Ben Spurr’s stays at Camp NeeKauNis, on the shores of Sturgeon Bay northwest of Orillia, only lasted a week-and-a-half at a time, but each one was an indelible experience.
My stays at Camp NeeKauNis, on the shores of Sturgeon Bay northwest of Orillia, only lasted a week-and-a-half at a time, but each one was an indelible experience I spent the rest of the calendar anticipating.
I suspect that by the standard of most summer camps within a 90-minute drive of Toronto, NeeKauNis was rustic. The cabins looked like wooden shoeboxes furnished with little more than bare light bulbs and bunk beds topped with flimsy mattresses. Except for staff cabins there were no washrooms, and campers made use of unlit, bug-infested outhouses we euphemistically referred to as “kybos,” an acronym for an unprintable phrase.
Aside from chores and mealtimes, there weren’t always organized activities. Often my brother, sister and I were free to roam outdoors. It was a habit that quickly taught us how to recognize poison ivy and to watch for sharp clams underfoot when wading into the lake. After dark, in my early years at camp there was no greater treat than to postpone bedtime by huddling around a bonfire with other families to roast marshmallows for s’mores.
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