On Tuesday, December 13th we hosted our 2021 – 2022 Annual General Meeting. Board Chair, Myke Healy welcomed guests and provided an overview of the year which he called The Year of Struggle! COVID-19 continued to cause numerous challenges, including cancelled...
We owe some serious thanks to the Peterborough Museum for allowing us to mount our recent exhibition – Camp Kawartha: Making a Splash for 100 Years. It celebrated the 100-year history of Summer Camp here on the shores of Clear Lake. According to Museum staff the...
For many years Dave Hyland from Hyland Tree Care was a close friend of the Camp Kawartha family. Whenever there was a danger tree, Dave would show up and remove the hazard. He often did so at a reduced charge or at no charge. His children have attended Camp. Sadly,...
Ontario Parks representatives contacted us recently to offer some new and slightly used camping equipment. We were wowed by how many tents, sleeping pads, chairs and other camping equipment they offered! This will not only help us enhance our out-tripping...
The Derecho in May pummelled Camp Kawartha. Entire sections of the forests were flattened! We know that nature’s way is neither good nor bad, it just is, but to we humans, it is hard to see such damage and not be impacted by the loss of such beautiful trees. It’s just...
What is a hot tent? It is a tent with a small woodstove that stays warm even when the temperature drops. Camp Kawartha recently installed three large wall tents, complete with a wooden floor and a woodstove on our Range area. Each tent is large enough to sleep 8 to...
