Interview with Dave Standfield
This week we sat down with the one and only, Dave Standfield! Dave is our resident canoe builder here at the Taylor Statten Camps and after 43 years has a lot of interesting stories to share. Dave has been responsible for the hand built Algonquin Special canoe since the 1990s. My name is Esme Cook […]
Canoe Trip Reflection
After having a summer to reflect while on a canoe trip, Nico de Ruiter, wrote this lovely passage surrounded by vast lakes and tall trees: “There is nothing like it. It’s something you can only feel – impossible to describe. It’s the sound of your paddle sinking into the water, surrounded only by what is […]
Canoe Lake August Update
It’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of August. The time has flown by so fast! We have been keeping ourselves very busy with various projects in and around both camps. Since our last update, we have been working hard and diligently on so many things around both TSC camps and we wanted […]
Canoe 4 COVID – We are proud
Camp teaches us to be resilient. We learn to smile through muddy portages, persevere across windy lakes and to find the joy in living off the grid in the woods of Algonquin Park. In a summer unlike any other it is hard to find silver linings. When the news of camps across Ontario closing for […]
Canoe Tripping at TSC
Canoe trip is central to the values at the Taylor Statten Camps, what makes it so special is that no trip is ever the same. Every canoe trip will be a unique experience never to be duplicated due to the variety of routes travelled, the challenges of weather, such as rain, sun and wind and […]
Summer 2020 – We miss you
July 4th marked what would have been the first day of Summer 2020. Staff members would have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of campers. Returning campers longing to be reunited with their cabinmates, and for so many new campers – excited to start a lifetime of adventures on the shores of Canoe Lake. Campers flying […]
(Covid-19) Our commitment
Dear TSC family, Thank you for your continued loyalty and trust in the Taylor Statten Camps in these uncertain times. Our commitment and responsibility towards you and our campers has never been stronger as we face the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continuously monitoring the ever-changing circumstances surrounding the coronavirus and are going above and beyond […]
Andrea – Office Staff Update!
The winds of change have whisked through Canoe Lake as we say goodbye to Racquel and hello to Andrea Racquel has spent 17 summers on Canoe lake and 5 incredible summers as a full-time employee helping run the camp to the smooth operation it is today. Racquel was a shoulder to lean on for parents, […]
Office Staff Update
Dear Staff, Happy New Year from TSC! Hope you all had an enjoyable holiday season. We have some great news for our camp community- Esmé Cook , a long time camper and staff member at Wapomeo has joined the camp full time as part of our office team. Esmé is our new HR Assistant and […]
Canoe Lake Update
As the week comes to a close, and the holidays near, we have a few friendly reminders! 1. The TSC Toronto Office will be closed for the holidays after Thursday December 19th 2019 and will re-open Monday January 6th 2020. 2. All long trip applications are due December 31st 2019. For further information, please see […]