. Does what I do being satisfied by a real meal versus getting more. make any difference in the world? charged up on a quick fix, [Wanapitei was] – Pioneer parent Being perilously close to fifty years old, deeply nourishing for the girls. We realy Al I can say is that it was a life-changing I recognize these nagging questions and think you have created a wonderful place! and incredibly meaningful experience for understand the term “mid-life crisis”. Warm regards and thank you again! Nora. The food was wonderful, Nora feels I’m taking stock of my professional life strong and healthy and confident in her new – looking back/looking forward. Today – Junior parent skils.. fabulous trip leaders in every way... I as I write this article, testimonials from I just wanted to tel you about the young am sure the kids have created lasting parents are helping me to answer man- our son- we picked up fom the airport relationships in one of those lifetime highs. questions. Names have been changed. in Vancouver the other day. He had just Thank you for helping to create such a What fantastic leaders and empowered returned fom your camp, where he was part wonderful camp. It was wel worth it. campers Wanapitei creates and moulds! of a Pioneer trip on the Missinaibi River. This young man spent the next 3 hours – Pioneer parent – Camp visitor teling us about his incredible 20-day canoe trip. How hard it was. How beautiful it I wanted to let you and Woody know that Alright, I guess I know “why this”. was. How chalenging it was. How Dave had his BEST SUMMER EVER last T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 4

things that Katie was super excited time. During our travels we crossed about for the trip. With Aaron’s sweet paths with the Temagami A’s who had set of climbing hands, he was more begun their trip that day. After some Juniors Campers than willing to stay back and help those very quick hellos and goodbyes we that needed it. Back at the campsite paddled onwards eager to go further. everyone collected firewood, set up We continued our crossing until we Are Starting tents and went for a swim before reached the famous Ferguson Point enjoying a delicious meal of mac and jumping rocks where we decided we cheese. After dessert of well deserved would stop for lunch. Sunscreen was no bakes, songs were sung and hair was reapplied as Jacob prepared a delicious Wanapitei Right braided while Aaron and Jude meal of peanut butter and honey on broadcasted a live Temagami weather tortillas and bagels. Firsts were report. When it was time for bed, the consumed almost immediately and JUNIORS campers got ready in record time. before the leaders had taken their first DATES: July 10 – 13 2017 What a great way to finish off another bites the boys were already clamoring amazing day on trip! for seconds. Afterwards we proceeded LEADERS: Jack Gardiner, Logan to the main event, cliff jumping. Evan, Germain, Henry Gould, Kyla Ruch and Quinn and Ben were all eager to do some cliff jumping while Julian, Ryan Emmerson Wilson DATES: July 18 – 20 2017 PARTICIPANTS: Aaron Edey, Katelyn and Alex all decided to hang out by the Edey, Sophie Jolivet, Jude MacDonald, water with Carly. After our fun by the LEADERS: Liam Agnew, Jacob Fischer, water we decided to have a quick Mathias Mizzi, Dean Panitch, Carly Turner Domenik Rockel, Naomi Rockel. orange snack before hitting the road PARTICIPANTS: Benjamin Armstrong, once again, and just like that the Evan Bates, Julian Blumberg, Day 2 jumping rocks were behind us. Luckily, Alexander Clarkson, Ryan Fenos, after our short excursion to the jumping Hours on the water: 4 Quinn Winterburn. rocks we were only a short paddle Distance travelled: 7km before we arrived at our campsite at Weather: “Oh I remember! When I was Day 2 Ferguson Point. We quickly unloaded a baby I was a mosquito! - Domenik Distance travelled: 5km our boats, with special thanks to Evan Hours on the water: 3.5 for carrying not only his personal, but Most kids woke up this morning before Weather: Sunny and calm the food pack and the food barrel all the alarm which allowed an early start to the way up to the campsite. Way to go the day. A scrumptious breakfast of eggs We started the morning bright and Evan! Liam hung out with the boys in and bacon on English muffins was served. early. Both leaders and campers alike the tent as books were read and UNO Once everyone was all packed and ready were excited to see the harsh winds was played while elsewhere Jacob and to set off on another fun day of paddling, from the day before had died down Carly prepared a delicious dinner of we left the campsite and made our way to significantly Slowly but surely we tore Mac and Cheese. The Mac and Cheese Devil’s Mountain. Fighting headwinds, down the campsite as Jacob tried and was enjoyed by all, but the group could the Juniors pushed through until lunch failed to make pancakes with chocolate barely put a dent in the cheesy pasta where bagels and cream cheese with chips, before Carly saved the operation. monster that we had created. Later, tomato and cucumber was devoured. Throughout the morning, the boys dishes were swiftly cleaned by the elite Many rounds of mafia were played and continued their rescue of mothy the dishes team of Ben, Alex and Julian. Domenik was very willng to help out moth and his kin from the incoming Afterwards the gang went for a brief with lunch. Soon after our meal we lake water. The boys also occupied pre-dessert swim as Jacob divided up dropped off our stuff at the campsite and themselves by playing the classic game the s'mores for the group. S'mores were paddled over to the start of the Devil’s of hitting a tree stump with a large enjoyed as Liam showed how to make Mountain hike. After a bit of climbing stick. After some packing we were ready marshmallow cups and Carly showed we made it to the top and were greeted to hit the road and return to the lake her amazing marshmallow roasting by beautiful views of Temagami (we that had rejected us the day before. skills. Before bed, Quinn and Ryan led could see where we had paddled). We Without the inhibitions of the wind we an excursion to a beautiful mossy grotto also spotted a bald eagle, one of the were able to travel great distances in no P A G E 5 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 hidden deep within the woods. Photos were taken by all before we decided to turn in for the night. After everyone was snuggled into their tents, Liam continued reading Journey to the Center of the Earth before everyone drifted off to sleep. Goodnight boys! See you tomorrow!

DATES: July 18 – 20 2017

LEADERS: Molly Heintzman and Monty Rutherford PARTICIPANTS: Theodore Audoir. Lillian Chisholm, Soren Gibson, Charlotte Iles, Sakura Salter, Owen Tarr.

Day 1 Today we had a later start than we had planned, but after a quick lunch at camp we hit the water. We paddled through some pretty strong headwinds, so strong in fact that Owen and Suki both almost lost their hats to the wind. We managed to catch both just in time. We finally Juniors celebrate a successful return fom their four day adventure on Lake Temagami. made it to a bay which was more protected. We continued on after a short to a crisp. After dessert, Darren showed Soren showed us how skilled he was at rest, and arrived at our intended all the campers how to use various skipping rocks and set the group record campsite, Flatrock, but when we got leaves and needles to make a tea high in for number of skips. We made burn there we quickly saw that another camp vitamin C. Lilly got a bit carried away bracelets with the rope that Suki had already taken the site. We weren’t and started adding orange peels to the brought on trip. After dessert Monty too worried, as we knew there was brew. The end result, it was decided, and Owen had a competition of who another campsite around the next bend. tasted a bit like burnt oranges and could do the best Godzilla, and after We paddled past the jumping rock at eudon soup, a surprisingly delicious much deliberation it was decided by the Ferguson and continued to the combination! We liked it so much we rest of the group to be a tie. All in all it campground around the corner. We made another batch. While the tea was was a great first day on trip, and we are unloaded boats and had our first round being made, the group discussed looking forward to tomorrow. of tuck we had saved for trip. Next we sarcasm and how to effectively and did a group lesson in setting up tents, fire appropriately use it. Charlotte shared building, and firewood collecting. There some tricks of the trade such as using DATES: July 24 – 27 2017 was a keen interest shared by the group air quotation marks while saying a to keep the fire going at all costs, and compliment, and showed people the LEADERS: Liam Agnew, Jack Gardiner, everyone pitched in by adding sticks to proper tone of voice to imply sarcasm. Logan Germain the fire. We ate a delicious dinner of Owen’s brain became overloaded with PARTICIPANTS: Otsirakatste Brant, pizza with summer sausage and information and he didn’t know how he Benjamin Cescon, Jeffrey Ion, pineapple and then had s’mores for could possible know if people were Benjamin Kennedy, Cruz Prashaw, dessert. Theo showed us his refined complimenting him or insulting him Theodore Wilson. technique for cooking marshmallows now that this concept of sarcasm had which involves burning the marshmallow been introduced to the group. After tea, T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 6

Day 2 into the water. Monty went “surfing” prepared, the kids decided to make a Hours on the water: 2 along the rocks with Julian, Alex, Theo, little village with Emma. The Distance travelled: 7,5km Chloe and Molly. In the afternoon we empanadas were deep fried in canola oil Weather: Gorgeous paddled on towards Devil’s Mountain. and served up to a group of hungry Quote of the Day: “I need to fill up the Olivia told the campers the notorious campers! They were so huge that the rinse bucket – but where do I get story of Devil’s Mountain. We arrived at kids couldn't finish them therefore they the water?” a campsite nearby and had pasta with became as Violet calls it, a “leader tomato sauce for dinner. For dessert, we snack” for Jacob. Afterwards the sun Good morning Juniors! After a bit of a had s’mores which were very popular started to disappear over the horizon . sleep in we woke up to a breakfast of among the campers. The campers went The kids got into their PJs and were off bacon, eggs and toast, followed by a very wild on a sugar rush after the s’mores to bed/ Goodnight Juniors! leisurely morning. Katste was a great were eaten, and danced and sang Hello help with dishes, and we packed all our by Adele until bedtime. Alex described things and loaded the boats. Pushing off his sugar rush in this quote: “My energy DATES: August 3 – 5 2017 Teabag point on to the mirror-still waters is so high my bones hurt!” of Lake Temagami, we admired the LEADERS: Thomas Heinrich, passing loons and sunny skies. We Kimberley Huisman, Cameron reached the campsite at Devil Mountain DATES: August 3 – 5 2017 MacPhail and, after a brief lunch of bagels and PARTICIPANTS: Ned Burns, Ruth peanut butter, we began our ascent. The LEADERS: Jacob Fischer and Kyla Ruch Diamond, Elena Lorentz, Louis climb was arduous, but we made it to the PARTICIPANTS: Mazzy Becker, Lorentz, Oona Starritt, Thea Starritt. top, where we snacked on well-deserved William Debane, Violet MacMillan, oranges and played more Mafia. Aisha Nabigon-Froese, Chloe Zyp, Day 1 Returning to the campsite, Cruz and the Marco Zyp. other campers ate blueberries while the Hours on the water: 0.5 leaders cooked up the dinner of Lazy Distance travelled: 1.5km Day 1 Weather: Oooooh, it’s a sunny one Perogies. S’mores for dessert, then of to bed as Logan’s reading lulled them to Distance travelled: 3km Quote of the Day: “People can be sleep accompanied by loon calls. Hours on the water: 1 friends even if they don’t speak the Weather: Blue skies, pretty calm water same language.” - Elena

We started our day quickly by loading The mighty Junior Bs woke this DATES: July 24 – 27 2017 our boats after breakfast. We departed morning to bright sun and crystal clear from camp pointing across the calm skies ready to tackle their first day of LEADERS: Olivia Gordon, Molly lake to our campsite: Tea Bag Point. trip. After a quick in-camp breakfast of Heintzman, Monty Rutherford The paddle was quick due to the group’s scrambled eggs, potatoes and oatmeal PARTICIPANTS: Theodore Audoir, Julian super strength. The group quickly we then proceeded to some last minute Blumberg, Alexander Clarkson, unloaded as the leaders gave a talk packing before setting out under the Charlotte Iles, Chloe Zyp, Marco Zyp about the various rules of trip. After a bridge and out onto the lake. As we lunch of bagels with cream cheese and swiftly made our way across to Flat Day 2 cucumber was quickly devoured by a Rock, layers of clothing were removed, group of very hungry Juniors, firewood sunscreen applied and much water was This morning we slept in and the kids was collected quickly and the kids consumed. In no time we were at our were woken up to bacon and eggs. The elected to go swimming. William first campsite and before you could say WLITs paddled by and restocked our decided to stay in the shallower zone “Oh no, Oona be careful on these soap supply. We departed the campsite but Aisha and Violet decided to go to slippery rocks”, Oona had fallen in the late and paddled for a while until we the drop off. After much deliberating, water setting a trend that lasted the decided to stop for a lunch of tortillas Aisha finally decided to dunk her head. whole trip. The group then enjoyed a and bagels with cream cheese and She seemed happy to do it. Meanwhile sumptuous lunch of bagels, cream cucumbers. After lunch, we went Kyla began dinner prep for delicious cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers. We swimming and slid down rocks to get empanadas or “pizza pockets without set up tents and then set out back onto sauce”. While dinner was being the water, heading for Ferguson and 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 8

