Ohana Family Camp

Schedule

  • 3:00 - 6:00 - SELF-REGISTRATION in Library
    5:00 - 6:00 - Wine & Cheese - BYOL (Bring your own Libations - we supply cheese & crackers)

  • 6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner
    7:20 - 7:30 Welcome – Bruce Lindwall

  • 7:30 - 7:50 – Readings Willem Lange
    7:55 - 8:25 – Winter Camping in Vermont Sam Brakeley
    8:30- 9:00 – Tips for Solo Travel Alexandra Conover

  • 9:00 to wee hours - schmoozing, snacks, music, and stories (bring your fiddle, guitar or...)

Friday, October 13

  • 7:30 - Breakfast

  • 8:20 - 8:30 – Welcome & Introductions
    8:30 – 9:00 – Earth Woods Ways Guide Service - Winter camping - Ray Rietze/Pat Dole
    9:00 - 9:30 – Backcountry skiing with Family– Karrie Thomas
    9:30 – 10:00 – Effects of Fires in Quebec - Naomi Heindel

  • SNACKS, TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAYS

  • Waterfront
    1. Tandem Paddling — Becky Mason & Reid Mclachlan
    2. Canoe Poling — Jean Gerber
    3. Canoe Rescue & Safety — Laurie Gullion & Bruce Lindwall

    LAND
    1. Ax Care & Repair — Geoff Burke
    2. Food and Menu planning — TBD
    3. Tarps & Knots — David Brown
    4. Outdoor Cooking & Baking T & T — David Lewis
    5. Camping with family — RJ Thompson

  • 12:10 - Door Prizes, Afternoon Workshop Announcements & Descriptions/Authors/Announcements
    12:30 –Lunch

Saturday, October 14

Morning Session

Afternoon Session

  • TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAYS

  • Waterfront
    1. Tandem Paddling Becky Mason & Reid Mclachlan
    2. Canoe Poling Jean Gerber
    3. Canoe Rescue & Safety Laurie Gullion & Bruce Lindwall

    Land
    1. Winter Equipment & Camp Setup David Butler
    2. Firewood Tools and Methods Dave Brown
    3. Map, Compass, & GPS Alex Gusev
    4. Lifting Alexandra Connover-Bennett
    5. First Aid Upper Valley Ambulance Service
    6. Spoon Carving Bill Shepard

  • SNACKS, TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAYS

  • Waterfront
    1. Making a canoe pole & poling tips Jane Barron
    2. Canoe Poling Matt Hopkinson
    3. Canoe Rescue & Safety Laurie Gullion & Bruce Lindwall

    Land
    1. Canoe Camp Setup & Demo Dave Lewis
    2. Food & Menu Planning Ann Ingerson & Dawn Morgan
    3. Tarps & Knots Dave Brown
    4. Winter Camp Setup David Butler

  • BYOL (Bring your own Libations - we supply cheese & crackers)

  • 5:00 - 6:00 - Wine & Cheese, BYOL (Bring your own Libations - we supply cheese & crackers)
    6:00 - 7:00 – Dinner

  • Door Prizes

  • 7:30 -8:15 - Paddling Local Quebec Rivers Becky Mason and Reid McLachlan
    8:15– 9:00 – Canoeing in Labrador Chris Giard
    9:05 - Evening Music...snacks, schmoozing, singing, planning..

Sunday, October 15

  • 7:30 – Breakfast – checkout of cabins by 9:30 AM

  • 8:45-10:00 – Film - TBD
    – Paddle Making with Geoff Burke (Postponed to 2024) -

2023 Rates

A Partial Gallery of our Presenters & Committee

  • Becky Mason

  • Reid McLachlan

  • Alexandra Conover Bennett

  • Naomi Heindel

  • Laurie Gullion & Bruce Lindwall

  • Geoff Burke

  • Sam Brakeley

    Sam Brakeley

  • David Lewis

  • David Brown

  • Willem Lange

  • Jane Barron

  • David Butler

  • Jean Gerber

  • Leah Titcomb

  • Wendy Scott & Al Stirt

  • Patrick Dole & Ray Reitze

  • Seth Gibson

  • Greg Shute

  • Cathy Fulkerson

  • Chris Giard

  • Andy Williams

  • Aleks Gusev