In celebration of the presentation of Timber at the Grand Theatre, the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum is hosting its first Lumberjack Survival Summit.  Discover if you have what it takes to face the extreme conditions and grueling tasks of a Canadian logging camp.

Build your own two day schedule by selecting from over 16 break out workshops taught by experts in their field, designed to hone your skills in the areas of camping, cooking, tools and woodworking, orienteering, emergency medicine and more.

Workshops

Workshops are broken out into four categories:

  • Food & Drink - These workshops involve food and drink. Yah, I think we nailed that title.    Workshops to choose from in this category: Brewing 101, Nature Teas, Canned Apple Chutney, Entomophagy 


  • Wilderness Survival - These workshops will prepare you to stay alive in a wilderness setting.   Workshops to choose from in this category: Wilderness Medicine, Map and Compass, Bear Wise


  • Woodskills - These workshops revolve around skilled woodworking or logging trades.  Workshops to choose from in this category: Slack lining for River Pigs, Make a mug using a hatchet, Woodcut Prints, 


  • Camp Life - These workshops teach the skills needed at base camp once the long work day is done.  Workshops to choose from in this category: Paddle Safety Certification (ORKA), Fire-starting (without a butane lighter!), Straight Razor Shaving

Challenges

Challenges will be set up during every meal with the intention of bonding you as a camp, while testing your mind and mettle. Challenges will require individual commitment of no more than 15 minutes, so you still have time to eat. Challenges will include: 2-person crosscut saw races; flapjack flipping match-up; animal attack response quiz; entomophagy event; nail driving face off; ax-throwing tournament. 

Meals 

Included in the registration fee:

2x Lunches (Day 1 - Bannock Hot Dog and Beans, Day 2 - French Canadian Pea Soup and Hard Tack)

1x Dinner  (Mac and Cheese)

1x Breakfast (Oatmeal, Toast and Black coffee)

1x Snack (smores for the movie)

If you wish to eat food outside of what is provided (more food, different food, diet specific food) you are welcome to bring your own. Please bring your own plates, a mug and utensils in a hang dry bag.


Camping

If you register for the summit you have to option to camp onsite overnight for no extra cost.  You must provide your own camping equipment (tent, sleeping bags, mats-- if you are into that kind of thing). You are not required to camp; You are welcome to go back to your cushy beds at night…I suppose, but please note that there will be no discount to the registration fee for doing so.

Movie

A movie will be set up on the lawn on Saturday night for public viewing. 

Age

This is a potential rigorous program with sharp tools and the occasional brewery. Please note, that for safety reasons, registration for this program is limited to those 18 years of age or older. 

EARLY BIRD registration until end of day Sept 23 - $119.46 plus HST (total $135) and handling fee

Starting Sept 24 - $141.59 plus HST (total $160) and handling fee