Kilcoo Camp

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Kilcoo Camp was founded in 1932 on the shores of Haliburton's Gull Lake by Torontonian Charles F. Plewman.

Kilcoo is a valuable experience in group living. Working with a group of peers, campers learn to become more independent, responsible, tolerant, understanding and co-operative; traits which cannot be developed to the same degree at a summer cottage. Also at Kilcoo, while increasing his skills in the various activities, a camper, either working alone or with his peers and leaders, gains more of an insight into his own strengths and weaknesses.

Our two-week program is a great way to introduce young guys to the idea of summer camp. The overall camp program is still geared towards a month long session, for the benefits outlined in question 1. However, the two-week option is a great way for kids to get a first taste of what Kilcoo has to offer. The campers will still try all the activities available to them, and will still have the amazing experience of a canoe trip. The two-week program is ONLY open to kids turning 8, 9, 10 or 11 years old. The year you turn 12, whether in the winter or the fall, you must go for a month.

Kilcoo is located on the shores of beautiful Gull Lake in Haliburton Ontario and is a boy’s camp which was founded in 1932 and is still going very strong today.

Naturally, as many of our activities centre around the waterfront, we strongly encourage that your son have some experience in the water. We will encourage every boy to learn to swim and we will help each camper build on skills he has already learned. Each camper is tested when he arrives at camp to determine his swimming ability. Non-swimmers are permitted in sailboats and canoes, but only under strict supervision and with a lifejacket, of course.

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