Jumping Rocks. There Elena, Louis, spice-free mac ‘n’ cheese that was Day 2 Thea, Ned(?) and Thomas conquered horoughly enjoyed by all. Hours on the water: 3.5 their fears and their fear of heights by Great day, Juniors!! Distance travelled: 8km jumping into the water from 8 ft. and Weather: Sunny then stormy 15 ft. respectively. As the group hung out on the rocks, enjoying the sun and hiking This morning we let the kids sleep in DATES: August 9 – 11 2017 up for a phenomenal view, our little a little bit but most of them woke up group was joined by a wild pack of rowdy naturally before the alarm. Darren LEADERS: Jacob Fischer and Kyla Ruch Pioneers from which we quickly fled to started a fire nice and early and by the PARTICIPANTS: Hamish Carmichael, our calm and peaceful campsite. That time we were all out of the tents we had Simon Funnekotter, Calla Hyland, night the leaders whipped up a wicked an awesome hot fire to start cooking/ Isabelle Kerbler, Oceane Walker, Jasmine Woodford. boiling water for coffee on. The morning was a beautifully sunny one which gave us hope for the rest of the day. Little did we know that we were in for a tragic turn of events later on that day. After we finished breakfast and packed up our stuff, we paddled over to Keewaydin to get some tuck! We got there a little early therefore had to wait and during this period Calla managed to somehow throw her knife and whistle over the dock into the water where you could see it sink right to the bottom. Everyone thought it was long gone but then Kyla hopped in and was able to get to it and rescue it. Once everyone had decided what candy they wanted to get, we got it one by one and all sat down to enjoy our delicious treats. Since we’re not allowed to have candy back at the site in our packs and tents, everyone had to finish everything they had bought. Jazzy noticed how strange it was that the leaders were encouraging the kids to eat all their candy — something she wasn't used to. After finishing up at Keewaydin, we headed north on Lake Temagami, direction Camp Wanapitei, and found ourselves pretty much immediately racing a huge storm. All you could see behind us were dark and ominous looking clouds with patches of rain pouring down. As we paddled towards Ferguson, convinced we would beat the storm, we started to feel tiny drops of rain which gradually increased into a huge downpour. At least we were almost at the site. Isabelle There is nothing like the joy of having your group chosen to raise the flag in the morning. and Calla paddled hard to bring us to land and by the time we made it, the T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 8 rain was already starting to clear up. stopped for a quick lunch of English quick-like! Today, we ate with a deep After unloading the boats, the kids muffin sandwiches, eagerly eyeing camp determination that was derived from started collecting as much dry firewood in anticipation of our return. And the knowledge that we were about to as possible while the leaders set up the before we knew it we were under the face our longest portage of the trip. tents. Later on dinner of mac was cooked bridge and back in Trespassers!! 1200 meters of PAIN!!! Just kidding, and a huge pot of hot chocolate was the now frighteningly strong squadron enjoyed as well. It was bedtime after that AWESOME TRIP JUNIORS. of Temags demolished the portage! We and we all slept soundly that night. met several groups from Keewaydin, who were mighty as well, though not so mighty as our merry troupe. Despite the speed at which we did this epic DATES: August 9 – 12 2017 ‘tage, it was late in the morning when we finished, so we had a lovely snack of LEADERS: Thomas Heinrich, Kimberley banana chips and almonds. Evan Huisman, Cameron MacPhail Temagamis: Taking discovered that he liked almonds, PARTICIPANTS: Ned Burns, Sophia because they’re just nuts that are full of Lewis, Violet MacMillan, Matthew milk. Theo and Ivy serenaded the Olajos, Oona Starritt, Thea Starritt. the Lake By Storm leaders with an ear-warming rendition of ‘Salty Falafels.’ This time on Day 3 TEMAGAMI (EARLY JULY) Diamond Lake, the winds were much Hours on the water: 2.5 kinder! We had a tail wind that flew at Distance travelled: 8.5km ROUTE: Obabika Scoop. Camp – Sharp our backs, and we jaunted Eastward, Weather: Overcast with some heavy Rock portage – Diamond Lake – into the wild blue yonder. We arrived at showers on and off Wakimika Lake – Obabika Lake – Sharp Rock portage, which felt like a Quote of the Day: “Thomas, can I go Shishkong Lake – Bob Lake – Diamond teleportation compared with the back up the portage?” – Violet “But why? Lake – Sharp Rock portage – Napolean previous portage. We’re done?” – Thomas “I know, I just Portage – Lake Temagami – paddle under WOOOWWWEEE!!! We handled it wanted to go up and down it for the Bridge. with the ease of a red-bellied platypus fun” - Violet DATES: July 6 – 11 2017 hoppin’ on two legs in a salad tong. We then had a lunch of couscous at the end We woke early this morning to the LEADERS: Cameron MacPhail, Harry of the portage, where the kids all got sweet taste of yesterday’s Tuck still on Silbaugh, Katya Smirnova devoured by bugs. So onwards we went. our lips. Ready to tackle our last day on PARTICIPANTS: Helene Briggs, Emily After moving through Sharp Rock Inlet, trip, we quickly packed up our Gollino, Theo Hoeven, Abigail and around Beaver Island, we stopped belongings and, as a light drizzle became Jiminez, Malia Mizzi, Evan Rockel, at our campsite on Deer Island, quite heavy rain, gorged ourselves with Ivy Ward. early in the afternoon. The campers all chocolate chip pancakes until we were swam and Malia invented a game full. Fully equipped with rain gear, we set Day 5 involving tag and life force vs dark out towards our biggest challenge of the Hours on the water: 6 force, the nuances of which were day: Pickerel Bay Portage (insert Distance travelled: 10km somewhat lost on the leaders. The dramatic music). After a brief rundown Weather: Overcast but warm, with a snack was popular too, a combo of no- on how to run portages by the leaders, couple of shprinkles of rain. bakes and GORP, known as NORP, or the fearless Juniors started down the Quote of the Day: “Sometimes I think no-GORP. Then Evan helped make the trail, for many being the first time. the foam on the lake is just wave mac and cheese, which was wolfed Carefully sidestepping countless slippery sweat.” - Evan down by the hungry hordes. Our night rocks, the group breezed through the was blessed by a double-dessert of hot whole thing in no time. Big ups to Matty This morning we performed a greeting chocolate and brownies. We danced and for carrying his wanigan the whole trail! to all of the Bob Lake Sharks in the sang and howled at the moon, and Amidst a swarm of mosquitoes waiting world. Which is only in Bob Lake. celebrated and mourned that it was our for us at the take-out, we hurried to get Katya made an amazing batch of last night on trip. Tomorrow, we go packs into boats and then proceeded to pancakes that everyone ate up, real cross the lake over to Ferguson. There we P A G E 9 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 back under the bridge, a job well done to Devil’s Mountain. Arriving there, we Temags, you deserve it. discovered the WLITs! After some TEMAGAMI (LATE JULY) quick chatting and a marg transfer we decided to summit the mighty peak. ROUTE: Obabika Belt. Camp – Devil’s Great views were had while we ate TEMAGAMI (LATE JULY) Bay – Obabika Inlet – Shishkong – chipattis with PB n J. Afterwards, we Unnamed Lake – Bob Lake – Diamond got on the water and just gave ‘er to ROUTE: Almost Centre Fals. Camp – Lake – Sharp Rock Portage – Lake Napolean portage – Sharp Rock portage – Ferguson, where we set up camp. We Temagamai – Pickerel Bay Portage – Diamond Lake – Lady Evelyn – Diamond made mac and, much to the leaders’ Ferguson Bay – paddle under the Bridge. surprise, it was amazing. With our Lake – Sharp Rock portage – Devil’s Bay – DATES: July 19 – 25 2017 Ferguson Bay – paddle under the Bridge. dinner, we scuttled out to the rocks and looked up. The light of a trillion far off DATES: July 19 - 25 LEADERS: Severen 2017 Fischer-Schmidt, Declan Gray, Thomas LEADERS: Heinrich Cameron PARTICIPANTS: MacPhail, Brigid Maureen Hodnett, Roeder, Katya Simon Holenstein, Smirnova Madeline Iles, Ali PARTICIPANTS: Neustaedter, Kacee Edith Armstrong, Stick, Brynn Cooper Brown, Tinmouth, Simon Anna Iwanowski, West, Lyric White. Beckett Mars, Liam McLachlan, Day 6 Charlie Ruff, Hours on the water: 7 Tenzin Ruff, Distance Benjamin Slack, travelled: 6km Pike White Weather: Overcast with light rain. Day 6 Heavy rain at night. Hours on the water: 6 We woke up this Distance morning to some These Temags could not have asked for a sunnier day to Paddle. travelled: 8km cloudy skies which Weather: Cloudy were happily greeted and rainy in the morning, sunny later. suns poured down on us as we shut off by the Temags, after having paddled all our headlamps. Cooper fell asleep on Quote of the Day: “Who here believes under blistering heat for the past three in God or Santa Claus?” – Pike the rocks and had a hard time waking days. After a hearty meal of oatmeal up even for dessert. We all headed off to served with some even heartier The day began with wetness. Campers bed and Charlie decided to sleep toppings (chocolate chips, banana chips, had slept in a wet tent due to a slow set outside under a blanket of stars, armed craisins, etc), the fearless Temag Bs set with his Thermarest, sleeping bag and up the evening before while the leaders out to tackle the day’s first portage and woke up in a literal puddle. The group bug jacket. Excited to paddle under the leave behind the beautiful Shishkong. had a leisurely morning (once again) as bridge tomorrow! We paddled no more than 100m before Cameron masterfully fried some reaching our put-in and setting off down “cookies”. We made the paddle to the trail. Despite a very uneven and Keewaydin with glee, bought some muddy trail, the group absolutely nailed delicious tuck, and pet a very cute dog it and we were done within the hour. named Honey. After enjoying the feast Eager to leave behind what we was and Keewaydin’s washrooms, we set off agreed was the worst portage on this T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 10 planet, we set out on Unnamed Lake their tent and get into and feasted on GORP as we floated their wet clothes. towards our next put-in. The frail, 250m When we got off the portage stood no chance against the campsite we made a B- Mighty Temags who, now used to line straight for the 800m+ portages, finished it in no time Devil’s Mountain Hike. at all. We were now on Bob Lake, and The steep and exciting Lyric could not hold in her excitement. trail led us to the “Who names a lake ‘Bob’???” she beautiful vista that exclaimed. We stopped at a campsite followed. After a quick for a quick lunch of sandwiches on photo shoot, the group homemade bread and everyone took a went back down the quick dip to wash off the portage mud. trail and headed We paddled a short distance before towards our next calling it a day and setting camp on a campsite. As we started hilly campsite with a large rock that the open water reached out into the water. We all crossing, the winds enjoyed a succulent chili on that rock began to pick up but and quickly retired to our tents, fearing Gabrielle and Gill the increasing number of bugs. Good showed us their great day Temags!! sterning ability! When Hollinger, Eric Ingoe, Maeve Krentz, we spotted a very random dock in Telsche Peters, Sarah Thomson between two islands. We decided to stop there for a bird lunch of crackers, Day 6 TEMAGAMI (EARLY AUGUST) cheese and summer sausage. As our Hours on the water: 3 group neared our next campsite dark ROUTE: Bear Island Loop. Camp – Devil’s Distance travelled: 7.5km clouds started to roll in above us, and Bay – Kokoko Lake – Lake Temagami – Weather: Sunny and beautiful not long after we started to set up camp Bear Island stop – Devil’s Mountain hike Quote of the Day: “My marshmallow is we had to enter the lightning drill. After – Ferguson Bay – paddle under the Bridge. catching fire!” – Eric, followed by a short lighting drill the clouds parted DATES: August 3 – 10 2017 whistling the tune of the Mockingjay for a calm couple of hours as dinner was from the Hunger Games before started and kids set up their tents. Dhal LEADERS: Jack Gardiner, Logan dramatically blowing out was made for the campers but rain Germain, Olivia Gordon his marshmallow. forced everyone into their tents PARTICIPANTS: Charlotte Bickerton, soon after. Eloise Debane, Myriam Fauconnier, Today we started our day with a Olivia Gregerson Curtis, Gillian breakfast of bagels and tortillas with Keith, Isaac Marechal, Gabrielle peanut butter and jam. We packed up Matthew, Kadin Nabigon-Froese, TEMAGAMI (EARLY AUGUST) and paddled over to Devil’s Mountain Claire Paulsen. where we tied up our boats and hiked ROUTE: Diamond Lake Double Back. up to the top. When we got to the top Day 5 Camp – Napolean portage – Sharp Rock Carly prepared some delicious no bakes Hours on the water: 6 portage – Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock for us which we enjoyed. We decided to Distance travelled: 8km portage – Devil’s Bay – Ferguson Bay – have 2 minutes of silence, and as this Weather: Really nice and then pretty Paddle under the Bridge. happened, a peregrine falcon flew out of rainy and lightning DATES: August 4 – 10 2017 a tree right below us and circled in front of the mountain before flying away. Our group of daring Temags awoke to LEADERS: Declan Gray, Molly Abel told us lots of stories about the nice blue skies and puffy white clouds. Heintzman, Carly Turner animals from various books he has read The kids packed up their gear while the PARTICIPANTS: Rowen Conrad, which was fun. We climbed back down leaders made oatmeal and coffee. Kadin Achille Di Rosa, Orson Di Rosa, Abel the mountain and paddled with the help and Isaac were the first ones to pack up of some nice tailwinds towards P A G E 11 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8

