Just announced.

The 16th annual Winter Camping Symposium is returning to YMCA Camp Miller in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. Dates are Thursday, Octover 23- Sunday October 26, 2014.

I urge anyone who is interested in camping during the Fall, Winter or Spring to attend. It's a great get together. You'll learn a lot, meet a lot of fascinating folks and eat well.

Thanks for the heads up on this. I'd like to try to go to it this year.

I've got to try to make it this year.

I'm thinking about seeing if they want a presentation on Ice Safety as I have done one before to groups.

quote OldFingers57: "I'm thinking about seeing if they want a presentation on Ice Safety as I have done one before to groups. "

Sounds good, contact myself or Soledad, and we can disscus further......

LL

Offical Announcement********

Here are of a few of the upcoming events at the 16th annual Winter Camping Symposium. These are locked in with more being added everyday.

Keynote speaker: Kevin Callan
Musical Guests: Four Mile Portage
Speaker: Jason Zaborsky
Open Skills Forum w/ multiple teachers
Fat Bike Demos
Wool Shirt Making workshop w/Kevin Kinney
Birch Bark Sheath workshop w/Jarrod Stonedahl
Overquilt workshop w/ Tim Marshall
Winter Camping 101
Insulation/Layering Class
Snowshoe Workshop w/Greg Wilcox
Toboggan Tour
Cooking Demos
Axe selection/use class
Intro to Fatbikes
"Glamping" 101
Silent Auction
Kids WCS Program
Toboggan Duffel workshop w/Jon Maruska
Tent tour

Vendors:
Empire Wool and Canvas
Snowtrekker Tent
Enlighten Equipment
Muskrat Metalworks
Black River Sleds
Four Dog Stove Company
Wintertrekking.com
Trailhead Cycle
Country Ways Snowshoes
Lure of the North
The Happy Camper
Argo North
BensBackwoods
Bull Moose Patrol
Common Folk SR
Sagewood Gear
Woodspirit
Lester River Bushcraft
Bent Paddle Brewery

Just to name a few, stay tuned as we will announce more as the event draws closer. Make sure you register early. The workshops have a limited amount of space, and we already have people signed up. This is lining up to be the best Symposium yet! Tell your friends!

LL

quote Lonelake: "Offical Announcement********

Here are of a few of the upcoming events at the 16th annual Winter Camping Symposium. These are locked in with more being added every day.

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LL"

Any chance you guys get your website updated? It's hard to differentiate what's happening this year vs last year vs 2009. Maybe remove some of the old content so it's clearer what's upcoming?

quote Jaywalker: "

quote Lonelake: "Offical Announcement********


Here are of a few of the upcoming events at the 16th annual Winter Camping Symposium. These are locked in with more being added every day.


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LL"

Any chance you guys get your website updated? It's hard to differentiate what's happening this year vs last year vs 2009. Maybe remove some of the old content so it's clearer what's upcoming?"

Updated recently,thanks! Make sure to check back, registration will be live soon. Also check us out on Facebook.

LL

Registration is now live. From all of us at the WCS, thank you to the bwca.com community for all the support!

LL

My wife and I are going this year. Tried to go two years ago but had to bail at the last minute. Hoping to pull it off this time. Looking forward to new experiences, especially trying out a borrowed hot tent!

Report? Photos? Stories?

Lots of stories to tell about this year. Very late nights and early mornings. The best photos have been posted to the WCS Facebook page I think the best stories come from the kids who attended the Kid's camp. They got to work with some amazing guys who taught them bushcraft skills on Saturday. When I got my two boys home they went right to the back yard to make a fire and whittle with their new Mora knives.

Had a great time. The weather was perfect. Warm days and enough chill at night to fire up the tent stove.

Photos to follow.

Here's some photos from this years WCS




more to come

A few more 2014 WCS photos.

Looks like it was a lot of fun

Check out this brief documentary produced by Four Dog Stove about this years Winter Camping Symposium. It's well done. Thank you Four Dog Stove and Don K.

2014 WCS by Four Dog Stove