HIKING NEWS ITEM

Camp Manitou Offers Outdoor Activities for Kids

TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Submitted By: Maricar Cinco

Whitefish Falls, Ontario - Camp Manitou has provided summertime memories for children since the 1920’s. It is a traditional summer camp located south west of Sudbury, run by the Anglican Church.

Camp Manitou is a non-profit venture and fees are reasonable and all inclusive - $225 per week. Fees are kept affordable to ensure everyone can enjoy a Canadian tradition.

The Camp Manitou has evening camp fires, a wide range of healthy outdoor activities - hiking, canoeing, kayaking, tennis, and basketball - and good food in a spectacular setting on the North Channel in the LaCloche Mountains.

Boys' Camps
June 28 - July 5: Highlanders (boys 12+)
July 5 - 12: Pathfinders (boys 8-11)

Girls' Camps
July 12 - 19: Prospectors (girls 12+)
July 19 - 26: Trail Seekers (girls 8-11)

For details about the availability of a bunk for your child, please leave a message on voice mail and someone will call you back: 705-673-0664.

Detailed brochure and photos can be found at www.manitoucamp.org.

Camp Manitou is located eight miles west of Whitefish Falls. The La Cloche Mountains provide a wonderful backdrop for the camp, which fronts on the North Channel of Lake Huron. The setting is rustic yet majestic. Leaders and youth have been sharing summer camping experiences here since the 1920’s.

Programs take place in a friendly Christian atmosphere and include camp fires, swimming, hiking, canoeing, crafts, and fellowship. Physical facilities include ten sleep cabins, a main lodge and dining hall, canoes and kayaks, a sauna, an outdoor chapel, tennis and basketball courts, a ball field, hiking trails, an excellent sandy swimming area, outdoor privies, wood/solar shower house, and solar powered lights. Skilled and enthusiastic volunteers provide leadership for youth and family camp programs.