TEMAGAMI (LATE AUGUST)

ROUTE: Obabika Scoop. Camp – Napoleon portage – Sharp Rock portage – Diamond Lake – Unnamed Lake – Wakimika Lake – Obabika Lake - Shishkong Lake - Bob Lake – Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock Portage – Lake Temagami – paddle under the Bridge. DATES: August 19 – 24 2017

LEADERS: Jacob Fischer, Brigid Roeder, Monty Rutherford PARTICIPANTS: Ellie Dowling, Freya Field, Tait Hyland, Alexander Lindsay, Simon Lundin Grieveson, Griffin Merskey, Miles Millar, Yarrow Sopinka, Oscar Szablowski

Day 3 Hours on the water: 6.5 Distance travelled: 15km Weather: Cloudy, then hot and sunny Quote of the Day: “Look at those knees. Those are old knees.” - Oscar

Today we woke up to greyish skies and a beautiful portage. Personals were packed quickly and brought over the portage before our feast of pancakes with chocolate chips. After crushing the portage at record pace due to portaging The Temagami girls enjoy a hike to Red Squirrel Fals for one of their in-camp days. the boats the night before we loaded our boats once again and hit the water. Ferguson and back towards camp. We but not before secretly taking a few for Tait was a big help by carrying our passed a big green buoy on the way and ourselves (muahahah). Rowen and heavy food pack across, great job! We Eric decided to see if he could stand on Telsche prepared a dance routine which began paddling the beautiful Lake it, unfortunately the buoy immediately they performed for the rest of the Wakimika, crossing as the sun began to topped to the side, but Eric somehow group. We made delicious pizza for show itself. When we were around avoided falling in the water by jumping dinner and Carly prepared a loaf for halfway across the lake we came across a back into the boat. Very impressive! We tomorrow’s breakfast. Because Declan couple paddling who happened to be passed a C de B trip camped at and Sarah’s birthday was right after we another staff member's parents! We Ferguson and said hi before continuing went home from camp, the campers spoke some quick hellos and goodbyes on to our campsite, flatrock. The other planned a surprise birthday party for and then we were off again. Shortly Temag group was camped near us so them, lighting candles and singing them after, Monty began to feel a tug on the Declan paddled over and took a can of happy birthday and making s’mores fishing line he had been trolling behind their pineapples for our pizzas. We got before bed. What a great last day him the entire day. When he reeled it an angry visit from Jack who tried to of trip. in, he had caught a fish about a foot in steal them back, we gave them to him length. After taking a minute to debate on what we should do with it, we T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 12 decided to let it go. Before we knew it, so we went around the corner to the we were at the mouth of the Wakimika next one. Wow! There was so much TEMAGAMI (LATE AUGUST) River and began our paddle down its firewood here. The kids got such a large winding narrows. Progress was slow, but pile! Rosie helped make a bomb mac ROUTE: Hotel – Jumping Cat – Banana we did get occasional bursts of speed Lake. Camp – Pickerel Bay portage – and cheese while Ellon made up a from the chutes created by beavers Racoon Point – Devil’s Bay – Obabika sneaky strategy for a card game they which were enjoyed by all. The creek Inlet – Jumping Cat Lake – Unnamed were playing. For dessert we roasted widened into a small pond and we Lake – Devil’s Point – Ferguson Bay – marshmallows and they were delish! decided that we would stop for lunch. paddle under the Bridge. Bowls and bowls of pesto pasta were DATES: August 19 – 24 2017 picked at as one of the coolest events of our trip began, the eclipse. Although we LEADERS: Liam Agnew, Kyla Ruch, couldn't look at it, being on trip during Emmerson Wilson such a rare event was spectacular. After PARTICIPANTS: Talia Birenbaum, Mastering Local we had finished our lunch, we Malcolm Charlton-Parker, Anjani continued down the creek. The road Cheran, Ellon Cheran, Ursula Davis, was a lot less winding and we made Rosalie Kalff, Harry Lavigne-Schmidt, much quicker progress through the Waters with Paola Rodriguez, Emma Syme second part, travelling the same distance in less than a fifth of the time. Day 2 Then we arrived in Obabika Lake, and our CdeBs Hours on the water: 6,5 with little wind we paddled across the Distance travelled: 10km small bay to the Shish-Kong portage in Weather: Super sunny, headwinds at the no time! We then unloaded the boats COUREUR DE BOIS end of the day and took on the challenge of the (EARLY JULY) Quote of the Day: “Where are the beautiful Shishkong Portage. The trail tents?” Emma, “They’re in Ishmael!” – ROUTE: Twin Peaks. Camp – Sharp Rock was beautiful but very uphill, reminding Liam “Isn’t that a religion?” - Emma and Napolean portages – Diamond Lake – us of the beginning of Napoleon. Lady Evelyn Lake – Unnamed Lake – Despite this, Miles decided that he Wow! First morning on trip! It was a Wilow Island Lake – Suckergut Lake – would Solo the purple food pack. Great pretty slow one but hey, we’re just Hobart Lake – Tupper Lake – reverse to job Miles! With a little effort we finally figuring it out. Had eggs, bacon, english Camp – paddle under the Bridge. made it to Shishkong. The lake was a muffin, and avocado (and yogurt) for DATES: July 4 – 11 2017 mirror when we came upon it at the end breaky. We said goodbye to our of the portage. We paddled a short way gorgeous campsite and headed through LEADERS: Mark Nicol and to our campsite and started our the narrows between Beaver and Deer Carly Turner campsite routine while Jacob scouted Islands. It was super calm and we got PARTICIPANTS: Jemima Cohnstaedt, the hiking trail/portage and carried a really close to a loon. since it was so Dove Dey-Kerr, Zoe Jovkovic, Kes boat over. Yarrow, Ellie and Miles were warm out we decided to stop for a Logan, Sage Noxon, Teejay Oung, the firewood dream team, bringing in swim. it was lovely. Emma may have Illiana Rawlyk load upon load of firewood. Before slipped in a couple of times. When we dinner Monty brought a boat across as popped out of the narrows, there were well. Everyone's favourite trip dinner: Day 6 headwinds (noooo). The kids rocked it Pizza was whipped up and devoured Hours on the water: 8 either way. Before making the crossing faster than any other meal on trip. Distance travelled: 14km to Racoon point we stopped for some Afterwords, Monty whipped up his Weather: Hot, sunny and breezy potato salad, which was surprisingly latest creation, dessert perogies. After Quote of the Day: “Teejay you could fit almost finished. Then for the but that, the campers stumbled off into bed. in the wannigan.” – Jemima on the most paddle down to Raccoon Point. Sleep tight Temags. efficient portage strategy. Malcolm did an awesome job keeping the boat pointed in just the right A cool wake up this morn. The sky direction, even in the headwinds. was blue and the wind was again Unfortunately, the first site was taken, blowing in our favour, southwards we P A G E 13 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 blew! We had an amazing LEADERS: Bernard Rechico breakfast of Huevos Moisan and Kyla Ruch Rancheros and got on the PARTICIPANTS: Kate water in record time. We Blumberg, Helena Dalrymple, paddled down the channel Dante Fenos, Xander Linzel, towards the chutes to find Fraser Lyon, Alyssa Mallozzi, another group scouting them Mia Onstad-Bauld, Tabitha out. They let us pass and we Parmegiani, Alexander Rose, rapidly fired the boats up George Tzemenakis, while Sage and Zoe collected Sasha Zuchlinksi some blueberries that were ripened early by the full day Day 3 sun. We got back on the water Distance travelled: 27km immediately and eventually Weather: Sunny and 25 stopped for a very fibrous and degrees with tailwinds delicious snack of dried fruit and graham cracker crumbs The day began bright and just before our last portage. early with a tasty granola with After a quick cat nap in the chocolate chips and a couple sun we were off to Sharp Rock smarties and milko, Fraser portage. We all absolutely wasn’t the biggest fan of the annihilated this one. Kes milko. It slowed us down carried the wannigan, Teejay though because we ended up the food barrel, Dove the tent making it off the site like pack and another pack at the slugs. We paddled down the same time, and then another rest of Diamond with double load, Iliana carried awesome tailwinds and got to packs and the mini barrel for Lady Evelyn within an hour! the third portage in a row and After a quick and tasty orange Zoe carried Carly’s giant pack we kept going with the plus another. After Sharp tailwinds down the massive Rock we stopped at a lake and when we pulled off on campsite for some much an island to pee, Bernard needed fun in the water where Stop being such a stick in the mud! CdeB girls take an impromptu mud inadvertently caught a big we turned our PFD’s into bath on a portage. pickerel! At first no one really diapers and swam around until thought much of it or barely we all grew hungry and noticed but once he brought it munched on lunch of homemade in everyone soon realized how large this flatbread and hummus. The rest of the COUREUR DE BOIS fish really was. It was MASSIVE!! As day we embodied a (very slow) breeze (LATE JULY) Bernard filleted the fish and everyone though we did make it to our campsite watched with awe and slight disgust, early enough for lots of chilling. Kes ROUTE: Anima-Nipissing – Montreal Alyssa and Bernard’s boat floated away! and Jemima cooked mac and cheese for Loop. Camp – Napolean and Sharp Rock Luckily they were carrying the lunch us, and the great spaghetti, mac, and Portages – Diamond Lake – Lady Evelyn bucket and so it was noticed fairly gado gado debate ensued. We sat Lake - Anima Nipissing Lake – McLean quickly, so Sasha, Dante and Kyla sped around the fire, kept going strong by Lake – Carrying Lake – Red Squirrel off down the lake to rescue the boat Dove’s relentless pine needle gathering, Lake – Red Squirrel River – Lake from the big winds. Once the boat was sang songs until the sun set and truly Temagami – paddle under the Bridge. rescued we set off again and had a enjoyed each other’s company. DATES: July 18 – 26 2017 floating lunch of pesto. SO GOOD! The wind carried us down the lake and we reached the Obisaga narrows in T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 14 which we camped. We did scrub club our way. Since sailing was being slightly shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under and then had a fashion show on the big slow we took paddling back up. As we the Bridge. rock and then ate spag and fish George continued down the lake and the winds DATES: July 7 – 25 2017 and Fraser did the dishes. And we changed, our tailwinds became side headed to bed as a thunderstorm rolled winds, but with a snack of granola bars LEADERS: Eamonn Gogan and by. Amazing day guys! and Mars bars powering us through, the Frieda Hodgins Let’s keep pushing! C de B’s made it to our campsite in high PARTICIPANTS: Lucia Larrea, spirits. We made lentil curry for dinner Josephine Nuttall, Bridget West, and Javin, Simon and Ketan rocked Margot West chapattis and black bean dip for COUREUR DE BOIS. (LATE JULY)

