Summer Is Here!

Hello friends and family of Wanakita!

We decided to start this blog in order to keep you even more connected with the Wanakita community throughout the coming months. We will be writing posts regularly to try and keep you informed as to some of the exciting things that are happening here at Wanakita on a day to day basis. We hope you enjoy it and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

The past year has been an eventful one as always for the Outdoor Centre. The fall, winter and spring seasons were highly successful, with many school groups leaving ready to come back next year. The Health Centre underwent a beautiful renovation, and it has been transformed into one of the most welcoming buildings on camp. It will provide the perfect atmosphere for bringing our campers back to health this summer, and has been an excellent home for school teachers who come with their groups throughout the year. 

 Entrance to the newly renovated Health Centre

We are currently in the midst of our precamp staff training week. This is an exciting week filled with energy and learning, so that the staff are prepared to give your campers the best experience possible while they are here. Last year, we were lucky enough to receive a whole new fleet of sailboats, along with a new sailing dock to go with them. This year, our big investment was in Novacraft canoes. Forty brand new canoes arrived just last week and will be used for programs throughout the summer. They are wonderful boats for teaching campers to paddle, and lightweight for those going on off-lake trips. 

 Part of our new fleet of canoes

On Sunday, we welcomed over 700 guests to our site for the annual Wanakita Strawberry Social. It was a huge success and saw many people, locals and out-of-towners alike, come to Wanakita to enjoy a meal and an afternoon full of activities. A huge thank you goes out to the staff who made it possible to host this event after having been here for only two days! It was our pleasure to show the camp to those in the community and we hope that this event continues to happen for many years to come.

The rest of the week holds a lot of excitement and promise, and provides an opportunity for the staff to get to know each other and learn to work together. We look forward to posting more stories about how this week unfolds, so feel free to check back here later this week for more news and photos!

Below are links to two videos that were made this year to give you an idea of what Wanakita Summer Residential Camp and Family Camp each look like. Enjoy!

Summer Residential Camp Video

Summer Family Camp Video

Have a great day,

The Wanakita Staff