Wandawega Blog Archive
An old gent who repaired a floor for us told us that these floors are called “Battleship Congoleum”- and are original to the lodge built back in 1925. // they are beat to hell- but we’ll just keep on waxing em until they wear entirely through- they appear to be pretty tough- so here’s hoping // : #jucreativeretreat
The Camp HILLHOUSE is finally starting to take shape! // It was a 1920’s fishing cabin once owned by former Zigfield’s Folly Ruth Foster Froemming (who was crowned ‘most beautiful girl in Wisconsin’ before she became a woman’s rights activist who filed to run for Mayor of Milwaukee at the age of 50 in 1948). We bought this little dilapidated fishing cottage next door a couple years ago on the 4 lots that adjoin Camp – and have been planning, dreaming & rebuilding ever since. * sneak peek on todays profile link & the blog* / #CampSocialHouse #wandawegahillhouse
sneak peek of the new ‘HILLHOUSE’ at Camp Wandawega
the roof is up! the floors are coming. the windows are being built. the HILLHOUSE is (finally) starting to take shape. but we couldnt help sharing a tiny first peek of the work in progress, the inspiration boards that are in the works. the creative plans. behind the scenes & interior work-in-progress shots coming soon!
Since Camp Wandawega has been recognized by the US Department of The Interior on the National Register of Historic Places we have a renewed commitment to our mission of preservation and restoration – of the natural and historic assets at Camp & the broader Lake Wandawega community(So we finally updated our map :) #PreserveThePast // illustration by Jon Oye. / #CampSocialHouse in upper right #wandawegahillhouse
TB to Charlie’s 1st birthday (back when I had the time, sanity & ambition to haul a birthday cake & toddler through the timber & dress up like a woodland creature ). // looking forward to talking on the panel this Thursday 6-8 at @monicaandandy headquarters with @mommyshorts to scoop on the reality of work + life balance, kids & trying to run a business — without losing my last marble. // @boldfacechicago // * the struggle is real * // : @kathryngamblephoto for @sweetpaulmagazine
That one time @thelandofnod moved in and took over the tent hill, then make replicas of the tents for kids #Dream. // : @danetashima / style: @melissa.ann.elias. #TinyHousesOfWandawega
Many a meal have been cooked in this little kitchen (almost none by us). Thankfully we are blessed with good friends who love to cook.
The story under the big tent: hand made by the third generation Gallagher tent company of Wisconsin– they’re retired County fair tents with the original wood poles, scalloped edging and the storied patina that only decades of wear at summertime fairs can earn you. // no machines to install these guys- it’s just sledgehammers and strong back.
