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Late Summer Work Day 8/21 and Hosted Weekend 8/21 – 22/21

Calling all applicants and members, eat your spinach this week and put your musCles to work  Animated GIF  at the Late Summer Work Day this Saturday, 8/21. We will be watering the native planting done this Spring in the camp understory, fixing the swim dock, and assorted usual chores. Lunch is coordinated by Maryanne Poris and provided by the camp. There are no camp fees for the Work Day, which begins at 9:00 a.m. If you can’t make Saturday, but can attend Sunday, we can always save a chore for you – just let us know!
The Hosted Weekend will include appetizers and dinner: grilled cod with lemon and spinach, potato salad, a salad of greens, beans, corn, and lime vinaigrette, and a sweet treat for dessert. Breakfast is good old-fashioned scrambled eggs with fresh bagels and fruit, and the Hiker’s bag lunch is back! Make your own sandwich of turkey breast and/or cheddar, fruit, and a sweet!
Please RSVP to Teri and Don at blaugabels@msn.com by Thursday evening at 9:00 pm. Please specify which meals you will attend.
Hope to see you at Camp Nawakwa!

Virtual Camp Presentation: Zoom Talk on Porcupines & Possums

As part of the Virtual Camp Presentations for 2021, there will be a Zoom Talk on Porcupines & Possums presented by Malerie Muratori of Bear Mountain Zoo/Educational Outreach Department.

Mal Muratori is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Camp Nawakwa program
Time: Aug 15, 2021 07:30 PM America/Toronto
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/9130706001?pwd=M1hkbWxvRmVycGN1UkZmaG9YOUtpUT09
Meeting ID: 913 070 6001
Passcode: sQF83f

Travel Advisory for Sept 25-26

News from Ed O’Donnell

The USA Triathlon national championship combined with Toughman festival in Harriman will be held on 9/25 and 26.  Saturday will have 4 events and Sunday will have the combined half iron distance national championship.  Looking at the bike map, 90% will all be on 7 Lakes Drive, blocking the camp road…from swim start? 7 am??? Till bike finish?  Combined swim + bike time = max of 5 hours.

7 Lakes Dr. will not be completely closed, but the Park Police will close sections only when large packs of bikers are passing by.  I looked at the map, and my suspicion is that the course will be from Reeves Meadows Visitor area all the way past the Tiorati Circle and half way down to Silvermine Ski Area parking lot. I would just alert anyone going to camp that they will be driving parallel to lots of bikers (not just  a handful, per usual, but LOTS more), and turning onto any road (e.g., into camp) will be tricky, as they must cross over bikers.

Notice from this link (https://toughmantri.com/) that they will hold 4 overlapping/simultaneous races on Saturday, and 2 on Sunday (not counting the youth/kid races).  I am sure they will endeavor to spread things out as best they can, but it will be a busy day on 7 Lakes Dr.

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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.