The master at work.. So honored to have the man himself hand letter our camp truck. Talent like this is only earned by dedicating yourself to 50 years of honing your craft. .As the daughter of an old school sign painter, those who paint with a brush have a special place in my heart..Thank you Ches and @rightwaysigns
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Calling all snow bunnies – whos ready to go sledding?
February 4, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
#snowday Ever notice how that spiked coffee / hot toddie is that much better after youve just come in from a long hard day of playing in the snow?(These guests were a great reminder that wisco winters are most when you spend them equal parts outdoors and in) ….Photos and snow games courtesy of @lululemon @lululemonchi @jessevisual
February 3, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
JUST ARRIVED.Next up in our little heritage product series (making things that you cant find anymore)..SILKSCREENED FLOCKED FELT TOURIST PATCHES.Every Route 66 attraction & National Park had these stocked in their souvenir shops. 60 years ago, any scout worth their salt earned and collected flocked presses hard felt patches..But you cant find them anymore (it took us months to source a maker who would make these for us/ but not before he questioned why on earth we would want to)..Decades ago, felt was replaced by canvas twill (that would last longer), and embroidery replaced silk screening (which was crisper and more substantial)..When you pick up a scoutmaster jacket from the 1950s, you may notice that the patches are different. Look closely, they are flocked felt. Many are silkscreened, and imperfect – a result of the hand drawn art and manual printing process. . Our source explained you can find a far more durable patch pretty much anywhere. With better imprint, for less money. .So, maybe the one redeeming thing (that a few kindred spirits may find) about our new patches is that they remind us of a time and place that we cant go back to.It makes us appreciate how far weve come and how sometimes the best way to get perspective is to take a step back. So heres to one more little detail that will help you step back in time when you visit us.CAMP WANDAWEGA. Not New. Not Improved since 1925..More at #wandawegacustoms
February 2, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
We love to make custom products with brands we love. Some of our favorite collabs and product lines – large and small – share a common denominator: a love for camp history and the outdoors.Counting our blessing for opportunities of the past, and more in the coming year!.More at #wandawegacustoms
February 1, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
Because in our hearts, everyday is International Womens Day ..And to celebrate the retreats that well be hosting this upcoming season (created by and for women).A little advice for Charlie from @Hillaryclinton to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.” .And to our 8 year old future ladyboss, a little advice from mom:Fall in love with as many things as possible Be nice to animals.Listen to Hillary (& grandma).Play allll the boys sports Hug the haters.Stop growing up so damn fast.Change your socks.#charliebebrave
January 28, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
4am grounds inspection with Frankie. When its this still out- he always seems to be sensing and chasing things that only he can see. Raccoons and the resident fox family are always watching us. But nights like this we always feel like there are also ghosts lingering. Its weird to think that every guest / mobster / tourist / working girl / innkeeper that visited here back in this places heyday are now all long buried. .Were all just passing through. Ok. This was fun.(Going back inside now)
January 26, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
We love people who play..Those not afraid to cross country ski in -5 windchill.Or skate a homemade icerink rough enough to double as an obstacle course.Those who actually want to snowshoe uphill on a rocky trail.The crazy ones throwing themselves head-first down a hill on sleds the size of dinner plates.But mostly, we love people who play because they remind us of a time (not so long ago) that waiting for the recess bell took a lifetime…. and a #SNOWDAY was the very best day of the year.Thanks, @lululemon for the reminder that we should never, ever sit out another snow day.Photos from 50 athletes from their retreat at camp this past weekend. This community of fun-seekers did allll the winter camp things: hockey, sledding, capture the flag, snow shoeing, pool, darts, camp fires, macrame classes, card games in the lodge, espresso in the treehouse, chef meals. .#lululemonambassadors #lululemon#lululemonsnowday#snowday#lululemonchi
January 22, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
Are there others out there who care about this stuff too? (More OCD for fellow detail design nerds)Were drawnto a certain kind of person here,the ones looking for something simpler- those who nerd out on details- stuff like blue-collar tokens that would never be saved. The little hotel soaps, souvenir decals- the throwaways.Its the details that we take for granted… until you find yourself 60 yrs later realizing that everything around you is now new & improved. There will always be a reason to replace the old ways of doing things: modern, cheaper, faster. So when come across a vintage fold-over tin lapel pin,we think of the family company that made these back in the day a business that provided enough to support their families for generations.One by one, they would be put out of business by armies of factories in China.The truth is that nobody in the U.S. can afford to make them anymore.So to pay homage to their contribution and to honor our own blue color history as a family-owned getaway, we begged to get this limited edition run made. .None of us really notice these sorts of things disappearing individually.Its a gradual thing until one day everything is neon plastic, electric and new.Youll find cheaper, more durable pins anywhere.The only redeeming quality a few kindred spirits may find in ours is that theyre reminiscent of a time and place we cant go back to.It makes us appreciate how far weve come, and how sometimes the best way to get perspective is to take a step back.So heres to stepping back 60 years.Were introducing some throwbacks perspective keepers – starting with these lapel pin sets.Camp Wandawega. Not new, not Improved, since 1925.And If youre a geek for all the details that most folks dont give a damn about,head to todays FB post for all the OCD BTS deets * Hunting down the last remaining printer in The US take their equipment out of retirement.* Finding a 1940s dep store letterpress price tagger in someones garage.* Collecting 40s – ’60s price tags * Hoarding vintage rack cardsto get the font*Hunting down souvenir pins for reference.More at #wandawegacustoms
January 21, 2020 • Published by Tereasa Surratt
Grab your business partner or industry bestie, cause their early birdtickets just opened up for this seasons retreat for creative entrepreneurs of all kinds. .Photographers, stylists, filmmakers, event planners, artists girl bosses of all ilk, come join your community for 3 days of creative workshops, small business classes, dinners, yoga, meditation, yoga, cocktails- all the things wed do all day long if we could.This years event dates are Sep 15-17. Space is limited, they sell out quickly, so please direct all your Qs to @CampWed (we are a lead sponsor, supporting the women-owned small businesses who produce this event …..
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