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Archives for November 2021

November and December Events

One Day Tai Chi Retreat 1 
Date: Nov. 20; this is one day event
 
If you like Tai Chi, come join us in this one day Introduction to Tai Chi.
We will lead a set of easy to follow breathing and stretching Tai Chi exercises. This retreat will hav plenty time for hiking and enjoying nature as winter approaches. 
Food: hearty soup and bread, hot cider and cookies at 5 pm; Bring your own dinner if you need more substantial food. Feel free to bring your specialties to share.
Registration: Please email yajinglee@yahoo.com and maporis@aol.com by Thursday Nov. 18
NOTE: As courtesy, if you must cancel after the registration due date, you will be asked to pay for your share of the meal.
Please also note: Although no Sunday breakfast or lunch is provided, keyholders are welcome to stay overnight Saturday.

Hosted Weekend: Farewell to Sarah and Michael
Date: Nov. 27-28
Our friends and members Sarah Lang and Michael Wiehart are moving back to their motherland: Switzerland. Sarah and Michael have loved Nawakwa. They are both hardy hikers and have contributed their time and energy to maintain trails and the camp. Many of us have come to know them for their friendly and humorous ways.  Let’s give them a warm farewell with a party and also have plenty of time for hiking and enjoying nature as winter inches our way.

The hosted weekend on 27-28th is qualifying.

Food: simple party foods, minimal cooking, that satisfy Vegans and “Meagans” alike.
Registration: Email co-hosts Yajing Li and Maryann Poris by Nov. 24, Wednesday.
maporis@aol.com yajinglee@yahoo.com
NOTE: As courtesy, if you must cancel after the registration due date, you will be asked to pay for your share of the meal.
 

 

One Day Tai Chi Retreat 2 

Date: Dec. 4; this is one day event
 
If you like Tai Chi, come join us in this one day Introduction to Tai Chi. 
We will lead a set of easy to follow breathing and stretching Tai Chi exercises. This retreat will hav plenty time for hiking and enjoying nature as winter approaches. 
Food: hearty soup and bread, hot cider and cookies at 5 pm; Bring your own dinner if you need more substantial food. Feel free to bring your specialties to share.
Registration: Please email yajinglee@yahoo.com and maporis@aol.com by December 2.
NOTE: As courtesy, if you must cancel after the registration due date, you will be asked to pay for your share of the meal.
Please also note: Although no Sunday breakfast or lunch is provided, keyholders are welcome to stay overnight Saturday.

November Updates: (Updated: fireplace is fixed), Camp is Closed for the Season, and a Wood Day is Planned

These messages are from the Camp Committee and Chair, Don Gabel
Members, Keyholders, and Applicants – PLEASE NOTE:
 

 Updated 11/30: Fireplace has been fixed 

***** PLEASE DO NOT USE THE FIREPLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! *****

***** THERE ARE LOOSE STONES LEAKING SMOKE INTO THE LODGE  *****

The Park has been notified and we will follow-up to have the chimney fixed ASAP.
 
 

Camp Nawakwa is closed until 5-1-22. The water is turned off and the bathrooms are not functional. The portable potty is in place. Camp Nawakwa’s contract with the Park is from May 1 – October 15. Camp Nawakwa does not have access during the off-season for individual use. Individuals who access camp without a Permit will endanger themselves and put our contract with the Park at risk.

 

Access to camp during the off-season is, at the Park’s request, limited to planned events with a finite timeframe, such as Hosted Weekends, Invitationals, and Workdays for wood processing and maintenance. Only the Camp Chair, Don Gabel, can request a Permit from the Park for off-season access to camp. The turnaround time to get an off-season permit is protracted due to decreased Park office staff, and they are only working three days a week. Hosts are asked to give two weeks’ notice for Don to apply for a permit.  As always, check the calendar on adkny.org for events, including Wood Day in the near future.

 

We look forward, in 2022, to resuming a full season enjoying our brand-new lodge roof with new and refurbished, 🌞let-the-sunshine-in🌞, skylights!

 

Thank you to Dave Hayes, his father, and Jessica Scirbona for installing a new, very bright automatic light to the downstairs entrance to the lodge! Thank you, both for all the contributions you’ve made to camp in such a short time. Thank you, also, Dave, for agreeing to join the Camp Committee! Your skills will certainly come in “handy”, and we look forward to working with you!

 

– The Camp Committee

 

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Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.