ROUTE: Emerald Lake Loop. Camp – Napolean and Sharp Rock Portages – Diamond Lake – Unnamed Lake – Wakimika Lake and River – Obabika Lake – Emerald Lake – Pond Lake – Obabika Lake –Kokoko Bay – Lake Temagami – paddle under the Bridge. DATES: July 19 – 26 2017

LEADERS: Henry Gould and Emmerson Wilson PARTICIPANTS: Hayden Berwick, Audrey Cameron, Sadi Gibson, Audrey Gilliss, Alexander Iwanowski, Simon Lee, Michael O’Regan, Javin Patterson, Ketan Patterson, Gideon Solomon

Day 3 Hours on the water: 10 Distance travelled: 31km Quote of the Day: “My dad’s not Derek Zoolander… he’s Derek Lee!” - Simon

Slept through the alarm by a bit, but since it was granola for breakfast we Four-Week CdeBs review their route on maps in their cabin. were still on the water in good time. Lake Wakimika was perfectly still as we tomorrow’s lunch. What a huge day Day 9 paddled down it to the Wakimika River. guys! Super proud of you all! Hours on the water: 7 More of a creek really. There were tons Distance travelled: 17km of twists and turns. Everyone paddled Weather: Sun with one raindrop hard over some fallen trees and we COUREUR DE BOIS (JULY) Quote of the Day: “Dad, I don’t want to pulled over a few beaver dams. With the do the rapids” “Okay” “So I’m going to idea of lunch spurring us on, the group ROUTE: Sturgeon-French-Kilarney. Camp walk” “No, you’re not” paddled hard to Obabika Lake where – Lake Temagami – Skunk Lake – Gul – Blackfeather group. summer sausage and cheese sandwiches Lake – Turtleshel Lake – Manitou Lake – were destroyed. After lunch we gave Sturgeon River – shuttle fom Field to Eamonn woke to breakfast ready and sailing a shot and saw some Temags on Dokis Bay – French Ricer – Kilarney – balloons decorating the campsite – the P A G E 15 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 girls had gotten up early! We gobbled Day 5 down the burritos and then turned to Distance travelled: 8km COUREUR DE BOIS the water for a swim. Lucía was able to Hours on the water: 6.5 (EARLY AUGUST) clean her hair and Margot found the Weather: Hot and cloudy. perfect set of underwater steps. We ROUTE: Twin Peaks. Camp – Napoleon continued on our way down the French, A bit of rain during the night, but the portage – Sharp Rock portage – Diamond late but clean! We approached our first C de B's woke to a beautiful blue sky. Lake – Lady Evelyn – Sucker Gut Lake – set and with Bridget sterning the Boats loaded then pancakes with Hobart Lake – Tupper Lake – hike Maple camper boat we had no trouble at all. chocolate chips were devoured. Off Mountain – Hobart Lake – Sucker Gut Next we hopped over a quick portage, onto the water. The mighty C de B's Lake – Diamond Lake – Lake Temagami – ran another set and arrived at another glided along the perfectly flat water hike Devil’s Mountain – Ferguson Bay – portage for lunch. Pesto is the besto! while enjoying the summer sun. Derek paddle under the Bridge. Here we met a Blackfeather group with and Charles enjoyed looking at the DATES: August 2 - 10 2017 3 Wanapitei campers! We showed off a reflection of the clouds in the water as little by double packing and finishing they paddled. It wasn't long before we LEADERS: Brigid Roeder and ½ the portage in 1 loads and then we reached the first portage. Boats Monty Rutherford stopped to watch the group paddle unloaded, then off down the freshly PARTICIPANTS: Emma Bickerton, down. We paddled away just in time to cleared portage trail. After completing Lucas Conrad, Enzo Fiore, Kate watch a double dump and the chaos one load, Charles and Raphael counted Funnekotter, Sarah Ingoe, Owen that followed. We ran the next two sets the rings of a small tree that was Krentz, Jackson Leggett, Kayla and pushed past headwinds (on a river – recently cut down- the tree was 70 years Payne, Henry Wilson-Sadlowski, what??) until we found a beautiful old! Pretty amazing to think about the Hannah Wolf. campsite. As we arrived a huge owl flew ages of all the other, much bigger, trees out to greet us. Bridget and Josie helped we have seen! Back on the water, Rhys Day 5 Eamonn with Spag while Frieda made a practised cutting everyone off in his Hours on the water: 5.5 birthday cake. We sang happy birthday, boat, while others soaked up the sun. Distance travelled: 13km took some sunset photos and then the We stopped for lunch at the narrows, Weather: Hot and sunny bugs chased us to bed. Mark the time – and ate a delicious Logan loaf thanks to Quote of the Day: “My uncle used to 9:00 the bugs come out. Happy Emmerson. Afterwards, everyone have a dartboard and a Birthday Eamonn! checked out some cool fish swimming waterbed.” - Kate in the clear water next to our lunch spot. Back on the water, then a brief We arose early with the birds to get stop at the painted rocks to reconnect COUREUR DE BOIS started on the hike up Maple Mountain. with those who had been there before (EARLY AUGUST) We enjoyed some extremely average but us. The paddling day ended with a quick oatmeal with brown sugar. After ROUTE: Walsh Lake Loop. Camp – three-way boat race to our island packing up camp we canoed to the Napolean Portage – Aston Lake – Lynx campsite between the girls, Abby's boat, trailhead and began the hike. At the top Lake – Unnamed Lakes – Walsh Lake – and Rhys's boat. Everyone swam, Derek of the trail we were greeted by a super Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock Portage – even got to work out on his personal sketch ladder; a rusty death trap leading Pickerel Bay Portage – Ferguson Bay treadmill rocks! A dinner of sweet to the summit. Despite the challenges (Lake Temagami) – paddle into Camp. potato stew was enjoyed while watching that faced us, we prevailed, and the DATES: August 2 – 10 2017 the orange moon rise, then a dessert of abundant blueberries at the summit brownies was devoured. Ibrahim won made it all worthwhile. After a rest, a LEADERS: Connor Cepella and the Wang-ho for the pot, much to quick photoshoot of the amazing view, Emmerson Wilson Ellie's disappointment. Off to bed as and some GORP, we started the PARTICIPANTS: Ibrahim Al-Debaijel, the sun’s last rays faded away. Thanks descent. We got back to the canoes and Charles Debane, Raphael Fauconnier, for the great day everyone! embarked upon our return journey. We Destiny Greyson, Hailie Greyson, paddled back over the beaver dam and Ellie Keith, Rhys Matthew, Abigail into Hobart Lake, where we enjoyed a McColgan, Kaia McColgan, Derek floating lunch of chapatis with peanut Tutt, Madeleine Zarull butter and jam. Shortly after lunch we T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 16 had a friendly yelling match with Lake – Lady Evelyn South Channel – the first leg of the portage, while Katya another camp across the lake. We Bridal Veil Fals – Fat Man Fals – The made everyone cookies. More loads continued along our path, and a bald Barn – Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock were taken, with Myrna and Rowan eagle circled majestically overhead as portage into Lake Temagami – Pickerel taking a canoe! Nuan blasted the wani we paddled along Sucker Gut Lake. On Bay portage – paddle under the Bridge. across a few legs, and the superstar C de our way into camp, we passed another DATES: August 3 – 10 2017 Bs crushed what we thought was a little group and Sarah and Kate stood up in over the first half. We lunched on loaf the bow of the boat and titanic”ed”. On LEADERS: Liam Agnew and Katya with cheese and summer sausage, and as arrival at our designated campsite, we Smirnova we did the next leg, we realized it was were outraged to find it was taken. This PARTICIPANTS: Islay Ballantyne, the last one! The end of the Barn was was until we realised it was our old Samantha Brown, Myrna Burns, Kelin upon us! Keli got stuck in some mud friends Harold and Ken. Fortunately Dix Fuller, Rowan Helman, Abby near the end and, trying to help her, there was another campsite a stone’s Hunter, Nuan Qi Law-Gallagher, Rowan, Myrna, and Islay all got stuck throw away. We enjoyed a delicious Jeremy Liverance, Rafe Murray, Kai too! Eventually we pulled them out, dinner of burritos (fat rits) while Samuel-Szablowski. after taking some great photos, and watching an amazing moonrise. Then paddled the boats around the corner to we all went to bed, tired after another Day 6 our campsite. The rain was pouring great day. Hours on the water: 0 down, so a quick snack of norp (not Distance travelled: 2820 m (The Barn gorp) was had, and everyone napped portage) while the leaders made chili. Dinner Quote of the Day: “Sometimes I warmed everyone’s hearts and bellies, COUREUR DE BOIS and PB brownies subdued any sugar (EARLY AUGUST) wonder if I ever drink milk from the same cow twice.” - Abby cravings. Rest easy, C de Bs, the hard days are behind us! ROUTE: Lady Evelyn South Channel. Camp – Napolean and Sharp Rock After the last two long days of hard portages – Diamond Lake – Lady Evelyn portaging, we took a well-deserved Lake – Wilow Island Lake – Frank Fals, sleep-in, and then woke up to oatmeal COUREUR DE BOIS Centre Fals – Helen Fals – Katherine filled with the rest of our leftover gorp (LATE AUGUST) for extra fuel. Liam led the campers on ROUTE: Centre Fals –Devil’s Mountain. Camp – Pickerel Bay portage – Sharp Rock portage – Diamond Lake – Lady Evelyn Lake – Frank Fals – Centre Fals – Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock portage – Devil’s Bay – Ferguson Bay – paddle under the Bridge. DATES: August 17 – 24 2017

LEADERS: Henry Gould and Molly Heintzman PARTICIPANTS: I spy with my little eye... some Four-Week Coureurs de Bois doing their best Voyageur impressions. Mila Arbuckle, Levi Gray, Claire P A G E 17 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8

