Wandawega Blog Archive

Lucky camper is here!Step right up. Its fully stocked – but Just for our on site campers (menus and details coming soon)Sharing our first sneak peek with yall! Its a literal hole in the wall- built into a section of our lodge building that was constructed in the 1940s to bridge two other building parts. Shes teeny inside and but can still crank out a mean latte.Were calling it Lousy service, good coffee because We are only open when youre lucky. Shots and design partner in crime @nathanbobey with @theruffians at the barista helm!

Owed to the goal to never stop growing.Something new for all you green thumbs – Just launched in our little campstore.Grow your own mini bounty with the Wandawega Seed Co. Garden Kit. (Cause its never too late to start planning for the next season)KIT INCLUDES:Bagged set of seeds:1x Packet Watermelon Seeds1x Packet Green bean Seeds 1x Packet Basil Seeds 1x Packet Dill Seeds1x Packet Wildflower Seeds1x Packet Sunflower Seeds AND1x Standard Issue Industrial grade Hand Trowel 1x Canvas Wandawega Lake Resort Garden Gloves1x Wandawega Newspaper/postcard/sticker DETAILS Seeds sourced & packaged from the Midwest, USA Dirt sold separately and because Im a sucker for a good Gardners quote, gotta share our top 7 this morning:To plant a garden is to dream of tomorrow- Audrey HepburnHope is one of the essential tools of a farmer or gardener. – Amy StewartA person who is growing a garden, if he is growing it organically, is improving a piece of the world. Wendell BerryIn every gardener there is a child who believes in The Seed Fairy. -Robert BraultCoffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else? -Betsy Caas GarmonWeeds are natures graffiti. -Janice Maeditere”Garden as though you will live forever.” -William Kent……. @nathanbobey (also DPC: design partner in crime)Also pics by friends.No.2 by @richardsmithiii No.5 by @jessica.eileen.drogosz

19 years ago today we decided it might be fun to get married at this old near-abandoned campground wed just bought.Since ours was the first wedding held here since it was built in 1925- it was anything BUT a legit venue for hosting the 250 friends & family who showed up that day.We barely had enough saved to pay the caterer. The place was falling down around us. It rained from morning to night.and it was the best day ever.Weve spent every year since celebrating that day – by re-committing to preserving this joint for other guests, and those that tie the knot in the same spot we did. In what seems like a lifetime ago. (I guess it was since weve been together for 26 years) Looking forward to the next 26- as we hit this milestone and are making our new plans for what we want to do next. Its got us feeling like those same kids again.We are taking leaps here and together I said it on this day last year- and will every year.To the best man Ive ever know, love you till forever

Our fridge in the bunk houseIs not always stocked like this for long (It never last from one guest to the next)Summertime, were not over just yet. (This just popped up and reminded us)What they say:Hamms Beer teamed up to create a line of retro merch that harkens back to the ’50s and ’60s. There’s work shirts, beach towels, koozies, coasters, inner tubes and floaties- This collection is a nod to those pieces found in your grandparents’ attic “At camp, everywhere you go is like stepping back in time to when Hamm’s was one of the largest breweries in the nation. We focused on what we could have found at camp nearly 60 years ago.”*Muse by Clio- a little insider baseball since 99.9% of folks dont know what the Clios are – (they cover creativity in ad world)

I wish there was a way to know you were IN the good old days before you left them .(Said somebody wiser than us)Although Im pretty sure that Baye & Daniel know it now …..@bayegibbons @dgibby_33 @callaghan.photography

Sneak peek. This past weekend@kasamachicago @mindysegal @mindysbakery @galit_restaurant @timothyryanchi @geniekwon @chef_oliverpoilevey @zjengel With @terrazas_andes And music@deertickmusic (Brought @vanessacarltonactual )@local_h @stockmfgco – knows how to throw a party & @juanmanjuan @elchechicago knows how to bring the (Also, @webergrills )

We have been fans of @cabinlove forever and ever – it was such joy to have them here. We love when our campers show up and take it all in. Cooking outdoors. Hiking. Foraging. Boating all the things.