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toyman
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 11:06 am: | 
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I'm trying to find out if Camp Chimo is still at Lake Temagami and if not, how long it has been gone. I was there in 1955 & 1956 ( when I was 11 & 12 years old ), and they are still the best vacations I ever took. The only reason we never went back was that my mother hated fishing...true story!! I was heartbroken!! Relatives of the founders of Camp Chimo have posted on this site previously....I would really like to hear from them!! |
otter_mel
Member
Post Number: 99
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 12:31 pm: |
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Is this the one?
Camp Chimo
Island 665, Temagami, Ontario P0H 2H0
(705) 237-8915
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brian
Moderator
Post Number: 959
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 11:24 am: |
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The Camp Chimo lodge you visited and operated by the Gooderhams closed in 1974.
Otter, where did you get that number? |
otter_mel
Member
Post Number: 100
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:52 pm: |
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I got it by googling:
http://www.ibegin.com/canada/ontario/temagami/camp -chimo-island-665.html
and more info here:
http://www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/oct_292004. htm |
brian
Moderator
Post Number: 962
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 9:47 am: |
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Pastforward reference is to the former Camp Chimo on Chimo Island. The other might be someone's attempt to start a lodge called Camp Chimo. Not much detail. |
toyman
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 10:50 am: |
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Thanks Otter!! I called that number and actually reached a resident of the "new Camp Chimo". It no longer operates as a camp, but they saved most of the old buildings and cabins and have sold/are selling them as residences!! The gentleman I spoke with is Gary Keith...I told him I had quite a few home movies of Chimo from '55 & '56 which I could put on DVD for him...he was very anxious to see them.....( I could certainly send copies to whomever else might want them also!! ) He added that Jimmy Stewart & Lorne Green ( and other celebrities ) used to go there, and that there is a publication of the history of the camp available. |
preacher
Member
Post Number: 21
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2008 - 10:50 am: |
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I think the Chrismar maps also have the island numbers. |
yngrmngr
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 22, 2008 - 12:32 pm: |
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check "Mytemagami.ca" for some Camp Chimo history as well as some older threads here |
yngrmngr
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12:51 pm: |
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Toyman, you said that Gary Keith advised there is a publication of the history of Camp Chimo available. Are there any more details that would help someone get a copy ?
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yngrmngr
Member
Post Number: 3
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 31, 2008 - 11:27 am: |
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Hmmmm, I guess not ! |
nyk007
Member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 6:10 am: |
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Hi guys,
As a newly registered user I like to say hi to everyone who uses this forum. I am a newbie to this forum. I am NYK from Canada. I am glad to join your wonderful forum. Thanks
NYK
Camping
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pmg07ca
Member
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 6, 2009 - 8:58 pm: |
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Hello to all here: toyman,Brian, and others who know of Camp Chimo. I would like to have more information or even a DVD of Camp Chimo. I am the eldest daughter of Bill Gooderham.I was about 1 year old in 1955 and would love to see movies back then of the Camp. Please leave me a message who I can contact about the DVD. Or email me; pat@thebigbrain.ca PLEASE! |
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