FALLEN ANGEL SEEKS NEW HOME

This little darlin' may be a little bumped & bruised & soiled but to us she remains a perfect little angel. If you wish to open your home & heart to her she can be found at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee in Warkworth.

WARKWORTH LONG LUNCH and OUR 2ND ANNIVERSARY

This Sunday August 18th promises to be a beautiful day and what better way to enjoy the late summer than an old fashioned community lunch. The Warkworth Long Lunch is an annual event that celebrates community, the bounty of summers harvest, and is an ideal occasion to meet up with old friends and develop new ones. It is simply put a feel-good day that is sure to put a smile on your face.

And it is on this very weekend that Camp Ho-Ba-Chee celebrates our 2nd Anniversary! Hard to imagine that two years has already flown by since we first opened our doors in Warkworth. We are just as giddy and excited now as we were then. We are amazed by all the fascinating and generous people we have met and the wonderful friendships we have developed. 

Warkworth, WE LOVE 'YA!

So come on to Warkworth on Sunday, have a great meal, great laughs, and enjoy some toe tapping music by the Fade Kings. As well, all the shops and galleries will be open for you to explore.

Make sure to drop in for a visit and say hi to us at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee. 

If you say "PIE, DID YOU SAY PIE!" you will earn 

yourself a 10% discount on your purchases at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee. 

Our way of thanking you for your support in marking our 2nd Anniversary. 

WOO HOO!

Just In!

Beautiful set of 4 bentwood style chairs made in Poland with a numbered brass City Dairy Co. tag on underside. Circa 1910-20. Of Thonet, Mundus or Kohn origin.

City Dairy Co. was formed in Toronto in 1900 and was founded by Walter Massey (of Massey-Harris). It was subsequently sold to Borden's.

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

            

BEAT THE HEAT 101

 THIS

ice cold lemonade

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THIS

vintage garden chairs at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee

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THIS

1940s Industrial Vornado floor fan at Camp Ho-Ba-Chee

and of course

THIS

a swimming pool in Santorini

Antique CN Train Conductor Step

Perfect for the collector of railroad history or for your industrial decor - Antique CN railroad conductors step out of Montreal dating circa 1920-30. Great character and great patina!