We were so fortunate to go to camp; the experiences and friendships we enjoyed there have made an enduring imprint on us. Now we are making it possible for other youngsters to enjoy the same wonderful experiences. Each copy of Fires of Friendship: Eighty Years of The Taylor Statten Camps, purchased either as a gift or to treasure personally, gives the gift of friendship to others by building a perpetual endowment for the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. All costs have been recovered; every dollar from book sales goes directly to funding camping bursaries now.

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Limited Edition copies of Fires of Friendship: Eighty Years of The Taylor Statten Camps Only a few of the 225 custom-bound copies are still available. Each keepsake volume is hand numbered and beautifully covered in canvas and leather, complemented by a wooden title plate. A special message of thanks for keeping friendship fires aglow and supporting The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund appears inside the front cover, each signed personally by Couchie Ebbs, Dr. Tay Statten, Tike Statten, and Hugh Statten. Proceeds go directly to building a perpetual endowment for the bursary fund. A gift that will keep on giving! ISBN 09686982-1-2 Price: $300.00 includes GST and a much-appreciated donation to The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. A tax receipt for $125.00 will be issued.

Fires of Friendship: Eighty Years of The Taylor Statten Camps Contributions of writing, photography, art, maps, and editorial skills from more than 200 TSC enthusiasts make this hardcover book a beautiful tribute to Wapomeo and Ahmek. Pictures throughout. ISBN 09686982-0-4 Price: $75.00 includes GST and a $10.00 donation to The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. A tax receipt will be issued for each purchase.

Nestled amidst Algonquin Park's pine-scented wilds, and echoing with happy sounds are The Taylor Statten Camps: Camp Ahmek for boys and Camp Wapomeo for girls. Canoe Lake has been summer home to four generations of campers, and each has come to know the magic of the place and its friendships.

Perhaps it's the philosophy of putting the other person first that founders Taylor and Ethel Statten instilled. Or it may be the satisfaction of testing personal limits - at sailing, riding, swimming, or on a canoe trip - and discovering hidden resources. It could be the northern setting that works this enchantment as campers swap tales by firelight. As the inscription over the Statten's mantel so aptly puts it: "Here let the northwoods spirit kindle fires of friendship."

Fires of Friendship: Eighty Years of The Taylor Statten Camps is a tribute to our summers at Wapomeo and Ahmek. Compiled entirely by volunteers, all profits from its sale will support The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund so that others may have the chance to enjoy those wonderful experiences.

Dozens of campers, staff members, and alumni generously contributed research, writing, photography, art, and maps to this volume. Rich with their photographs and anecdotes, these pages portray notable events, poignant memories, struggles, achievements, laughter, tears... and friendships that last a lifetime.

"This is a wonderful, haunting evocation of camp and camping over 80 years. To an old Taylor Statten camper these pages are a treasure-trove of warm memories, of history, of fun and fellowship - not only with our own old friends but among generations who have shared Canoe Lake. Anyone who is lonesome for Canoe Lake will find their northern home and their northern family in these pages." -Michael Bliss, author, historian, former camper and staff

Writing, photography, art, maps, and editorial skills donated by more than 200 campers, staff, and alumni are combining to make this upcoming book a wonderful tribute to Ahmek and Wapomeo. The 240-page hardcover book is rich with anecdotes, and illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs.

Fires of Friendship is being sold in support of The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. The book was launched on August 25, 2000 at the Canoe Lake Reunion, with advance orders of both editions well ahead of projections. Limited edition orders should be placed immediately as quantities are limited.

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A not-for-profit, alumni project in support of The Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. Front jacket photograph by Don Standfield Back jacket photograph by Beverley Bailey Jacket design by Bill Milwain, Axis art + design Printed in Canada by Friesens Printing