Fall Issue of the Camp Chips is Sent!

The Fall issue of the Camp Chips has been printed and mailed to campers, families, alumni and friends. If you have not received an issue and would like to in the future, just email Mary Endres.

Camp Chippewa Gift Idea Guide

 "Good Kid" (Small Gift Ideas)

Any kind of fishing tackle makes a great gift for campers!

"Good Kid" (Small Gift Ideas)

Fun keyring that acts as a survival tool!

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"Good Kid" (Small Gift Ideas)

Light your way around camp with this headlamp.

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"Great Kid" (Medium Gift Ideas)

Feel like kicking back on the trail after a lond day of paddling?

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"Great Kid" (Medium Gift Ideas)

Everyone Loves to fish. Check out this reel and rod combo.

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"Great Kid" (Medium Gift Ideas)

Always popular Mad Bomber hat!

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"Super Kid" (Big Gift Ideas)

Want to look like Paul Bunyan? Or at least stay warm. Check out this shirt from Bemidji Woolen Mills!

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"Super Kid" (Big Gift Ideas)

Need a place to put all those Tams? Display them in style with this moose rack!

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"Best Kid Ever" (Extra Big Gift Ideas)

Want the tent the counselors want but can't afford? Well here it is... Hope you were good!

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It's Time to Vote!

Ben Howard and Ryan Moesel take a break on the Coppermine River Trip in 2010. Spray covers keep the rain out of the canoe. They also trap a little heat and reduce the profile of the canoe in strong winds. With rain jackets and PFD's on, Chippewa canoeists stay safe, dry and warm. I vote for that!

I vote for another summer of adventure in 2013. 

Bowman Bo Norris scouts the way and looks for the best route. What is around the next bend? 

Ryan Moesel is grateful. The spray cover keeps the chilly Coppermine water out of his canoe!

It's the 50-50 Drawing!

Watch Gandalf the Grey pull campers' names from the trusty old pumpkin. The first 5 names receive a $50 credit to their Hudson Bay account. Then the grand prize drawings for 50% off 4-week tuition. In fact two campers win which makes it our 50-50 drawing. If your enrollment was in before September 30th, your name is in the pumpkin twice! Good luck and see you in 2013!

For the $50 credit in Hudson Bay Trading Post, the 5 winners are:

1. Six Fowler
2. Barrett McKee
3. Max Wilson
4. Henry Nelson
5. Ryan Slosky

And for our grand prize winners:

• Grant Quasius
• Alex Wilson

Congratulations to all our 50-50 winners! See you in 2013!

Trick or Treat!

Wednesday evening Gandalf will pull names out of a pumpkin. Who will be the two lucky winners for the 50-50 raffle? Watch the video and maybe it will be boo!

It's Not Too Soon

Water levels are low. The mosquitoes are gone as are the blueberries. Few canoes ply the waters of the Quetico. Some venture out into the wilderness at this time but they are a rare breed. They will have to make camp early because of the dwindling light. A pot of warm water will have to replace the soap dip as water temperatures become uninviting. The loons have rafted and flown to warmer climates. Their mournful cries silent until the warming rays of spring. This is the way of the north country.

My mind thinks of the time I will be back to the portages I know and even to some I don't. How about you? I look forward to a portage after a long pull on a windy lake. Stretching my legs and giving my shoulders a break from paddling. Maybe drink from my nalgene, or munch on a handful of gorp. Possibly cast a line or two at the end of the portage. How about you?

It's not too soon to think of your next Canadian. Or maybe it will be your first. Come join me.

50/50 Drawing is Near!

Many returning campers are already enrolled for the summer of 2013. They are in the hunt for an exciting chance to get half off their tuition. Because the drawing will be held on Halloween, rumor has it that Gandalf just may show up to pull two lucky winners out of his hat, or tam. Maybe it will be you finding the pot of gold under the rainbow.

Mike and Mike Live from LA

LA Rendezvous!

Jeremiah Frein, Michael Thompson and Mike Endres are headed to the west coast for "Dip Time!!" LA style. It will be "Buddy Check!!" ringing in your ears over the sands of LA. Surfs up! Maybe Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox with join in.