Hoddinott, Adelaide Lavigne- excited to paddle under the Bridge, but short trail. Kolya and Molly powered Schmidt, Duncan McKay, Gabrielle sad our trip was coming to an end. through on that portage with the Moore, Max Pearce Basman, Lauren wannigan! We continued on paddling to Richardson, Jemima Saravanamuttoo, Centre Falls, where we left our boats at Jonah Zwaigenbaum the head of the trail and then brought COUREUR DE BOIS all our gear to the campsite that greeted (LATE AUGUST) Day 7 us in the middle. The campsite was Hours on the water: 7 ROUTE: Maple Mountain – Centre Fals. beautiful, spacious and overlooked the Distance: 18km Camp – Napoleon portage – Sharp Rock falls! Once we got settled in at the Weather: Sunny but cooler portage – Dimaond Lake – Lady Evelyn campsite, we enjoyed a couple hours of Quote of the Day: “Rock paper scissors Lake – Hobart Lake – Tupper Lake – frolicking in the water and bum sliding is a psychological game.” - Jonah Frank Fals – Centre Fals – Wilow Island down some smaller chutes of the falls. Lake – Unnamed Lake – Lady Evelyn Bella impressed us all with her tree We had an entertaining start to the Lake – Diamond Lake – Sharp Rock climbing abilities, she is truly a little day. After making delicious chocolate portage – Napoleon portage – Lake monkey! Michael, Beck and Gus helped chip pancakes, we began serving them Temagami – paddle under the Bridge. with dinner prep by chopping veggies and stoking the fire. Thanks guys! After with maple syrup. We quickly realized DATES: August 17 - 24 2017 that the bottle with the maple syrup in dinner and another reading of the Hobbit overlooking the scenic falls, it was more than a little soapy, so soapy LEADERS: Logan Germain and in fact that Levi’s pancake had soap Eamonn Gogan s’mores were made and then off to bed! bubbles on it. We all tried to clear off as PARTICIPANTS: Isabella Arsenault, much of the maple syrup as possible but Anne Carscallen, Beck Clinton, some pancakes were deemed inedible. Thomas Clinton, Alexandra Hyland, COUREUR DE BOIS (AUGUST) We hit the water quite early and Owen Merskey, Kolya Salter, Paige ROUTE: Sturgeon-French-Kilarney. Camp finished Sharp Rock portage like Saravanamuttoo, Mateo Seymour, champions. We stopped for a second – Lake Temagami – Skunk Lake – Gul Amalia Tinmouth, Michael Waymann, Lake – Turtleshel Lake – Manitou Lake – day of peanut butter and jam Augustin Woods Pneumaticos Sturgeon River – shuttle fom Field to sandwiches and tortillas with some gorp Dokis Bay – French River – Kilarney – as a side dish. We had a pretty big laugh Day 5 when Levi explained to us that he likes shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under Hours on the water: 6.5 the Bridge. to inhale through his bread so he can Distance travelled: 18km smell the peanut butter. We kept Weather: Gorgeous! DATES: August 5 – 23 2017 paddling and made it to Devil’s Quote of the Day: “Sliding in the DMs Mountain. We unloaded our boats on a like..” – Eamonn, sliding into the river. LEADERS: Severen Fischer-Schmidt campsite across from Devil’s Mountain, and then paddled back over to hike up and Bernard Rechico-Moisan The C de B’s awoke well rested after PARTICIPANTS: Luke Chevalier, Tye to the top. After a steep hike we made it their previous rest day. We had 8 grain Chilton, Graeme Cook, to the look out point at the top which and yogurt, then got an early start to Dominic Lavallee was very beautiful. We had two minutes the day. We paddled back through of silence here and then after a while Hobart, Tupper and Sucker Gut Lake climbed back down. For dinner we had Day 15 back into Lady Evelyn North Channel. Hours on the water: 9 fettuccini and for dessert we baked up Once in the North Channel, we Distance travelled: 30km some of Lauren’s left over gluten free stopped at an island for lunch where lo deserts which she kindly offered to Weather: Overcast then partly cloudy and behold! The other C de B group Quote of the Day: “Think about it… share with the whole group. We made a paddled around the corner! We all mash of cookie and brownie. We had a How can you go from not existing, to gathered on the island, shared some being, to not existing again? That’s it, it group debrief where we talked about food and told stories of our previous just stops. Doesn’t it make sense that it the trip, what we liked and didn’t and day’s adventures before heading off on what we were going to take away from keeps going?” Tye, meditating on death our separate ways once more. We then and mortality. the trip. We went to bed feeling full and reached Frank Falls, where we portaged around the falls on a rocky but fairly T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 18

Today was a crazy day, it began with the leaders waking up nice and early at 5:30 but then falling back asleep because it was “too dark” 30 mins later they were up though and so were the campers. The gear and the boats got loaded super-fast and once granola was scarfed down we set off on the nearly windless Georgian Bay. The nasty drizzle and cold kept us moving and soon we were past point Grondine looking out at the vast expanse of Georgian Bay. It was breathtaking. As we paddled towards the chickens we started to get hungry. So we stopped for an early pesto lunch on Hen Island. We all concluded that pesto is definitely better with walnuts. We threw on some more layers and headed towards the chickens, we wound our way through them having a blast but as we reached Beaverstone bay, the winds really picked up. We reached the halfway mark fairly quickly though and decided it would be a good time for some granola and granola bars. Hoping to find a campsite we set off eagerly towards the end of It’s a pyramid of Pioneers! Beaverstone Bay. Sadly though we arrived to find nothing and so we kept going….. And going and going. We Pearson, Leo Rawlyk, little R1 and practised our ferrying in busted out some fuzzy peaches to keep Patrick Richardson and out of eddies, C-turns and S-turn. our sugars up, and we finally reached a It was very fun. We then reached a campsite on Mill Lake with just enough Day 3 bigger set with a large ledge across the room for us. We ate some mac and had Hours on the water: 5.5 start of the set. We lined the ledge and smores with ho-cho and went to bed, Distance travelled: 14km ran the bottom section and it was excited for our rest day! Happy sleep-in! Weather: Sunny with some clouds awesome! Everyone hit their line so Quote of the Day: “At this exponential well! After this, we drifted down the rate, our last campsite will be the Taj river and ate leftover morning pancakes PIONEER (EARLY JULY) Mahal… I really want quote of the day, which had aged quite well. The spag was Bernard.” - Patrick also quite tasty and so were the banana ROUTE: Groundhog River. Shuttle to put chips and beer nuts. Finally we ran a in – Groundhog River – take out at Our day began with tasty pancakes small set and found a campsite shortly Fauquier – shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle with yoghurt and syrup. Sadly though, it after. At the campsite, our best one yet under the Bridge. made us kind of slow. We made or way might I add. Bernard caught a fish but DATES: July 3 – 12 2017 off our campsite and quickly reached set Jack lost it, but it was all good because which we portaged. Jack and Leo we had a delicious appetizer of corn. LEADERS: Severen Fischer-Schmidt carried a boat which was sweet! We While Bernard was making this though, and Bernard Rechico Moisan finished it in no time. After bumping Jack spotted a moose on shore and he PARTICIPANTS: Eve Gourdin, Jack down the swifts at the bottom, we and Sev went to get a closer look. Then Greifenkamp, Griffon Hoeven, Ariana enjoyed the fast current and made some we devoured pizza and for dessert ate great distance. We then arrived to a some scrambled brownies. Then, with P A G E 19 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 all of us super bloated, we went off to The leaders’ prank of “lets unload at bed. See you all in the morning! this campsite for a non-existent We woke in our field campsite and left portage” was quickly foiled by our our tents with apprehension due to last astute campers. We were actually having night’s awful bugs but much to our a half-rest day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After a delicious happy surprise they seemed to have PIONEER (LATE JULY) lunch of sandwiches in which campers mostly gone away. Yay! had to earn their lunch by performing After the leaders dished out oatmeal ROUTE: Spanish River. Shuttle to put-in at Biscotasing – Spanish River – take out at tree acrobatics, we paddled over to the and the boats were packed we headed Agnew Lake Lodge – shuttle to Sandy cliff. A small jumping rock was scouted to our first set of Six Mile under a big Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. and we proceeded to jump and splish- bridge. We hopped out and did a quick splash around. We had a much-needed worms of the river before Kim and DATES: July 17 – 26 2017 thorough wash accompanied by some Russel blazed a trail with everyone

LEADERS: Alex Hodgins and hair washing. A few aquatic campers cheering their support from above. Helen Thomas and their very aquatic leaders went and After that it was basically sets and swam Cliff Rapids and then, exhausted, swifties all day with one set having a PARTICIPANTS: Ted Cass, Isaac Ewing, Miguel Gomeza de Larrea, Eric we set up camp. sweet little ledge at the top that the Gravelle, Daniel Horton, Kate Isaac and helpers Ted and Kate made a group all ran with delight. Though Melanson, Maya Nussbaum, Suzanne pizza oven complete with a pizza stone almost every boat teetered a bit and Patuat-Ghez, Eglantine Roch, Adriana and mud walls. It was very successful took on water not a single one dumped SorgerBrock, Rachel Steel, although slower than the fire method. and everyone shared stories and had a Sam Sutherland The campers hung out chatting and good laugh at everyone else’s faces as playing mafia until late and then we all they came down the set. When Day 6 headed to bed in the shadow of the everyone’s tummies started to grumble towering cliff. we pulled up on a rocky point and ate Hours on the water: 2.5 yam salad while being entertained by Distance: 12km leader Owen, Rebecca, Ella who Weather: Finally overcast! paddled upriver a bit to practice PIONEER (LATE JULY) ferrying and also by camper Owen as he WOW—it is overcast! A rare tried to use his funky dance moves to occurrence on this amazingly sunny ROUTE: Groundhog River. Shuttle to put sneakily ditch his yam wrap. After lunch trip! We rolled out of bed slowly with in – Groundhog River – take out at we paddled some more swifties until we musical accompaniment from Alex. Fauquier – shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle reached another big set where we pulled Another fantastic breakfast of oatmeal under the Bridge. over just above it and then watched with mega choco-chips was devoured. DATES: July 17 – 26 2017 from the sidelines as everyone skirted Swifties started immediately after our around the rocks and ran far river right campsite as we flew down the river— LEADERS: Kimberley Huisman and over this epic little tongue of water that new sternspeople Maya and Suzanne did Owen Melanson shot you out super fast. A huge a fantastic job navigating the bends. PARTICIPANTS: Grace Charness, highlight of the set was when Matt The seven boats chose their own paths Matthew Czubak, Ella Iles, Evan raised his paddle in the air to celebrate down the current and at one Kauffman, Rebecca Lipman, Russell going down the set only to fall entirely particularly fun island section there was Roberge, Maizie Solomon, Owen backwards into the boat and get stuck a super-fast water slalom between two Taylor, Alexander Wiklo amongst the food packs. A little bit islands that rocketed our boats down further took us to our campsite on the the river. Despite many breaks and Day 4 end of a dirt road with a super mucky raucous boat piracy, the current brought Hours on the water: 6 take out where everyone slipped and us to our first and only set of the day, Distance travelled: 16km slided as they unloaded the boats. Cliff Rapids. The easy R1 was floated Weather: Hot and sunny with some Clouds were starting to roll in so Kim down and at the bottom we found a clouds at the end of the day and Owen rushed to set up a tarp using beauty of a campsite with a stunning Quote of the Day: While going down a canoe, two sticks and two lashed view of the cliffs and bountiful tent whitewater: “We’re going to die.” – paddles. Of course, once the tarp was spots (as a group with five tents this is Maizie “Could you give me something set up the clouds promptly went away. particularly important). more helpful than that.” – Grace T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 20

Day 6 Hours on the water: 9 Distance travelled: 28km Weather: HOT Quote of the Day: “I can’t see a thing without my nose.” – Gunner, in a Velma voice

