Wandawega Blog Archive
Out of the blue, a few folks who we had just met decided to voluntarily build us a treehouse. It would take countless weekends & over a year to finish. They would christen it ‘Tom’s Treehouse’ (in memory of my dad & his favorite treeswing) But it’s really their house, as stands as a monument for the selflessness & vision of near-strangers. In 25 acres of trees to choose from- they picked the one dead one that should have been cut down. Because Instead of seeing something useless, they saw beauty & opportunity. (Here are @teichelman1973 & Tyler Peterson capping off one of their many 15-hr-days with a ropeswing break.) #SaintsOnSwings =@sriedel14
Easter egg hunt in the tipis, circa 2012 with Charliegirl #SpringHasSprung
We’ve never had a president pay us a visit. Not a single dignitary, movie Starlet or famed poet. But in 1949, we did have a little boy named Jerry. This shot was the day his dad would teach him how to command a rowboat. Jerry came back for the first time in 64 yrs to revisit his childhood & bring us this photo. It turned out to be one of many, documenting one boy’s summers at a little wisconsin resort called “Won-Dah-Wee-Gah”. He left us with sage advice: ‘Don’t underestimate the little experiences, because the most ordinary moments are the very ones that mold us into who we will become”. To see more of his album, see our profile link. #TakeNothingForGranted
Ever tried to do this with whiskey? We keep our 8-person shotski (custom made from vintage skis) hanging in the lodge. It somehow always makes it’s way out after midnight. On todays profile line- The foodies at “The Infatuation” asks us for Camp’s ‘top 5’ restaurants- We were happy to get the chance to give a shout-to our friends! by @sergiomottola
‘FRIDAY FIVES’ – Camp W on The Infatuation today…
Calling all foodies!- well, this was fun! We’ll take any chance we get to give a shout out to those we love. For those of you who aren’t Infatuation addicts, its a site dedicated to ‘restaurant reviews for the people’. They get all sorts of folks from all walks of life who give their top five picks ‘FRIDAY FIVES’ & why they love em’. (some of our favorite former ‘top fivers’ are below). For more on camp’s Culinary culinary adventures, check it out And, a few of our ‘top’s: Parsons, Lula Cafe, Floriole Cafe & Bakery, Antique Taco, Heritage. & friends Nathan,…
RITUAL. 5:45. Grind some beans. Fill the mug. Shot of Baileys. Venture out to west end of the field with Frankie chasing those damned squirrels that he never, ever catches. Watch the sun melt the fog off the lake. (When I do this, I always get this indescribable feeling like this was somebody else’s walk, and Im just tracing their footsteps.) Or, like- someone else is there? It doesnt happen anywhere else at camp. Just that path, and just at sunrise. Anyone else ever experience something like that? (There’s also the distinct possibility that I’m just nuts.) But whatever it is, it’s peaceful. #MorningCompany
The walls here talk. Every object hanging on the lodge wall has a story to tell. From the Wisco supperclub paintings to the local fishing trophies to the Portraits of photos of this place spanning 90years. We’re constantly searching for local history to add to it (so if anybody out there ever runs across old Wandawega stuff please tell us :) #OnTheHunt
It’s finally that time of year again! Breaking the canvas out of storage. (We found this 18′ tipi up north– the reenactor who delivered it showed up in a handmade buckskin outfit that he had made himself, it was incredibly impressive) He had carved all of the 24′ long line poles by hand…. And does demonstrations as schools to educate kids on tipi construction methods. by sergiomottola. AND: On our profile link today, NET-A-PORTER’s “The EDIT” magazine tells you what to pack when you pay us a visit.
what NET-A-PORTER tells you to pack when you visit us.
The latest issue of EDIT magazine (of Net-A-Porter) features a little bit of Wisconsin. The feature covers ‘the 5 best’ Treehouses– in Zambia, Africa. Oualidia, Morocco. Kaikoura, New Zealand. (Even the NOVOGRATZ’s personal treehouse in in Trancoso, Brazil) and…. then Elkhorn,Wisconsin. WHAT? Yup. We are completely and utterly out of our league here. My favorite part of their story is ‘what to pack’. (dont forget that $100 candle & $600 cashmere sweater, guys.) Someday when we grow up we want visit some of these fancy places. Until then, we love to read about it all in EDIT. … and: the…