I'd like to encourage any and all you winter camping enthusiasts to attend the upcoming Winter Camping Symposium. It's being held Thursday October 24 thru Sunday October 27 at Camp Miller in Sturgeon Lake Minnesota (just south of Duluth).

Lots of informative seminars and classes. Tours of participants tents. Good meals.

I really hope I can attend this event some day. It looks like lots of fun. Unfortunately its a little far for me to travel for a weekend.

Hope to make it this year.

quote DanCooke: "Hope to make it this year."

+1

I attended for the first time last fall. I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot at the numerous seminars I attended. Good classes, a fascinating tent tour. Good meals and after dinner speakers. "Tent tour" on Saturday afternoon. Never saw so many Stormy Kromer hats in one place in my life!! Loved it.

Just wanted to announce that the Winter Camping Symposium has a new home!

Same dates, but we are making a run for the border! YMCA Camp Icaghowan near Amery, WI will be hosting the event. More details on speakers and events are starting to take shape.

www.wintercampingsymposium.com

quote Soledad: "Just wanted to announce that the Winter Camping Symposium has a new home!


Same dates, but we are making a run for the border! YMCA Camp Icaghowan near Amery, WI will be hosting the event."

Hey, I actually know where that is! Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp is just down the shore from them.

Bump. Here's a link to the site. Sure wish I could make it.
Winter Camping Symposium

Looking forward to Bears talk on his winter camping.

Just got back this afternoon. Had a ball. Really enjoyed Bears Friday night keynote address about his annual New Year's BWCA adventures. It was hilarious. I'm not sure how I would react if a saw a bunch of guys skiing towards me wearing dresses......but it looked hilarious.

Wish I would have had more time to chat with you. I hope next year I won't be so busy running around like a headless chicken.

I hope you guys had a good time.

We would welcome any suggestions or criticism you may have in order to make next year better :)
-Matt

Had a great time at the Winter Camping Symposium. I t was my first time attending. I found it to be well run and the full of a lot of nice folks. A Big Thank You to Matt and Ryan and all who volunteered to put on the event.

Can we somehow get a "trip report" (with pics) on this event for those few of us who live in the south, could not make the event, and do our "winter camping" vicariously on this site?

quote OBX2Kayak: "Can we somehow get a "trip report" (with pics) on this event for those few of us who live in the south, could not make the event, and do our "winter camping" vicariously on this site?"

That's a good idea. I'll try to put one together. My photo's of this years event don't do it justice, but I'll give it a whirl later today.

My 2013 Winter Camping Symposium Trip report is completed and has been submitted to the Trip Reports section.

Thanks, AW. Good trip report. Makes me want to attend next year's symposium .... even if it is a 2,000 mile trip.

Here's a direct link to AW's report: Winter Camping Symposium Report