PDSW~VT at Ohana Family Camp

Friday, September 26, 2025

3:00 - 5:00 - Ohana Office - Check-in

5:00 - Wine & Cheese - BYOL (Bring your own libations - we supply cheese & crackers)

6:00 - 7:00 - Dinner

7:20 - Welcome

7:30 - 9:00 - EVENING PRESENTATIONS – Introductions

7:30 - 7:50 – Willem Lange - Readings

7:55 - 8:25 – Matt Hopkinson - Salt Water Canoe Tripping: Avoiding the Rough Seas

8:30 - 9:00 – Camp Temagami -

9:00 to wee hours in the Dining Hall.

Schmoozing, snacks, music, and stories (bring your fiddle, guitar or........)

Saturday, September 27, 2025

7:30 - Breakfast

8:20 – WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

8:30 – 10:00 – PRESENTATIONS Introductions

8:30 – 9:00 – Chris Giard - Winter Trekking across Ungava

9:00 – 9:30 – Malie Lessard - Winter Expedition on Manicouagan Reservoir

9:30 – 10:00 – Eloise Girard - Shorebirds and Life on the Arctic Tundra

10:00-10:30 – BREAK – SNACKS, TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAYS

10:30-11:30 WORKSHOPS SESSION #1

1. DIY Gear Tips and Tricks ~ Chris Giard

2. Canoe Travel ~ Dave Lewis

3. Map & Compass ~ Dave Brown

4. Reflector Oven Baking ~ Miles Gordon Camp Temagami Staff

5. How to setup & use a Z Drag ~ Bruce Lindwall

6. Recipes / Menu Planning ~ Malie Lessard

7. Film ~ Sled Dog Trip, Schefferville to Nain ~ Charles Morin Pellerin

12:15 - Dining Hall ~ Door Prizes, Afternoon Workshop Announcements & Descriptions

12:30 – LUNCH

1:15 - 1:45 -- DOOR PRIZES, TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAY, SILENT AUCTION

Afternoon Workshop Announcements & Descriptions

2:00 – 3:00 – WORKSHOPS SESSION #2

1. Campfire Cooking/Reflector Oven ~ Dave Lewis

2. Tarps & Knots ~ Dave Brown

3. Film & Filming on Trips ~ Miles Gordon

4. Packing/Lifting Tips ~ Alexandra Conover-Bennet

5. Ax Care & Repair ~ Dave Evens

6. Efficient canoe/Kayak Strokes (Land Instruction) ~ Laurie Gullion

7. Edible Plants ~  Malie Lessard

3:00 – 3:30 - BREAK - SNACKS, TAILGATE VENDORS, DISPLAYS

3:30 – 4:30 - WORKSHOPS SESSION #3

1. DIY Gear Tips & Tricks ~ Chris Giard

2. Stick Pen & Ink Drawing ~ Jean Gerber

3. Firewood Tools & Materials ~ Dave Brown

4. Sharpen your Knife ~ Alexandra Conover-Bennet

5. First Aid - Joint Dislocations on Trips ~ Paul Plumber

6. Tips on portaging/Tumping ~ Scott Lee

7. Film and filming tips on trips ~ Miles Gordon

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

Silent Auction (Bidding ends at 5:30)

6:00 – 7:00 – Dinner

7:20 – Regroup - Door Prizes & Silent Auction

7:30 – 9:00 - PRESENTATIONS - Introductions

7:30 - 8:00 – William Fitzhugh ~ Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of Northern Eurasia

8:05 - 8:35 – Alexandra Conover-Bennett Traditional Camp Skills

8:40 - 9:00 ~ Al Stirt, Memoroes of Dick Irwin

9:05 - Evening Music in the Dining Hall .........snacks, schmoozing, singing, planning........

Sunday, September 28, 2025

7:30 – Breakfast – Checkout of cabins by 9:30 AM

8:45 – 10:00

I. Spoon Carving Workshop with Ken Wise - Woodshop

II. Film - Le Coureurs Des Bois: Michelle Denis on a Sled Dog expedition from Schefferville, Quebec, to Nain, Labrador, 1984

 III.  Axe Care and Repair with Dave Evans and Geoffrey Burke