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Wabakimi Rendezvous 2022

Start
8 Sep 2022
6:00 PM (EDT)
End
11 Sep 2022
1:30 PM (EDT)
Location
Thunder Bay & Armstrong, Ontario (Gateway to Wabakimi Provincial Park)
Spaces left
13
Registered
37 registrants

Registration

Full Wabakimi Rendezvous Registration (CAD) – $175.00
FOW members and non-members are eligible to participate in some or all of the Wabakimi Rendezvous activities.

Full registration includes: Thursday - Thunder Bay Museum Wendell Beckwith documentary film and exhibit. Sleeping Giant Brewery Meet & Greet
Friday - Armstrong BBQ Buffett dinner and group bonfire
Saturday- Armstrong Presentations, entertainment and meals
Sunday - Armstrong Presentations and Meals

Lodging needs to be obtained separately. We'll provide you a list of options. (local accommodations; or a RV or tent site)

Please let us know if you can volunteer in some way. (We're working on this list.) This fee doesn't cover all the costs.

Please let us know if you have any particular dietary needs/restrictions, please advise us.
Speaker/presenter registration
Our speakers/presenters are provided a room & meals.
Thunder Bay only (CAD) – $15.00
Thursday Evening, Sept. 11th. We're gathering the Sleeping Giant Brewery in Thunder Bay

Thursday, Sep 8
3:00 Wendell Beckwith Museum tour and film
4:00 Program
7:00 Sleeping Giant Brewery gathering (pizza & cash bar)

An option for folks who can't make it Sat./Sunday to Armstrong and the Wabakimi Ecolodge.
Thunder Bay plus Friday night in Armstrong (Also for those who can only be with us one day in Armstrong) – $60.00
Thursday Evening, Sept. 11th. We're gathering the Sleeping Giant Brewery in Thunder Bay Thursday, Sep 8 3:00 Wendell Beckwith Museum tour and film 4:00 Program 7:00 Sleeping Giant Brewery gathering (pizza & cash bar). And Friday night at the Wabakimi Wilderness Lodge dinner and gathering. Breakfast Sat. morning.

Registration is closed

Wabakimi Rendezvous

Sept. 8 to 11, 2022

Friends of Wabakimi invite you to a gathering in Thunder Bay and Armstrong in Northwestern Ontario.

Presentations on Wabakimi and surrounding areas

Thursday evening, September 8^th Meet-up at Sleeping Giant Brewery in Thunder Bay, for brews, schmooze, & talk canoes (plus packs and paddles). Pizza provided.

Friday, September 9^th Start the day at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay. Experience a day in the life of a voyageur, reliving history on the Kaministiquia River. (Entrance fee not included in registration.)

In the afternoon, drive to Armstrong, Ontario, a gateway to Wabakimi Provincial Park; meet at Wabakimi Wilderness EcoLodge for supper and fire pit gathering, Photo/Video Contest viewings and winners.

Saturday, September 10^th Wabakimi Wilderness EcoLodge

Photography & adventures - David Jackson
Origins of Wabakimi Provincial Park - Bruce Hyer
Woodland caribou - iconic species - Art Rodgers
Fire Ecology - Gerry Racey
2021 Fire season - Matthew Corbett R.P.F.
Shannon Walshe, W.P.P. biologist.
Mhairi McFarlane, Trip Report
Expanding Wabakimi Protected Areas -
Dehydrating Food, Kevin Ride - author of "Backcountry Eats"

Saturday Dinner & Evening music by singer-songwriter

Shy-anne Hovorka

Sunday, Sept. 11th, Help us chart the future for the Friends of Wabakimi and the Wabakimi Wilderness. Conservation, canoe route restoration, expeditions, advocacy…

Make the trek to the area early or stay after to take a canoe trip into Wabakimi or surrounding crown lands!

Registration fee per person: $175 CAD ($145 U.S.) (Covers food and part of speaker & facility costs. Accommodations are separate.

(There's also a Thunder Bay only option, and and Thunder Bay/Friday night option.)

Meals included in the full registration fee: Friday and Saturday suppers; Saturday and Sunday breakfast and Lunches as well as snacks.

Accommodation for Thursday: Prince Arthur Waterfront Hotel

Camping may be available at Fort William Historical Park

Accommodations for Friday & Saturday.

Wabakimi Wilderness EcoLodge. Group tent camping on Friday and Saturday is encouraged on adjacent grounds ($15 a night fee). A limited number of rooms may be available. (The lodge has “tent” camping only and can not accommodate tent trailers, tear drop trailers, 5th wheel RV and motorhomes. Please check with the other venues. If we get more info in this regards, we'll pass it along.)

Mattice Lake Outfitters . Possible cabin rental- sleeps up to eight.
McKenzie Lake Inn.
Bear Paw Lodge, on Caribou Lake. (They may have a cabin available.)

Note: We will all share the labour for food serving and tidying the covered outdoor eating area. Please bring your own mug, plate/bowl/cutlery, etc.

Other Links:

City of Thunder Bay

Wabakimi Provincial Park

Government of Canada border crossing information

Need Info? Please contact: info@wabakimi.org

Interested, but not sure yet? Send us an email and we’ll add to our list of interested persons and we’ll keep you updated.

Mission Statement: The Wabakimi Rendezvous will bring members of Friends of Wabakimi and others together for the purposes of fellowship and networking. This will happen through workshops, speakers and field trips that develop an awareness and understanding of the natural, cultural and historic resources of the Wabakimi Area. There will also be opportunities to learn how to plan and execute self-guided trips into the Wabakimi Area*. This gathering is an opportunity to develop partnerships and build relationships with First Nations, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, NGO’s and other tourism and resource-based industries in Armstrong and Thunder Bay.