The start of this home movie shows some activities at the Keewaydin Canoe Camp circa 1928-1929 and was apparently shot by a staff member.

You’ll see swimming, boating and other activities. At 3:40 a large party of armed men appear poised to go on a game hunt. Around 3:50 a large mansion is seen; this building is also shown at 4:40. It’s possibly a hotel given its vast size.

At 8:50 what appears to be a graduation ceremony or confirmation for young women is seen. At 14:40 more modern footage is shown dating likely to the 1950s of girls graduating.

Keewaydin Canoe Camp is one of the oldest summer camps in North America; well over a hundred years old. Keewaydin completed its first season in 1893 in the backwoods of northern Maine, under the alias Camp Kah Kou. The camp’s first basecamp was on Lac Cacaumagomoc near the headwaters of the Allagash River. In 1901, the camp’s owners changed the name to “Keewaydin” and opened two separate camps in Vermont and Ontario. Founder A.S. Gregg Clarke moved Keewaydin to Devil Island on Lake Temagami in the Canadian Province of Ontario. Another camp was created on the shores of Lake Dunmore in the State of Vermont. Keewaydin Dunmore emphasized basecamp activities, while Temagami continued to outfit exploratory canoe expeditions throughout the Canadian Provinces.

In 2001, Keewaydin Temagami and Keewaydin Dunmore were united under the same non-profit organization, known as the Keewaydin Foundation.

Both Keewaydin Temagami and Keewaydin Dunmore launched their first girls’ programs in 1999, both named Songadeewin. On Lake Temagami, Songadeewin is a part of Keewaydin, whereas on Lake Dunmore, Songadeewin is its own camp. Although Keewaydin Temagami is now co-ed, sections are not co-ed.

Each summer, Keewaydin Temagami sends canoe trips throughout the Temagami Region and La Verendrye Provincial Park and the Kipawa Region in north-central Quebec. Keewaydin also sends three sections into Wabakimi Provincial Park and sections of experienced campers into northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and northern Quebec. The oldest and most experienced section of these campers (known as “Section A” for boys or “Section 1” for girls)[1] end their final summer at settlements on the Hudson Bay.

Keewaydin Dunmore conducts the majority of its camping exploits within New England and New York State until campers reach the most senior stage, the Moosalamoo wigwam. “Keewaydin” (kiiwaydin) means “northwest wind” in Ojibway.

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