We woke up, and it was super as buggy! Huevos were made in a rush, as well as some fried eggplant thanks to Luca, and we leapt into our boats before we had eaten breakfast to escape the buggy madness. We paddled for a while, then ate our breakfast in a peaceful silence. Then it was off to the white water! We whipped through R1’s and swift’s, ducky style all the way. Props to Taylor for killin’ it in the stern! Taylor, Isabelle, and Simon made a lot of noise as they paddled the white water. We stopped for GORP, and played bad rap while Leona and Oli paddled really hard to keep up with the group. People got stuck on rocks, t-boned each other, and bickered about whose fault it was. We then said buh-bye to the Chapleau. As we entered Kapuskasing Lake we saw a Diging in on the Coulonge River with these Pioneers in early August. plane take off, and land, and almost got run over. We ate Gado Gado, played Deciding to take advantage of the rest spotlight on Gunner, and sang ‘What of the afternoon we all piled into two of Makes You Beautiful’ again and again PIONEER (LATE JULY) our canoes and paddled back up to our and again. With tailwinds we whipped last set. The perfect tongue we earlier down the lake, and Mark and Owen had ROUTE: Chapleau-Kapuskasing Rivers. a lovely chat. Folks were tired and paddled turned out to be an epic bum Shuttle to put in at Racine Lake dehydrated, but spirits picked up as we sliding rock so we played for hours on Campground – Chapleau River – the beautiful nature slide, going down it Shewbik Lake – Kapuskasing Lake – re-entered current in the Kapuskasing in groups and getting rescued by the Kapuskasing River – take out at Woman River. The takeout to our portage on RL was way too buggy, so we camped leaders. After we were all tuckered out Fals – shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle across the river at a so-so bush crash. we returned to our campsite and made under the Bridge. it back just before some rain started. Luca ran the mud treadmill as we DATES: July 17 – 27 2017 Perogies were made for dinner by Owen unloaded, and then there was a complicated tent ordeal. Thanks to with the help of Maizie and Grace, who LEADERS: Mark Nicol, Sasha Pickering Taylor for sewing up the hole in the made the dough, and then we all and Harry Silbaugh flopped into the tents, tired from a tent fly! We chowed down on Harry’s PARTICIPANTS: Kai Blackstock, Luca unreal risotto, and Sofia had a very hard long day. Bottega, Kanonhsase Brant, Simone As Alex and Evan would say “Night eh Ivey, Taylor Jones, Owen Salter, time finding brownies, which led us to bud” Great job on all the whitewater Isabelle Seguin, Oliver Seguin, Sofia settle for s’mores. A whole crew, led by Dave, made chapattis, while Mark today! Sourtzis, David Thorne, Leona prepped a special chap for Owen. Owen Zuchlinski. was on fire duty, as always, and the P A G E 21 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 anticipation for a special snack snarfing? We shot a few more sets in the nutri-grian bars. Then, it was right back tomorrow grew and grew. Kai and Mark afternoon, reached our campsite early to whitewater. Each camper got a played guitar, and sugary s’mores were and swam in the outwash of the falls- second chance to run the set and then consumed with gusto. Great day folks!! very boily and fun! We ate a late and there was a compulsory scrub club at salty poutine dinner then watched the the end of the day. That evening we sun go down with the company of the started the pizza cooking process. Big falls and a beautiful bonfire. We are shout-outs to Isaac for making the sauce PIONEER (JULY) hoping for stars and less bugs tonight- and Michael for acting as the fire god. good night Pions! Thanks for the After everybody’s pizza had been ROUTE: Michipicoten – Missinaibi Voyageur Trade Route. Shuttle to put in at great day! cooked, we did a little more reading. Hawk Junction – Manitowik Lake – Seb seemed to really enjoy tonight’s Missinaibi Lake – Little Missinaibi River chapter. Then, right before bed, Eamonn told a riddle that – Missinaibi River – take out in Mattice – PIONEER (EARLY AUGUST) shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under the stumped everybody. Bridge. ROUTE: Temagami River. Camp – Lake DATES: July 6 – 25 2017 Temagami – Kokoko Lake – Cross Bay Lake – Cross Lake – Temagami River – PIONEER (EARLY AUGUST) LEADERS: Connor Cepella and take out in River Valey – shuttle to Sandy Morgan Hodgins Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. ROUTE: Coulonge River. Shuttle to put-in PARTICIPANTS: Katie Berwick, DATES: August 3 – 11 2017 at La Verendrye – Coulonge River – take Mathieu Forster, Romey Karovitch, out at Terry Fox Bridge – shuttle to Sandy Mateo Larrea, Dorothy Levman- LEADERS: Eamonn Gogan and Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. Dolgin, James Paterson, Cole Harry Silbaugh DATES: August 3 – 12 2017 Rinehart, Oscar Roos PARTICIPANTS: Asher Birenbaum, Kyle Carr, Isaac Ewing, Miguel LEADERS: Henry Gould and Day 12 Gomeza de Larrea, Mackenzie Frieda Hodgins Hours on the water: 6 Latimer, Xin Ke Law-Gallagher, PARTICIPANTS: Martin Ambrose, Distance travelled: 17km Michael MacCartney, Finn Paulsen, Madeleine Brown, Dries Di Rosa, Weather: Hot sun. Felix Quastel, Kaia Raina, Liam Emma Helman, Callum Keenan, Rodgers, Sebastian Shaw Benjamin Lariviere, Calum Murray, A slow start to the day as the group Adaeze Norget, Sumner Rajaratnam, rebooted after the 'weekend'. We loaded Day 7 Max Rosen, Emma Tutt, boats, munched a tasty peach crisp Hours on the water: 4.5 playing at Malachi Winter made by Morgan, then headed Ragged Chutes downstream. The group flew through a Distance travelled: 0 – Rest day! Day 7 short flat water section, chatting about Weather: Hot and sunny Hours on the water: 8.5 renewable energy (Oscar, Mat, Cole, Quote of the Day: “It’s a genderless Distance travelled: 28km and Connor). Upon reaching the first aquaperson” Weather: Beautiful and sunny! feature of the day, Greenhill Rapids, the Quote of the Day: “SQUOAF! group did a full scout-and-share session. Well, well, well. Today was our rest SQUOAF! SQUOAF!” Due to the high water levels (making day! We woke up late, feasted on the set less bony) and the two days of blueberry pancakes (with blueberry Morning campers! Rise it’s a beautiful prior whitewater practice, the group syrup thanks to Isaac) and chilled hard. day! Like clockwork camp was packed shot the long and technical set. We took Around 1 pm, Harry and Eamonn took up and granola was eaten. We said our time on the way down, focusing on the boys to scout Ragged Chutes. After goodbye to our family friends at the end hitting great lines and having great a diligent scout, we decided that the of the portage and headed off into times! So proud of everyone for rapid was safe to run CL in empty unseen lands after a relaxing rest day. successfully finishing the set- what a boats. So, single file, we all paddled the Little Devil and Die Hard rapids were blast! After the set we lunched on loaf biggest set of our trip. At around 3pm super fun and Maddy tried her hand at with peanut butter and jam. Mat went we took a break for a snack lunch of sterning down her biggest set yet! We for a surprise swim as a redemption for crackers, summer sausage, cheese and had a lunch of pesto on a beach/ quick T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 22 sand peninsula where Ben and Callum slight detour by JP and Scott we all made even played a little Frisbee on the sand. got their feet stuck way down in the it through quickly and then some swam Over the course of an hour and 22 wet sand. In the afternoon everyone got on the other side. Soon after we arrived minutes Clare closed up one of our food Max to debate a couple of absurd topics at our first set. Scott and Josh went packs and put it in a boat. All the while including banning bananas (thanks swimming again in the first camper boat. as we got ready for the day the campers Ben). The last portage to our campsite After lengthy scouting of the set kept Kim and Connor entertained with was smooth along the road. The new everyone ran it in style. We stopped for pressing questions of extreme dinner crew whipped sup ome curry tuna and oranges. Whoever stole 3 cans importance. After getting in boats and while the rest assembled some firewood of tuna – fess up! We were soon greeted back on the river once more we for a bonfire. The leaders beat the by our next set. Frieda and Sacha ran continued to wind this way and that as Cal(l)ums in a tight game of Euchre. down first with some blueberries bushes was usual on the twisty Noire. After a Dinner and guitar at dusk by the coming out of their canoe confusing the bit Jasper, Kate, Braeden and Kim waterfall was stunning as always. We rest of the group. No one complained pulled over to jump down a big sand hill then devoured s’mores by the fire while when they then got to eat them. Another while everyone else rafted up and Dries gleefully listened to some swifty and we arrived at our campsite. looked at them like they were crazy. A Pantsman songs, we love Pantsman. Despite wishes, no we did not run the bit of a paddle later we reached a fun Stellar day at Wanapitei. Night Pions! falls. Spag for dinner and No Bakes by little set that pulled up right next to the Hannah and Josh for dessert. What campsite. The kids all ran it like pros followed was some sort of cuddle puddle and then we all raced up the hill to with storytelling and riddles below the admire the campsite, which wasn’t a PIONEER (LATE AUGUST) stars. This slowly trickled into the tents sandbar yay! It was beautiful with nice with some deep conversations. tent spots in the trees but also a beach ROUTE: Temagami River. Camp – Lake Temagami – Kokoko Lake – Cross Bay Goodnight all! to hang out on. A cool double hammock Lake – Cross Lake – Temagami River – was set up, which Tenley and Parker take out in River Valey – shuttle to Sandy actually slept in all night, and pesto was Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. thoroughly enjoyed by all. After a quick PIONEER (LATE AUGUST) rest hour we reconvened for scrub club DATES: August 17 – 25 2017 ROUTE: Noire River. Shuttle to put in on and face masks, some voluntarily and some not. The leaders announced that LEADERS: Sam Angel and Lac Jim Road – Noire River – take out at Frieda Hodgins Black River Inn – shuttle to Sandy Inlet – it was up to the kids to start the fire and get a pot boiling and then rejoiced when PARTICIPANTS: Matthew Blumberg, paddle under the Bridge. Tenley got it started not once but twice Jake Breckles, Josh Campbell, DATES: August 16 – 25 2017 Matthew Cobden, Ben Drew, Erin (there may have been a small dousing incident involving Hamish but who’s Duxbury, Sacha Edwards, Nicole LEADERS: Connor Cepella and Grigorieva, Ethan Hartman, James Kimberley Huisman pointing fingers?) That night we had a beautiful dinner on our wonderful Hemphill, Hannah Millar, PARTICIPANTS: Gordon Annan, Hamish Maddie Norman. Ayres, Linda Berry, Parker Chase, Clare canoe table that everyone set up and Farley, Jasper Gibson, Mikaela Lewis, decorated to be very fancy. The night Day 4 Kate Mackay, Tenley McKay, Braeden kept getting better as we ate some brownie goop and star gazed until Hours on the water: 7 Moore, David Todd everyone sleepily retreated to the tents. Distance travelled: 5km What an incredible day guys, thanks for Weather: Bea-utiful Day 4 making it so awesome. Quote of the Day: “You’re allowed to Hours on the water: 4 participate in this wang-ho, Sam and Distance travelled: 22km Frieda.” - Jake Moment of the Day: Scrub club and face masks PIONEER (AUGUST) Good morning! Good Pancakes! While we munched on breakfast, Sam As we packed up this morning we all ROUTE: Wakami – Groundhog River. gave a sweet white water lesson. Feeling took our time knowing we had a shorter Shuttle to put in at Wakami Provincial ready we hopped in our canoes and day today. Oatmeal was made and eaten Park – Wakami River – Little Ridout arrived at the Dam portage. With a happily and Jasper, Tenley and Parker Lake – Ridout Lake – Bayly Lake – P A G E 23 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8

