This month our CK Kitchen recipe comes courtesy of our Kitchen Team Lead, Gnome. A former Summer Camper & Staff Member, Gnome has spent the past few years learning in several different kitchens and has happily come back to join the CK Team this summer! Summer...
What do you do at Camp Kawartha? I’m one of the educators here! I work with the kiddos daily, teaching programs from ropes to quest for fire on main site, and am involved at the EC (Camp Kawartha Environment Centre) in summer camps and homeschool programs. My...
I know it’s finally spring when I see my rhubarb plants beginning to sprout. This majestic but unassuming plant has been a staple of British cooking since 1837 when Queen Victoria used the plant as a symbol for her coronation. In fact, the introduction of this quirky...
A few newsletters back we asked former staff, campers, volunteers if they would recount some memories for us that could be utilized during our 100th anniversary year in 2021. Here is an excerpt from Will Tranter who was a camper in the 1940s! I am now eighty-one...
Thank you to our Donors for 2019! Your generosity means so much to kids in need and opens a door on adventure, fun, and learning for so many! Ashburnham Ale House Asta Professional Baxter Creek Golf Club Betsy McGregor Black’s Distillery BOATsmart! Bob Burgis Brant...
What do you do at Camp Kawartha? My title is Administrative Coordinator. I perform a variety of administrative duties and basic bookkeeping tasks, and provide technical and software support for staff. Basically I’m the computer geek working behind the scenes analyzing...
When spring arrives (it officially arrived on Wednesday, March 20th) nature seems to take a deep breath, preparing for the spectacular changes that are coming. Bird chatter is one of those changes, and we will soon see the return of swallows, swifts and nighthawks to...
2021 is a significant year for Camp Kawartha. It is the 100th anniversary of the Camp which was originally founded in 1921 by a group of Rotarians. Famed Peterborough photographer, Fred Roy of Roy Studio fame, tells us in an early interview that “The Rotary Boys’ Camp...
There nothing like the dead of winter to get gardeners excited! Our gardening team is now planning a refurbishment of the Abby McNaughton Memorial Garden, as well as the development of a new massive garden that will become a major teaching tool here on Birchview Road....
The Great Backyard Bird Count from Bird Studies Canada is February 15-18 Winter’s shorter days and longer colder nights plus the loss of plentiful food sources means bird feeders become a lifeline for chick-a-dees, cardinals, finches and other non-migrating birds....
