http://blog.wanapitei.net/ The name Wanapitei (pronounced wawna - puh - TAY) comes from the Anishnabai name Wanapiteiping, which means "oblong body of water, full to overflowing." Camp Wanapitei's 42-acre property, located on Lake Temagami, is surrounded by beach, river and forest. en-US Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:31:19 GMT Camp Wanapitei http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=159 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=159 Trip update and VII updateHi everyone, my apologies for the lack of blogs of late but all is well up here. I actually just returned from an overnight with the Juniors out on Lake Temagami. It was a lot of fun, great food and even better weather.... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:31:13 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=158 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=158 Well what a stormy night last night/this morning, thankfully it blew through while all of us were still in bed, happy to say though that we won’t be having a fire ban any time soon. Despite hot dry weather early on this summer we have managed to have... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:34:26 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=157 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=157 Quick VII updateToday we received a SPOT from the VII’s. They are on day 15 of 52 and right where they should be. Currently they are on Braine Creek getting ready to move through Braine Pass as they make their way to the Wind River. For those who... Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:04:46 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=156 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=156 Arrival Day session 2!It is fantastic to have everyone here at camp for the start of our 2nd session of the summer. All of the campers have arrived and are now running around camp in their first evening program, called Scavination. The weather is... Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:16:41 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=155 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=155 Hi everyone,We are happy to let you know that the VII’s have once again checked in with us using their SPOT locator. They are making good progress and looking at the map of where they are it looks beautiful, mountains all around as they make their... Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:28:09 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=154 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=154 Just a quick update about our phones - AGAIN - we did just email you all yesterday. Now we have another number that is an internet phone number which has become more reliable than the updated one we gave yesterday. The main thing is to update the... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 21:46:23 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=153 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=153 I am happy to report to you that the VII canoe trip sent us a SPOT yesterday (a means by which we can see where they are) as they work their way through the Yukon. It is not two way communication but still nice to see their progress. Yesterday, our... Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:49:39 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=152 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=152 We are so pleased to tell you all that the campers have arrived and are doing really well - including our VII campers who are in Whitehorse getting ready to depart tomorrow morning for their 52 day canoe trip.Campers began arriving this afternoon and... Sat, 3 Jul 2010 20:46:43 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=151 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=151 The hot weather has all of us who work for Wanapitei thinking summer summer summer. The folks up at camp (Heffy, Tim Bourns, and Matt Thompson) are in an out of the lake to cool off already!All of the Voyageur II trip food (for their 52 day trip that... Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:54:04 GMT General http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=150 http://blog.wanapitei.net/template_permalink.asp?id=150 The crocuses are up, the birds are migrating, and spring is in the air. Woody, Trish and I are up to our eyeballs in preparation for summer. This is the time of year when things get more and more exciting. We spend our days immersed in finalizing... Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:05:29 GMT General