The waves are huge at Manhattan Beach. So we will head just 10 minutes south to:

Palos Verdes beach & Athletic club Car Park
400 Paseo Del Mar
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
*Park in the lot and meet at the wooden gazeebo.

2012 Photos Are IN!

To capture a summer at Chippewa in photographs is like catching lightning in a bottle. http://www.campchippewa.com/media-wall will take you to where you need to go. Summer 2012 may be in the history books, but now you can relive these moments with tons of fabulous pictures.

Journey to Graham Lodge. Traveling to Rainy Lake and motoring up the 6 miles to Hook Island is as close to paradise as you will find. Swimming, fishing, blueberries, exploring, games, fish-a-la-sha-shone and star gazing are just some of the highlights.

How many photos are you in? From the Mississippi jumping cliffs to the cold, clear water of the Wolverine, Chippewa campers have traveled far and wide. Sailing, wake boarding, or going off the high board into Buck Lake for the first time. What a summer. Check it out!!

2013 Dates and Rates are Set!

New rates and dates for 2013 are now active.
Go to http://www.campchippewa.com/join/campers

Enrollments are already coming in! Game on for 2013!

2013 Info on the Way

The wait is almost over!  2013 dates and rates will be released next week.  Stand by for more adventure and be sure to claim your spot!

Farewell Summer 2012

See you next year!

Chippewa Makes the News!

2nd Session Photos VIII

The Trips Have Returned! Tams Abound!

The legend of Cecil Endres and the creation of Counselor Hunt.

Cecil Endres, the absolute middlest of J.P.’s era of Endres, was born shortly after the dawn of time, (which by the way marked J.P’s 5^th birthday), and slightly before the advent of the wheel (which by the way marked the moment when Cap and Mom mercifully gave up their quest to populate Northern Minnesota with Endres and Endres alone). As sometimes happens in the Endres family, Cecil was born with a full set of adult teeth… but this doesn’t really have anything to do with my story.  I just think it is an interesting aside. Anyway, it was apparent from early on that young Cecil was, in keeping with familial tradition, a bright boy, but nonetheless a boy with some peculiar habits. He would, from time to time during the normal course of a day, disappear for hours on end. From the time he could crawl Mom had her hands full. Early on it was relatively easy to find the boy, as there were but three buildings in camp- the dining hall, Kamaji cabin and the Icehouse (Hudson Bay Trading Post). Most often he was in the icehouse sucking the cool moisture from the sawdust used to insulate the melting ice. Mom would find him, scold him lovingly and vow to keep a better eye on him in the future. He later enjoyed carving giant blocks of cheddar cheese into highly detailed civil war battle scenes… but this doesn’t really have anything to do with my story. I just think it an interesting aside.

     Anyway, Cecil’s frequent disappearances eventually resulted in the creation of an Endres family game- Cecil Hunt. This game was played, largely out of necessity, until Cecil left for college. His three years at the Earthen Clothing Institute of the Americas were a magical time. ‘The Institute’ as Cecil calls it, toiled ceaselessly to bring dirt textile to a place of prominence in Depression era America.

     Cotton was unaffordable, silk could not be shipped due to the war and Polyester and Nylon, the eventual fabrics of choice for any smart dressed Endres, hadn’t yet been invented. Cecil worked hard to perfect dirt pants until his somewhat predictable disappearance in 1943. The Institute continued toiling Cecillessly until 1947 when a bumper crop of cotton once again placed the ‘easily washed’ fabric high atop the textile industries “Best Of” list. Dirt was done.

     Cecil popped up again in 1952, after a time in the merchant marines, where he served as a ship-in-a-bottle builder. He was a counselor here at Chippewa from ’52 to ’67, disappeared again for a time, and then came back from ’72 to ’83. He never lost his habit of disappearing, and one of our favorite games evolved from the constant necessity of having to hunt for counselor, middlest brother, sawdust sucker, cheese carver, dirt pant maker, ship-in-bottle builder and general all around good guy- Cecil Endres.

Photos from 2nd Session VII

2nd Session Photos VI

Hook island! Look at those fish!

Evening dips, a distant lightning storm, soccer and canoe class- we have done it all!

Spot on the Quetico

Follow the progress of the guys on their first Canadian.

View Quetico I in a larger map

2nd Session Photos V