by Scott Purvis – Volunteer 1998-?? In the summer of 1998 I got the call. Bill needed a favour. I owed Bill. He was the man who introduced me to my wife… He was the best man at our wedding… He was my mentor… So when Bill calls…you answer. Bill Read more…
by Rachel Hodge – Camper 2003-2009, Staff 2010-2012 As many others have stated in their stories, it is the people who make camp memorable. For me, my camper experience would not have been the same without my friend Norah. Read more…
by Julia Gallucci – Camper in 2015 & 2016 & ??? I really enjoyed doing the 3-day canoeing trip! It was a lot of work but it was a lot fun, at the same time. Carrying a Canoe a long distance is called “portaging.” We got to see a lot Read more…
by John Dinner – Staff 1998-2001 When this project began, the 41st story was already reserved for this one. If you were lucky enough to be there, you may already know what this story is about. This is my version of that magical evening. #41. A song. But so much Read more…
by Adam Bayes – Former Camper & Staff As I sit in my basement apartment trying to figure out what story to tell about camp that truly shows its magic, I hear rain outside. There’s a storm coming through where I live and I hear the rain hitting one of Read more…
by Sean Thomas Robson – Camper 2004 – 2012, Staff 2013 – 2015 Attempting to narrow myself to one camp story has been a very frustrating but immensely enjoyable challenge. As soon as I think of my time swimming in Hart Lake, booking it through the forests, or climbing the Read more…
by Madeline Clark – former Staff It’s that view… you know the one…sitting on a weathered log looking out over the lake from the campfire at Turtle’s Nest. It’s the moment you take to think about all the people who looked out on this very spot before you and all Read more…
by Cody Hill – Camper 2004-2007, Staff 2008/2009 I was fortunate to attend Camp Big Canoe through my teenage years, 13-19. In this time I changed rapidly physically, emotionally, and mentally as one does through adolescence. I have changed since, done some more growing up as one needs to do Read more…
by Gordon Clark – Camp Big Canoe Lifer An Ode to the Bottom of Hart Lake There is a place I like to go at camp. Unlike the noise, laughter and general whirlwindy-ness of Big Canoe, this place is quiet and calm. It is cool on hot days and rarely Read more…
by Rachel Crosscombe – Skills 2011, LIT 2012 My Big Canoe story actually started at Sparrow Lake Camp. I had been attending there for many years and this particular year the Reggatta was being held at Sparrow. Staff and campers from Big Canoe and another United Church Camp, whose name Read more…