Ransom Lake – Woman River – Horwood they got to practice their bailing skills. Missinaibi River – take out at bridge – Lake – shuttle to Groundhog Lake – Paddling on we arrived at the ledge set shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under Groundhog River – take out in Fauquier – shortly and it was hit perfectly by all. the Bridge. shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under Seeing a lovely campsite we just couldn’t DATES: August 5 - 24 2017 the Bridge. pass up we pulled over and set up shop DATES: August 5 – 24 2017 with the double hammock making its LEADERS: Cori-Anne Huisman and first appearance on trip. Unreal mac was Owen Melanson LEADERS: Grant Bowles Conover and expertly cooked up by Jonah and Tru PARTICIPANTS: Elliot Carusone, Louis Morgan Hodgins with some assistance from the lunch Fontaine, Kate Gyles, Ben Hannah, PARTICIPANTS: Jonah Brooks, Riley crew of Ollie and Riley. Colin did a little Brett Stich, Min Timmins, Buckle, Charlotte Funnekotter, kneading lesson for Riley, Sean, and Everett Vitols Nicole ( “Tru”) Gamble, Colin Gould, Jonah with some interesting technique Oliver Kalff, Sean Lizzola, shown. Tru made cookies for all and we Day 16 Andrew Morse set off to sleep thoroughly sated. Sweet Hours on the water: 7 day guys tomorrow’s a long one. Distance travelled: 17km Day 12 Weather: Sunny and hot Hours on the water: 7 Quote of the Day: “Oh, you’re a rice Distance travelled: 12km person.” – Cori “That’s ricest!” - Everett PIONEER (AUGUST) Weather: Sunny and hot Quote of the Day: “What was that ROUTE: Little Missinaibi River to Finally a sunny sky brought us out of ledge like?” – Grant Missinaibi River. Shuttle to put in at our tents this morning. Cori fried the “Death…. defying” - Sean Prairie Bee Lake – Lower Prairie Bee second best trip pancakes ever (the River – Windermere Lake – Little Island earlier trip day being the best) and we We awoke to yet another example of Lake – Rawhide Lake – Little Missinaibi gathered around to eat them with our northern hospitality as the leaders were Lake – Little Missinaibi River – hands. We waved goodbye to the wavy gifted bear claw and tooth necklaces from the couple staying at the campsite. Huevos were devoured in short order and we paddled on to Camus rapids. After checking out the RL creek and getting minor Wakami flashbacks we decided to run the top part with the mojo’s walking down the trail on shore. Great fun was had bucking down the waves with Colin and Charlotte smashing into the eddy super high. The portage afterwards was a cakewalk and we had lunch at the bottom. Gado gado received some mixed reviews with some coming back for 4ths and others opting for jam tortillas instead of 1sts. We swam in a fun little tongue at the bottom of the rapids and practiced eddying in and out in whitewater with our bodies. We then enjoyed a lovely scrub and set off with Jonah, Andrew, and Colin managing to swamp in the run off of Camus - This Pioneer trip seems to be missing an important element for canoeing.... Where’s the river? T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 24 set and began our way towards “the long portage”. Upon arrival we realized it was really only another normal portage and we're pro at those. We zoomed over Greenhill. Kate only used 1 tree teepee and Brett carried the wani the whole way! An immense amount of pasta salad with beets was devoured (thanks Kate and Min for portageing it) and we pushed off for some whitewater! Splashes, hoots and hollers, and one backwards boat going down a set later and we were at Split Rock Falls. Cor and Everett hit a sweet line through 2 holes on St. Peter Rapids! The group portaged to the site and Louis did a third load in only his underwear. Sweatily, we decided to go for a swim and Elliot threw a giant log into the river. Naturally, we climbed up on the log and began to compete to knock each other off! It kept rolling in the water making Brett and Ben spin all the way underwater and back up again. Cori and Kate cooked chickpea curry while Owen mastered yet another loaf. The stars began to twinkle as we August Bay Trippers spend time in the cultural centre in Moose Factory at the end of their trip. slurped hocho and enjoyed a guitar jam session. Mmm so good. Life – bus shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under thought of oatmeal and coffee. Magical couldn't get better. Day 16 done. the Bridge. fairies brewed it up for us and delivered DATES: July 4 – 27 2017 it once our boats were loaded. One by one we paddled across the bubbling LEADERS: Sam Angel and Cori-Anne froth below the set at our campsite and Huisman began the last day of whitewater on PARTICIPANTS: Patrick Dunlop Ellis, Baytrip! We are getting so good at Robin Fyfe, Grace Murdoch, Antoine whitewater, liftovers, and portages that Bay Trippers are Pronost, Lachlan Robertson-Martin, we finished the first 7 pieces of tech Benjamin Shaw Cannebrava, before lunch! Every time we dropped Mark Teron off of a ledge or slid down a wave, Guided by paddles flew into the air above our Day 16 heads for paddle spins with style. Hours on the water: 8 Stopping at the put-in for our longest the Tides Distance travelled: 18km portage of the day we gobbled potato Weather: Blue, sunny, and hot… salad thanks to the chefs, Lachlan and the usual Patrick. Ben, of course, piled it with hot BAY TRIP (JULY) Quote of the Day: “Antoine, I really sauce. Our next portage was a different need you here!” – Ben. Also: “Ben is a story. Buckle up because it was a doozy. ROUTE: Kesagami River. Shuttle to put-in snarfer, fake news!” - Sam We had to clamber over fallen tree after at Detour Lake Road – Lake Kesagami – fallen tree and jump over treacherous Kesagami River – James Bay – Moose We woke up to blue skies yet again on holes. At one point we even braved an 8 River – train fom Moosonee to Cochrane our mossy beds and smiled at the foot wide creek full of mud which tried P A G E 25 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 to slurp up over the brim of your shoes and curl and squish between your toes. All in 200m! But Patrick still carried a boat! And wait! We put-in into a gushing creek and dragged our boats around the waterslide of a corner. We emerged, victorious in all ways, including wrapping and unwrapping a boat. Adventure over, we zoomed down the fun R1s and current of the ever widening Kesagami River. Soon we were camped on the grassy shore for a dinner of Ful a la Antoine and Ben. Some beets were chopped by Grace and our last whitewater day came to an end. A competitive round of Egyptian war card games closed out the wonderful day. Tomorrow we will feel the pull of the tides and know we are close to the ocean!

BAY TRIP (AUGUST)

ROUTE: Kesagami River. Shuttle to put-in at Detour Lake Road – Lake Kesagami – Kesagami River – James Bay – Moose River – train fom Moosonee to Cochrane – bus shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under morning: a new bag of hot cereal campsite RR, on a beautiful rock the Bridge. toppings. Hazzah! And a side of outcrop. Ella and Emma made some DATES: August 2 – 25 2017 pancakes with our 8-grain! Hazzah! The delicious Quesadillas, while people falls offered a beautiful view, so we presented their Valentine’s Day gifts to LEADERS: Mark Nicol and lounged over breakfast. The day of each other. Notable were Karo’s song Helen Thomas paddling began with a little rain, but it “Marry You” to Sam, Anonymous’ PARTICIPANTS: Samuel Carey, Jordan eventually grew to be surprisingly warm. creepy letter to Gab, Helen’s heart Decker, Emma Gordon, Sophie We rocked a -lit- R2, and eddied out warming speech to Jacob, Jordan’s Gordon, Sarah Irvine, Sophie before the first of many portages. We outrageous pick up lines for Sarah, Ella’s Karovitch, Alex King, Abrial Levisky, flew through the 500m, then paddled letter and Bouquet for Alex, Tomas’ sad Gabriel Riendeau, Jacob Segal Rice, the short distance to the next portage. message, “you’re okay,” to Joran (we love Ella Taylor, Tomas Van Beusekom Hungry, we broke for Gab and Tomas’s you Jordan), and there were more but I well-baked tea biscuit with cheese at forget. A bunch of sweethearts. Oh! Day 14 said portage, while observing the And Sophie wrote Helen a letter, which, Hours on the water: 6.5 massive wave we planned to paddle. judging from Helen’s face as she read it, Distance travelled: 4km Back paddling was the chosen method, was a beautiful letter. We all fed each Weather: Overcast and rain. and everyone hit a wicked line through other fondu, played slackjaw and other that -savage- wave. We powered games, and Karo and McGooey won a Grey skies this morning at Turtle through 3 more short portages, big wang ho for fondue. Rock. In a miraculous turn of events, everyone loading and unloading at the boys tent was first down, and Karo record speed. (Thanks folks) A real and Slippy’s tent was last! Gripping grindy day. After the last portage, we stuff. There was reason to rejoice this ferried across the river to a not-so-bad T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 26

snapping both fingers and giving a double okay sign. BAY TRIP (AUGUST)

Today was a large day on the river! ROUTE: Kattawagami River. Shuttle to put in at Lake Lawagamau campground – The sets were uncharacteristically full The Penultimate of water, not a pinning rock to be seen. Lawagamau River – Bailey Lake – Kattawagami River – James Bay – Moose Gushing wave trains abound. Doing our River – train fom Moosonee to Cochrane best (which was not very good at all) to Summer: finish the obscene amount of oatmeal – bus shuttle to Sandy Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. this morning, we summoned enough energy to make it through each set DATES: August 2 – 25 2017 W.L.I.T. and dump free! Most of the rapids were LEADERS: Alex Hodgins and abundant in water and we only needed Sasha Pickering to scout one of them. It was during these sets that Callum had a most PARTICIPANTS: Cole Barclay, Alannah Voyageur I Chung, Nico Fischer, Jack Heath, clumsy and unfortunate dump in the Theodore Heintzman, Claire Hunter, Raven (the most stable of the solo Paul Limousin de Neuvic, Samuel boats) , but he regained his confidence WILDERNESS LEADERS IN Liptay, Ella MacPhail, Lee quickly, in his general admirable Rosensweet, Wilson Symons, TRAINING (JULY) manner. Upon approaching Tall Pines, Alexander Wolf. ROUTE: Dumoine River - White Water Training Trip. Day 19 DATES: July 6 – 11 2017 Hours on the water: 3 Distance travelled: 12km LEADERS: Kai Bruce and Weather: Sun, hot and hazy, headwinds Tess McCutcheon Quote of the Day: “It’s is a rock? Ahh! PARTICIPANTS: Jason No! It’s a potato!” - Jack Arbour, Madison Demaria, Perry Dollar, The leaders did not rise at midnight Phillippe Forster, so we had a full sleep, waking up to see Carmen Rita Gomeza de the Bay Trip A’s beached out on the Larrea, William flats. We ate breakfast and experienced Kauffman, Noah the Bay in its glory – sunny and vast. Newton Stern, Callum Powerful – everyone was in awe. At high Nicolas, William tide, we left our grassy site and battled Paterson, Ethan more headwinds to Netitishi Point Rajaratnam, Sean where we pulled up to eat and sleep and Richardson, Charlotte wait for the next high tide to take us to Van Dyke Talbot, Cian Long Point. Burgers and fries with Wilson-Valdes. onions, mushrooms, beets, cheese, chaps, mustard, mayo and ketchup (the Day 3 works!) made by Sam, Claire, Nico, Hours on the water: 5.5 Jack, Wilson, Alannah and Ella. What a Weather: Hot and clear feast! Paul was happy – everyone was skies full. Then, as if a sign to get us to bed, a Quote of the Day: “I do lightning storm rolled through and this at home everyday, it’s circled us, forcing us to pick up our called High-Low. High of tents and run to the trees, leaving our the day. Low of the day. gear on the sand bar. Amazing, red sky. High-low,” Will, then Two hours until another night paddle. Jump on it! A Voyageur I camper takes a leap down a sandy hil. P A G E 27 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 following a deli-style lunch of Day 8 LEADERS: Kai Bruce and Mennonite summer sausage, old Hours on the water: 7 Tess McCutcheon cheddar, mustard, mayo and Sriracha Distance travelled: 23km PARTICIPANTS: Selena Bob, Madison sauce, we thought it best to elect canoe Weather: Started sunny and warm and Demaria, Mathew Hartman, Lucas instructor Owen, the guinea pig, to then turned to rain and clouds. Mahoney, Danielle McGill, guide us down the following continuous Minimal winds = great. Laura Peberdy R1 section which segued quickly into a We awoke to...Guess what.... Sun! We very watery R2. Maddie, Sean, and Billy were all so excited we immediately set Day 12 demonstrated some rather “gucci” our clothes to dry. Alicia made Hours on the water: 8 cross-forward techniques and all solo scrumptious pancakes. Rachel called Distance travelled: 24km boats managed to punch through the them perfect not to toot my own horn Quote of the Day: “I wish there were large holes unscathed. Noah also was or anything! Basking in the glow of light sweaters for legs.” – Laura groggily able to show off some “mint” advanced we call sunshine, we set off down the emerging from her tent wishing her legs tandem techniques, back paddling river, sunscreen was applied in great were warmer. through the large R2 while maintaining amounts. Right after the camp we Another day and another totally cloud a completely dry boat! paddled a wavy R2 which we ran ducky. free day- second in a row after 10 days Once parched and strained from an Then we had a short lake paddle. Emily of straight rain. We prepared for the day arduous day of straight up whitewater and I had a lengthy discussion on our with mighty star goop that would leave ‘gnar’, we came to Little Steel Falls favourite Netflix shows as well as the us full all morning! After breakfast we where we portaged down to our bachelorette drama. Then we shot some did our usual morning routine (plus campsite. Jason, Will and Cian whipped R1s followed by a shoot-line-shoot sunscreen) and were off, we made up a fabulous chickpea curry while the down an R3-4. We tried to find a excellent time on the flat water and rest of the group examined the length portage, but only succeeded in getting zipped through the portage with no of the falls for the various features and our legs scratched up cause we decided problems and Selena “bushboots” Bob obstacles on which we will be spending to let our legs see the sun for the first taking 2 boats #Selena’sback. We all of tomorrow shredding! and only time of trip. Then we were on stopped for the much anticipated thai We had smores and then had “s’more” Baie du Corbeau which is super big! noodle salad prepared by the dynamic smores, solved some inane riddles and Then the weather changed, the clouds duo who only bickered a little while promptly hit the sack. Looking forward rolled back in and the weather got super making. We ate up our noodles and to our rest day/paddling cold and rainy :(. But, no wind, so we took some quick dips before getting session tomorrow! made it down the bay in good time. back on the water. We paddled along Pesto for lunch and chocolate for snack. with the girls heading a sing along. We We found an awesome beach site at the grinded and made our way to the VOYAGEUR I (AUGUST) start of Lac Evans, set up a tarp and legendary Ayuskan rapids that was to be made pizza! Alicia gave back massages our first real taste of what was to come. ROUTE: Broadback River. Shuttle fom and physio tips to ease our sore We shot a cool lil’ drop and ferried over Camp to put-in on Route du Nord – muscles. Then off to bed as we have to paying close attention to our angles. We Broadback River, including Baie du get up super early to beat the all agreed the site was a real beaut and Corbeau, Lac Evans, Lac Gifford – take winds -Gnight! went about setting ourselves up. out in Waskaganish – shuttle to Sandy Maddie made cornbread while Lucas Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. made baked beans/bean soup - yum! DATES: August 1 – 25 2017 VOYAGEUR I (AUGUST) Tess made a nice fire to bake some muffins while some of the kiddoes LEADERS: Fraser Cepella and ROUTE: Rupert-Pontax. Shuttle fom enjoyed the fire and made chaps for the Alicia Hodgins Camp to put-in at the Rupert Bridge on next day. As the sun set the temperature PARTICIPANTS: Alison Bell, Gabriel Route du Nord – Rupert River – Lac Kap dropped and we were all in our tents Fischer-Schmidt, Emily Gardner, – Lac Caumont – Nemiscau – Pontax before long. Rachel Heath, Jack Panayi, Cian River – take out at Waskaganish – shuttle Wilson-Valdes. to Sandy Inlet – paddle under the Bridge. DATES: August 1 – 25 2017 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 28

