Wandawega Blog Archive
The 7 forgotten things youll find behind the door of cabin No.3:1 a portable 1972 yardsale score: 8 track player with kenny, dolly, willy & hank tracks.2 hand block printed linoleum from 1930s (found under 3 layers of tile)3 50s fridge plastered with vintage travel magnets (that will only fit a 6pack inside)4 a view of the lake you dont have anywhere else at camp. (back in the 20s, Wisco had not yet created set back laws)5 a boyscout knot tying lesson board. (to get your merit badge from the porch watching it rain)6 an antique card shuffler found in the back rafters of the attic. 7 bodychart saved from my high school gym before the It was taken down by the wrecking ball after five generations of our family went there. bonus: 5 a 10 week old lab who will chew her way through every obastacle in her path.when you spend a full week off the grid, with friends and family… you get the chance to notice the little things.this past week we got the chance to open our eyes a bit to the good, the bad, the ugly, the broken.the weird… the little things.photos from the @erinraemusic ray weekend
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!#LongMaySheWave
Sunday surprise: loading up the cart for a long vaca of crafts at Joann Fabrics and look what we just found in the book section: the new @betterhomesandgardens compilation coffee table book Flea Market Style (Charlie was excited to see that her dog and babyfat cheeks made it in). Didnt know this existed, but now after seeing so many chapters and ideas in here- makes a girl want to redecorate #vacationprojects
baby Bailee braves the steps for the first time. (Best part is the end) #PuppyKisses
baby Bailee braves the steps for the first time. (Best part is the end) #PuppyKisses
The last one on this list blew our minds. Thank you @outsideMagazine including us in your feature: “8 camps & cabins where you can feel like a kid again”Calvin Coolidge’s White Pine Camp that was called the “Summer White House. They held a summer arts camp with Drawing classes in the boathouse. (i am booking a cabin. right. now.) Truly one of the perfectly preserved great american adirondack camps. (Link in profile)1. Taylor River Lodge: Crested Butte, Colorado2.Grungerg Haus Inn and Cabins: Waterbury, Vermont3. Camp Wandawega: Elkhorn, Wisconsin4. Under Canvas : Zion National Park, Utah5. Far Meadow: Oakhurst, California6. Camp Lucy: Dripping Springs, Texas7. Sleeping Lady Resort : Leavenworth, Washington8. White Pine Camp: Paul Smiths, New York. *photos here is White Pine Camp
Something is happening. The recent retreat we hosted for women entrepreneurs was an awakening for us…. weve been taking too much for granted lately. what once was a place to inspire us to make something, has since turned into a place that other folks gather to get inspired – If someone had told us 18 years ago when we bought this decrepit place that someday people would want to willingly come here- we would have thought they where crazy. But here we are… and we are damned grateful to have the opportunity to share it. So #HeresToTheCrazyOnes . Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. photos by friends from #letscamp2018 @jaclynsimpson @stephaniebassos @momokofritz // thanks you @theglossaryco & @feminest.co for creating this weekend
About last night: enroute from Chicago to Nashville (taking the scenic route through Wisco) – we got to host the lovely @erinraemusic – the band took over camp to perform ‘putting on airs’. Good to fill the lodge on a rainy late night with new friends from @spotify @applemusic @itunes, music reps & producers mixed with an open bar and cocktails by Wisconsins own Liar’s @liarsclub.wi Closed the night with one tired puppy. This album will bewitch and enlighten the nation. NPR. Thanks, @runrunsully for being such a great artist advocate
1:30 am phone rings:CALL 911- theres a fire up at the hillhouseMe: is the house on fire?Neighbor Joe: dont know yet. A tree was hit & powerline over the House is on fire – call nowMe: has anyone moved in there yet?Joe: not yet- its clear *click* hangs up. This call came in Sunday before last. my heart stopped. (Ever since our house burned to the ground in the 7th grade, House & forest fires have been my single biggest paranoia) So now im Running up the hill in the middle of the night giving our address to dispatch trying not throw up- theyre telling me to stay inside in case a live power line was down.) Over the crest of the hill in front of me all I can see is flooding lights coming from the house. (flames or headlights?) That 100 yard walk to the hilltop crest took forever / Head: This isnt possible. Rain is coming down so hard it hurts. Heart: its happening again. Like our house. My sisters house. It was bound to happen againAnd there it is- A hovering Powerline sparking & throwing flames. The Sherrif is standing in the road in the downpour without an umbrella. The fire chief is on the phone monitoring from his truck blocking the street. Our ranger and a neighbor…. (it was headlights throwing the most light.)*exhale* This house is not going to burn down tonight. I learn later that they call this arcing. The crews would stay up that night in the rain- calling in the power lineman (the 1st responders like my little Brother who go up high to cut live lines clear in all weather ). If it where not for the downpour (that was cursing all the campers that night) This night would have a much too familiar ending. The next morning, it was like nothing happened. Bright skies. Calm Waters. campers stumbling towards the smell of coffee beans- having thankfully slept through it. The hillhouse still stands. because Im irrationally superstitious, were going to give credit to the cabin’s patron saint – prior owner Ruth Lessons learned: You can never ever have enough fire alarms. 1st responders are the most selfless humans on the planetlosing perspective is much worse than anything we can lose in a house fire #TakeNothingForGranted
Newest Member of the Wandawega Family
Welcome Bailee Rae. The newest member of the Wandawega family, and furriest mascot (she lives with our camp counselor/next door neighbor). She’s been enjoying her first tour of camp. Bailee takes over. She licks everything and everyone, trips over her paws like it’s her job and is blissfully happy to follow you wherever you go.