This week, I’ll share with you a story of the first business I ever started to give you an idea of what the road to here has looked like from my point of view. About six months into my career as a manager, I discovered the thing I thought I for sure wanted to be when I grew up wasn’t what I wanted be. So I got more serious about my side hustle - the Flax of Life. I bought flax seed from a wholesaler, ground it up in a coffee grinder, and packaged it into 500g and 1kg reseal

The second assignment in the Writing Sadness Through Humour class I took back in the summer of 2024 was to write about a time in life I was embarrassed. If you want to read about the first assignment click here 10 or so years ago, I was in a sharing circle at a retreat designed to educate participants how to create, and ideally be successful at, online business. The idea of the circle was to connect the group of 30 or so to something or someone that could help them accomplis

I took this picture during a walk on Wednesday (June 24) evening. The trillium is one of many wildflowers to enjoy along the side of the road this time of year. I often wonder if Canada Day landed on the first of July by chance or design because it truly is the best time of summer to enjoy what this beautiful rugged country has to offer. Like a Friday afternoon is to a weekend, July is to the summer - there’s still a lot of it left ahead to enjoy. For summer people, the month

When I approached my 5 year anniversary at Camp of the Woods back in 2024, I wasn’t feeling as excited as I thought I should be for having crossed a threshold of time. I reluctantly signed up for a class titled Writing Sadness Through Humor, scared that it might actually mean that I was sad. And, well, sadness was just….unacceptable. The brilliant title not only gave me permission to be sad, it assigned me to be sad to be successful. So, I set out to write things that made me

Another question I get asked a lot is “why did you go into the campground business?” One of the main reasons has nothing to do with the campground business. I started writing “a book” in 2018. I thought the Woods would be a great place to write. The old oaks, the old river, and the singing birds looked like the retreat I always wanted to go to. Mr. Snuffleupagus The people that know about my book, including a lot of seasonal campers at Camp of the Woods, will tell you that it

The main question I get asked by people that are curious about the who comes to Camp of the Woods is “are you mainly a fishing resort?” People are surprised when I tell them no. Most of the people that come here, don’t come to fish. In fact, I’m not sure that’s the reason anybody has ever come here (other than the boat launch customers). You can come here to fish if you like, but you don’t have to fish to come here. Some people come here for a break. Some people come for a ch

For your camping convenience, rental campers are available at Camp of the Woods. There's a private bedroom. The camper is hooked up to...

Do you need to get your boat in the water? Our boat launch offers direct access to the Rainy River. Lake of the Woods is a short 5 mile...

There's always music playing in the background at the campground. Sometimes the DJ turns it on pretty early in the morning, and pretty...

You can't see it in the picture, but it smells like bacon and eggs on the campground this morning. Maybe someday we'll be able to...

Campers are excited to see the beach as they kick off the first long weekend of the summer. The oak trees are preparing to beautify...

2021 Fishing Licences are available at Camp of the Woods. The Rainy River and Lake of the Woods are popular fishing spots for walleye,...

For the biking enthusiast, Camp of the Woods is a great place to stay while you venture out for long rides along the Rainy River,...

Camp of the Woods Blog #6 By Aidan Osadchuk July 31, 2020 Happy Long Weekend, Campers! Everyone here at camp is excited beyond words to...

By Aidan Osadchuk July 27, 2020 Happy Monday, Campers! The penultimate week of July was one of our most productive yet! Nature trails,...

Camp of the Woods Blog #5 By Aidan Osadchuk Happy Monday, Campers! The penultimate week of July was one of our most productive yet!...

Camp of the Woods Log 4 By Aidan Osadchuk Hello once again, Campers! Everyone at Camp of the Woods is staying extremely busy amidst the...

Camp of the Woods Log #2 By: Aidan Osadchuk Good Day Fellow Campers! On my way out to the camp this morning, I noticed as a young fox...