island forced the water to split, most of LEADERS: Jean Murray and it funneling into a narrow powerful Asa Thomas tongue! We ate quinoa salad and decided PARTICIPANTS: Taj Dyson, Francois to call it a half day. We spent the Fontaine, Landers Gordon, Charles VIIs: We’ve Been afternoon chilling out on the big Hunter, Ian Karovitch, Maggi-Lee boulders, getting our tans on. Jake, Kerr, Sophie Panko, Dana Price, Theo, and Pearce caught 4 big fish and Lucas Whitear Waiting For filleted them up. We set up the canoe table for a formal trout alfredo. Then it Day 52 was time for prom pictures in our Hours on the water: 12 This Moment couples. Sadie and Zoe read out the Distance travelled: 52km nominees and winners of the “most Weather: Cold, sunny and finally calm likely to’s” and the prom king and We started with another ‘Bay day’ VOYAGEUR II queen: Theo & Zoe. Bronwyn served up wake up to beat the winds. The 4am rise Nanaimo bars for dessert. Early to was tough but the Northern Lights ROUTE: Flat-Coal River. Shuttle fom bed tonight. danced above us as we packed up in the Whitehorse to put-in on the Nahanni dark. Breakfast number 1 of granola River Road – Flat River – Lucky Lake – went down smooth and as the sun Upper Coal River – Coal River – take out started rising we climbed into our boats at confluence of Liard and Coal Rivers – VOYAGEUR II and pushed off into the final sections of fly to Toronto – bus shuttle to Sandy Inlet – Schultz Lake. Lake Temagami – paddle under the Bridge. ROUTE: Chipman-Dubawnt-Thelon. Calm waters prevailed and we shot DATES: July 1 – August 22 2017 Shuttle fom Stony Rapids to put-in on Black Lake - Chipman Portage - Square across the first section with relative ease. At 9, with the sun finally beginning LEADERS: Bronwyn Hodgins and Lake - Chipman Lake - Chipman River - to grant something approaching warmth Jake Norris Bompas Lake - Selwyn Lake -Flett Lake - we stopped for breakfast number two of PARTICIPANTS: Matt Bowles, Hannibal Wholdaia Lake - Dubawnt River - bran muffins. Barely containing our de Pencier, Ivor Forrest, Theophile Dubawnt Lake - Thelon River - Aberdeen excitement at the beautiful day Fournier, Klara Goettke, Pearce Lake - take-out in Baker Lake - fly to unfolding before us we pressed on Gould, Kai Malcolm, Zoe Rogers, Toronto - bus shuttle to Sandy Inlet - Lake through to the islands that guard the Sadie Segriff Temagami - paddle under the Bridge. DATES: July 1 - August 22 2017 entrance to the last section of the Thelon. Signs of human habitation mark Day 40 the landscape here has a few hunters’ Hours on the water: 2 Distance travelled: 7km Weather: HAWT

Prom? Over the past week, people have been seeking out their prom dates. Today is the day. Some final promposals were made this morning after our oatmeal breakfast. We paddled around the bend to the first “marked” rapids. It was chill. Ran it ducky. The morning continued as such, with current and swifites connecting R1s/easy R2’s, all boney pick n’ choose. The sun was blazing as we arrived at the R3/R4 chute. A jagged rock VIIAs are welcomed back by their families on Harvest Night afer their 52-day journey. P A G E 29 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 huts. Whoops of joy rang out (“yo we on The-LON!”) as the return of current finally let us give our arms a break. We lunched on a granite out crop after the first section of current. Sandwiches brought bouts of joy to all. Jean found a phenomenal antler on the tundra and we observed the solar eclipse, using the famed monocular to project the sun’s image onto the rock. From here on out the current here is 7 - 10km/h, and courses through a stunning valley of interspersed rocky outcrops and tundra hills. At one Voyageur IIBs at Dubawnt Canyon, Nunavut. point two groups of muskox ran along either side of the shore as we drifted by and watched. the impressive features in the middle of trying not to fall asleep on our last Before long we reached the famed the river. night in paradise. Heavy eye lids were Ateksektok Rapids. We carefully edged We camped after a long afternoon and rewarded with another stunning display our way down the right shore avoiding evening of drifting. High up on a bank of Northern Lights. Full circle from our above the river we spent the darkening wake up so many hours ago. Tomorrow hours singing songs in the bug tent and we reach Baker Lake. From Our CEO: What is Wanapitei, Really? extended canoe trips. Through an relationships, brought on by weeks of apprenticeship style progression, living and working together 24 / 7, of By Ted Moores, Board of Directors campers get to the VII which is the accepting everyone for who they are at Chair and CEO most extensive organization-based a deep level, and learning to be canoe expedition of any kind, and along authentic and therefore vulnerable UMMER CAMPS bring to mind fun in the sun, pranks, and with that comes the experience and about who they themselves really are, freedoms that only come with self-confidence to survive, succeed, and campers develop a huge degree of summer and peers without surmount almost any challenge that life empathy and compassion. Would that parents around. Parents are will throw at them. all future politicians had these S looking for a break, skills for I know many people whose idea of experiences. their kids, including wholesome roughing it is staying at a Holiday Inn The canoe trips are perfect activities recreation and hopefully new friends. rather than a Marriot. I daresay that to learn to “make your mark” on your Wanapitei is all of those, but the there probably isn’t a Wanapitei camper own terms, without the titles, privilege, mission is much deeper. The obvious who wouldn’t be comfortable in rural money and self-created images that thing that sets Wanaptei apart is the Tibet, India or anywhere. Together with the training in interpersonal ... continued on next page T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 30 From Our CEO

... Continued fom previous page follow us as we grow up. Developing strength in body, in self assurance and learning to live with the rhythms of the earth are but a few of the benefits. Beyond these, the deeper goal of Wanapitei is to support young people to develop strength of character, now more commonly called the social- emotional education of a person. Social-emotional learning is, (finally), a big focus for educators who are striving to advance the quality of education. It’s that stuff that the schools have never been great at, save for some sports teams, but that Wanaptiei has always excelled in. Things like developing strong interpersonal communication skills and habits, discovering your true character with nothing but your own being, “Our deepest fear is not that we are We are born to make manifest the learning and practicing true inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we glory of creation that is within us. It’s compassion, which includes tolerance, are powerful beyond measure. It is our not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. acceptance and empathy, learning your light, not our darkness that most And as we let our own light shine, we own limitations and strengths, and frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am unconsciously give other people learning that with the right mind-set I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and permission to do the same. As we are and support of close friends the fabulous? liberated from our own fear, our opportunities for success are almost Actually, who are you not to be. You presence automatically liberates limitless. I’m sure you can think of are a child of all creation. Your playing others.” many more aspects of “character” small does not serve the world. There Wanapitei’s goal is to nurture each education that Wanapitei excels in. is nothing enlightened about shrinking camper to let their own lights shine and I’m reminded a bit of a quote so that other people won’t feel insecure become “powerful beyond measure”. attributed to Nelson Mandella; around you. P A G E 31 T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 With Our Heartfelt Thanks: This Year’s Donors E SINCERELY thank Wanapitei Camper Bursary Fund every person who Cash Donation of $1883 contributes positively Families who chose to donate the balance of to Camp Wanapitei, their child’s camp store account. This money W both financially and helped us support campers who would through countless hours of otherwise not attend camp for volunteer time. financial reasons.

Bread for Harvest Gourmet Wanapitei Camper Bursary Fund Dinner at the Chateau Direct Donation of $2415 Handmade by Michele Lattimore Families who chose to donate to the Camper Bursary program at the time of registration. Tree Identification Signs for the Site Program Fee Contribution for 5 Peter Greyson campers from Temagami First Nations Wood Canvas Canoe 50% of fees for these campers are contributed Scott MacDonald by Temagami First Nations. Additional Contributions - $6000 For The Purchase of Camper Sponsorship for 16 Mabel’s Labels New Canoes Wanapitei Campers Mabel’s Labels donated 35% of al sales fom Anonymous Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund families who purchased clothing labels through their business to our bursary. Camper Sponsorship Donation of Partial Camper Sponsorship for 1 $7415 Wanapitei Camper The Huley Fund Kids in Camp T H E P A D D L E R ● W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 P A G E 26 Mark Your Calendars: 2018 Important Camp Dates MARCH 5th: Taylor Statten Camper Bursary 13th: Junior 3 and Late July THIS MONTH: Camper Medical Fund Annual Hockey sessions begin. Forms online. Paddler in your Tournament: Cheer on the 19th: Junior 3 session ends. mailbox! Wanapitei Trippers! 20th: Junior 4 session begins. 25th-27th: Alumni Work Weekend 25th: End of July Banquet APRIL 26th: Junior 4, Late July and July THIS MONTH: Preview our 2017 JUNE sessions end. camp clothing and place your 1st: Last day to submit Medical 26th-29th: Community Weekend pre-order Forms and confirm 28th: Community BBQ 1st: 2nd Installment of camp fees due transportation plans; final 29th: Junior 5, Early August and for families on a payment plan. installment of camp fees due August sessions begin. 7th: Camp Wanapitei Annual General for families on a payment Meeting for shareholders plan AUGUST 21st: VII 2018 Family Information 18th: Camp office moves 4th: Junior 5 session ends. Session (for this summer’s VII to Temagami. 5th: Junior 6 session begins. campers and their families) 20th: Staff training begins. 10th: Mid-August Banquet. 29th: Early July, July and Full 11th: Junior 6 and Early MAY Summer sessions begin. August sessions end. 1st: 3rd installment of camp fees due 13th: Late August for families on a payment plan JULY session begins. 1st: Final balance of camp fees due 10th: Mid-July Banquet. 13th-18th: Family Camp. for those not on a 11th: Early July and Junior 2 15th-18th: Family Camp payment plan. sessions end. three-night option. 24th: Gourmet Dinner. 25th: Harvest Night. VI and VII Campers paddle under the Bridge. 26th: Camp ends.

SEPTEMBER THIS MONTH: Summer 2019 registration opens online.

OCTOBER THIS MONTH: Summer photos online on Flickr.

NOVEMBER THIS MONTH: Ottawa Reception -TBD 17th: Toronto Reception at Leaside Gardens