Alumni

Welcome Alumni!

No matter how long it’s been since your last summer at camp, we’d love to reconnect with you!

Not too much has changed at Keewaydin’s camps over the past 125 years. While Songadeewin has moved from Lake Willoughby to the shores of Lake Dunmore, if you walk around Keewaydin Temagami’s base camp or the campus of Keewaydin Dunmore it would look largely the same as you remember it.  Most importantly, the values upon which the camps were founded still guide the programs and the experiences  they provide.   

We are dedicated to keeping alumni in touch with each other, and with Keewaydin. If you are not currently receiving regular communication from us, we want to hear from you! There are multiple ways for you to connect with old friends and enjoy camp life, from reunions at camp to work weekends to regional alumni gatherings and Open Houses in cities across North America. Check out our calendar to find an event that works for you!

We have lots of ways for you to stay in the loop  through our publications, E-News, and special announcement emails.  Please make sure we have your up-to-date contact information.  Also, you click here to share any news that you would like to share in the next camp newsletter.

Below you can also find camp photos, dig into the  camp publications archives, or learn more about a stay at Ojibway Family Lodge!

 


Upcoming Alumni Events:

Keewaydin Temagami 1950s and 1960s Alumni Reunion – August 12-15 – Staff and campers from Keewaydin Temagami in the 50s and 60s are encouraged to join a reunion designed to capture stories of that era.  Participants will stay at Ojibway Family lodge, lodging and meals are complementary. We are currently at capacity for the event, however if you’d like, we can keep you on a waitlist in case space opens up! Put your name on the WAITLIST HERE.
Alumni Family Reunion at Lake Dunmore – August 24-27 – Alumni and families welcome! REGISTER HERE.
25th Anniversary of Songadeewin on Lake Dunmore – August 25-27 – Former campers and staff from Songadeewin, Songadeewin on Willoughby, and Beenadeewin are encouraged to come celebrate 25 years on lake Dunmore! REGISTER HERE.
Alumni Reception in NYC – October 23 – All alumni from all camps welcome!  More information and opportunity to register to come!

 


Wood On Water at Film Festivals

Filmed by U.K. based filmmaker Hanna Maia during the summer of 2019, this documentary follows the girls of Keewaydin Temagami’s Section 2 on their 6-week trip in northern Quebec.  The film, sponsored by NRS, is still making the rounds in film festivals, and is now showing at the Vancouver, BC, film festival called the Young Adventures Show and will be featured in the No Mans Land festival in Boulder, CO, this summer. It has over 17k views on YouTube.

This is a story about a traditional, slow, strenuous, and all-female adventure. 40 days spent canoe tripping in the Canadian wilderness using leather tumplines, wooden wannigan boxes, hand-carved canoes, and real food cooked over open fires. From candid interviews and raw footage, reflective moments and internal musings, Wood on Water demonstrates history and tradition woven into the modern teenage girl’s attitude. It’s a story of many threads as it follows the journey of nine teenagers, two guides and a filmmaker on an epic canoe trip through northern Quebec.

 

You can watch the 46 minute film on the NRS YouTube channel, or learn more about it through the Hanna Maia’s website, MaiaMedia.

 


2023 Foundation Calendar
At-a-Glance


Latest Editions:                                                 The Spring 2023 Newsletters!

Songadeewin’s From the Heart, Keewaydin Dunmore’s Kicker, and Keewaydin Temagami’s Tattler are the camp newsletters, which are produced twice a year.  You can find the digital versions of the latest editions here.  If you did not receive a hard copy in the mail, it might mean we are missing your address!  You can update your contact information to make sure you get the next edition when it is printed.  And share your alumni news for the next edition!

Dunmore

The Kicker

 

Temagami

The Tattler

Songadeewin

From The Heart

 


 Latest Edition:                                                 The 2023 Northwest Wind Is Here!

The Northwest Wind is the Keewaydin Foundation’s premier publication, featuring all programs and Foundation news and annual report.  Click the thumbnail below to read the web edition of the 2023 Northwest Wind, with all the same great articles and content as the print version, but excluding the Donor Listing.

 

2023 Northwest Wind

 


Ojibway Family Lodge

A Place Untouched, An Experience Apart

In a noisy, hectic world, it’s easy to believe that places steeped in nature’s soothing silences have vanished forever, and lasting tranquility is no longer possible to find.

But spend just a single hour at Ojibway Lodge and you’ll discover that these and many other things you thought were gone for good can be still be had. In the northern reaches of Lake Temagami, a magnificent north woods Eden is waiting. You’ll find it along wilderness shores that stretch for 4,800 untouched kilometers across a timeless dominion blessed with 1,500 hidden island jewels. This is the land of Ojibway. And it’s yours to wander.

For more information and to book your stay, please visit Ojibway’s website.


Stay Informed, Stay Connected!                    Update Your Information

The ways in which our camps are staying connected with their Alumni is ever changing, we have many ways to stay informed.  We are always looking for ways to connect alumni with each other, and with Keewaydin.  So, if we have your information, we can let you know about all kinds of alumni  related events, resources, and media.  Especially now, its important to stay connected, and our virtual offerings are continually expanding!!

 

 

 


Publications and Photo Digital Archives

 

The Northwest Wind

The Northwest Wind is our annual Keewaydin Foundation magazine which includes articles, photos, news, and information that pertain to all three summer camps and the Keewaydin Environmental Education Center (KEEC).  Click to thumbnail to go to the archive to peruse past editions.

The Northwest Wind

 

Camp Newsletters

Our Camp Newsletters are mailed twice a year, in the Spring and Fall, and are unique to each of the three camps.  Each Newsletter is full of interesting articles, photos, announcements, etc.  Please click on one of the Camp Newsletter thumbnails below to go to the archive, where you can read through past editions.

Dunmore

The Kicker

Temagami

The Tattler

Songadeewin

From The Heart

 

 

Photos

Dunmore

2016

2017

2018

Temagami

2016

Keewaydin Temagami

2017

2018

Songadeewin

2016

Songadeewin in Vermont; camp friends

2017

2018