The History of Kandalore
For more than 70 years, Camp Kandalore has created a camping experience like no other in Canada.
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![1947 1947 - Kandalore was founded in 1947 as an all-boys camp.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1947.png)
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![1950’s – 1980’s 1950’s – 1980’s: From the early 1950’s through to the 1980’s, Kandalore was under the direction and ownership of Kirk Wipper.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1950s-1980s.png)
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![Untitled-1 Under Kirk’s guidance, Kandalore became known as one of the world’s premier canoeing and canoe tripping facilities.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/under-kirk.png)
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![Untitled-1 Kirk also founded the Canadian Canoe Museum on the Kandalore site in what we now refer to as “The Museum”. In 1997 the museum, which had become a world-class collection, moved to Peterborough. Kirk was awarded the Order of Canada in 2002 for his work in camping and canoeing.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/order-of-canada.png)
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![Untitled-1 1988 - In 1988 the camp came under the guidance of the current owners David Hadden, David Lever and Mike Moore, and in 1992 Kandalore welcomed its first female campers.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1988-2-1024x165.png)
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![Untitled-1 Since then, the in-camp program has been expanded to include more than 30 activities. Today Kandalore prides itself as being one of the finest traditional camps in Canada providing the best of both canoe tripping and in-camp activities.](https://www.kandalore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/30-activities.png)
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Camp Kandalore recognizes that its work takes place on traditional, ancestral land that has been inhabited by Indigenous people for thousands of years. We are located on Treaty 20 territory, known as the Williams Treaties First Nations: Curve Lake, Rama, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Beausoleil and Georgina Island First Nations.
Kandalore canoe trips also travel through many traditional Indigenous territories across the provinces, predominantly through Treaty 9, Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
We respect their past, present, and future generations, the land, and their traditions. We are grateful for the opportunity to gather, learn, and travel on these lands and waterways.