What's In A Name

Have we ever told you how we got our name?

It all started when we fell in love with this great sign.

We were at an antique show in Lakefield shortly after moving into the area. We bought this sign from one of the show vendors and it hung in our living room for several years.  All we were able to learn at the time was that the sign came from a camp in the Haliburton area in the 1950's. 

A few years later we decided to open an antique and vintage shop. We loved the Camp Ho-Ba-Chee sign and the fun, nostalgic and carefree spirit that it represented so it seemed a perfect fit for our shop name. 

We opened our doors in Warkworth in August 2011 and that Fall Rita Zekas did an article on the village and its shops for The Toronto Star. The day the article came out we received an e-mail from a man in Toronto whose father was one of two co-founders of the original Camp Ho-Ba-Chee. Through him we were able to discover that camp had been a boys camp in Haliburton on Big Brother Lake from 1948, 49 and 50. The name Camp Ho-Ba-Chee apparently translated to Camp Many Echoes.

Now you know the rest of the story! S'mores anyone?

Fall comes to Camp Ho-Ba-Chee

As Summer begins to fade

       we welcome Fall Fairs

        and crisp, clear nights

    the red and orange glow of leaves on trees

                 plaid wool jackets and blankets

                       sitting in a porch glider

                                 drinking hot chocolate

                                             and apple cider

            

YIPPEE!

Camp Ho-Ba-Chee just won the award for Warkworth's best decorated storefront for Christmas! We're Happy Campers : )

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Christmas magic is beginning to unfold at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee. We have started unpacking our stock of vintage ornaments and decorating the shop inside and out.

Vintage lights, tinsel trees, blow mold santas, Christmas aprons, mercury glass ornaments, mica villages, frankel birds, and a partridge in a bottle brush tree ....

The Warkworth Santa Claus parade is coming to town on the evening of Friday December 2nd, 2011. We will be staying open late that night and offering up hot chocolate to keep you toasty warm.

On Saturday December 3rd Camp Ho-Ba-Chee will be having a Christmas Open House so if you are in the area we would love you to drop in and visit and enjoy some Christmas cheer.

Doors Are Open

Camp Ho-Ba-Chee opened its doors at 18 Main St. in Warkworth, ON Saturday August 20th, 2011. The reception was amazing with old friends and new friends coming from near and far to wish us success and share in the fun. What a great community, we are loving it here so much.

The blank slate - such a great space

Opening Day! retro & cottage chic

industrial, camp, farmhouse & architectural salvage

On the Sunday the town hosted its 8th annual Long Lunch event right outside our doors and all down Main Street.

What a wonderful weekend. Off to a great start!

Come visit us at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee

BIG News!

We have been BUSTING to share our BIG news! Camp Ho-Ba-Chee is opening our NEW shop at 18 Main St. in the quaint and artsy village of Warkworth Ontario. 

Doors open on Saturday August 20th, 2011 so come by and check us out! 

Welcome!

Welcome to the Camp Ho-Ba-Chee blog.

On July 1, 2010 Camp Ho-Ba-Chee launched a new location in an antique co-op called Nostalgic Journey located on Hwy 7 just east of Peterborough, Ontario. 

In less than 24 hours we transformed a bare empty space with a gray concrete floor

into a lovely, fresh and inviting space that Martha would approve of.

First we painted the floor with a checkerboard pattern.

Then we brought in the display elements - an antique wooden door and screen door, a whitewashed pantry cupboard from an old cottage, a drop leaf table which was a family piece, and some colourful painted furniture.

And then the goodies came out. It was fun arranging the pieces we had brought into themes and colour blocks. Here's our debut:

If you're in the area come check us out. Nostalgic Journey is open 7 days a week July thru August.