Wandawega Blog Archive

(( We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with a note for our film production, photographer, art director, producer, creative director & location scout friends. ))Weve been doing this under the radar for 15+ years: houses, cabins, prop rooms. – all the spaces, rides, and places weve been restoring, fixing up & booking out for movies, commercials, music videos & brand photo shoots along the way. ( Our backgrounds in ad agency production world made it a natural side doorwe just never put a sign on it.)Most folks know whats at camp, but beyond the 25-acres of cabins and corners, we also have a handful of other locations that we open up to directors and production companies as locations for film shoots.Then, on the other end of the spectrum: the City Mousea couple of Chicago locations (including the recently added retail storefront and photo studio).Over the years, weve hosted all sorts of folks: Porsche, Valspar, Playboy, CB2, Jayson Home & Garden, Florsheim, Airbnb, Best Made Co., Harley, American Girl, Abercrombie, American Eagle Outfitters, Crate & Barrel, Chevy, Coca-Cola, Duluth, Kohler, Lands End, Trek, GoPro the list goes on (weve been at it for a long time).It finally felt like time to make it a little more official. (We built this new website to make it faster/easier to answer all the location questions this is where we point folks now.)Meet our new little friend: Country Mouse City Mouse Locations (link in bio).One spot for our mixed lot: Camp and Wisconsin houses, city house, storefront, photo studio, prop house, and vehicle fleet. (Need a tractor? Weve got you.) If youre fielding location questions for a director, brand, or production team, this is the best place to start.(IYKYKif youve ever shot here, stayed here, or borrowed something weird from a closetyou understand.)

December 22, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

tomorrow morning, making it official- kicking off something both big & small. ( Its something weve been doing for years, but rarely talk about. IYKYK ).Excited to share. See ya bright & early .Also, here, some holiday cheer :Photo dump BTS @americaneagle this summer (for their 2025 holiday campaign running now)

December 21, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

A century ago, someone bought these gold leaf sheets for a window theyd never see. Always meant for a storefront, waiting a hundred years to find a home.When @chesperry rolled in, He was hauling an antique sign painters kit that he picked up 40 years ago from another old retired sign painter whod been packing it around for decades.It was packed with deadstock boxes of gold leaf from the 1920s. That first owner mustve bought them when he started, never knowing where they would land or whose window hed used them on.Those gold leaf sheets are what youre watching being laid onto our front window by @chesperry in this film by @rightwaysigns. This is not fast work at all. Every letter is a reminder that this is why nobody does this this way anymore.For our 100th year, it felt pretty good to be able to dress up the @bureauoftourism windows the way they wouldve been done back when Wandawega first openedThanks a bunch & forever to our friend @chesperry, @alexhperry80Pic 4: @bobcoscarelli

December 18, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

Thanks to everybody who came out yesterday to help us celebrate Camps 100th anniversary at the @bureauoftourism! It was a fun day for a little holiday market with friends @thegoodyvault @heritagebikesandcoffee @__all_together_now__ @mindysbakery @_rawson. Thanks to friends & photographers: @alaniz_matt with @iamcraigsteven & @nathanbobey (birding line & portraits )

December 7, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

Wandawega + Goody VaultRecovered garments and textiles from the camp archive, reworked with vintage workwear and field-found goods. Preserved, repaired, and made for continued use.Available at our Holiday Party and Market tomorrow.1429 Grand Ave.10 to 2.See you there.

December 5, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

Vol. 3 is hot of the press! Our latest edition of the Wandawega JOURNAL. .(Three in, and Camp still hasnt run out of stories.) a mix of archived treasures, community snapshots, notes from the field, and all the imperfect, beautiful moments that make this place what it is.Created by all the folks who come through these gates. Over 30 photographers, a dozen artists, friends and neighbors. .Inspired by everyone whos ever wandered through our gates.Join us to celebrate its release on our 100th anniversary tomorrow 10-2 at @BureauOfTourism.Cover shots (and many within) by @nathanbobey

December 5, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram

Weve been quietly working away on a little expansion of the @bureauoftourism Its taking shape – as mix of photostage, creative studio & workshop spaces.Our dearest @teichelman1973 (the same wizard behind the camp treehouse and the tiny cabin library) has been pulling some very late nights with us these past couple of months (some BTS snaps of the messy middle)*stay tuned for the afters & join us this Saturday (102) for our Holiday mini market and see how its coming together.

December 4, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram