Wandawega Blog Archive

CALLING ALL CREATIVE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS!Nikki Ricks of @GabLabChi & Mandy Lucia of @theglossaryco are hosting a retreat at camp for yall! *deets on profile line & blog* http://tinyurl.com/ltvcf3gphoto: @richardoriginal for Art Camp

thanks, @SOUTHWESTAIR for the surprise story In your new May issue – nice to know there are folks out there that still love old school camping as much as we do. (Story on the blog) // and thanks to the camp crew for our new dock!

THE NEWEST ADDITION – the camp fishing cabin : she was abandoned in the wisconsin back woods for decades, we found her almost completely decayed into the earth. After a year of planning, moving, restoring & praying- the new Fishing Cabin is finally home. It was one of the harder resurrection projects we’ve tackled, so we made a little film on how we managed it with a few friends. The BEFORES, story, behind-the-scenes & film on today’s blog post & our profile line. http://tinyurl.com/opahjsv

The New Camp Fishing Shack

WATCH HOW WE MOVED IT: A little behind-the-scenes on saving an abandoned 1920s cabin and giving it a second life as a fishing shack at camp.   —————— After getting inspired by a New York Times article on fishing shacks we decided to make our own – we’ve been thinking on what style it could be for over a decade. And finally found the perfect building the to save: An old wreck we found in the sticks just up the road. WISCONSIN STATE CODE for fishing shelters: The great state of Wisconsin doesn’t regulate the shape or size of a fishing shack. This is…

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Spent mothers day thinking of all the Surratt mom pioneers who built their tiny houses out of necessity vs hobby / this is my great great grandmother just outside of “Surratt Hollow” near Beardstown, Illinois circa 1910 – working the family farm in her skirts

When @jeremypiven stops by your flea market to hit up @rbamericana for some bling and stops for a portrait with our two-toed camp mascot . #CHICAGOcityFLEA

*everything in our treehouse was sourced #FoundFree&Free” its 72 and sunny for the #CHICAGOcityFLEA tomorrow!! Join us 10a-4p at north & Sheffield aves / : @courtneysteeves // hosted by @rejuvenation + by @randolphmarket Some of our event partners include : @heritagebicycle @5rabbitbrewery @antiquetaco @lostlaketiki @strangelovely1 @cargo_north @alittlephotostudio

Our floors are originally cork and felt congoleum “art rugs” (the poor man’s carpet back in the 1920’s) they where hand- block printed with wood blocks- to mimic the more expensive broad-loom carpeting — It cost only $1 a square yard back then- and has lasted 92 years in its original finish. We wish more things could enjoy such a long and beautiful life. : @burtsbrisplease