The Campfire! My home away from home.

The Great Wilderness Cleanup is on again......May 8 and 9 is the date set but for anyone who has trouble scheduling for Mothers Day weekend I am sure noone will complain if you went a week earlier or later....I personally will try for the weekend before and am hoping to hit Big East Lake in the Poker Lakes System......

from the website....

The history of the clean-up

The Great Wilderness Clean-up is proof that sometimes all it takes is a single idea and the passion to make it happen.

It all started in a canoeing discussion forum. Bryan March posted a message and photos showing garbage they found in one of Ontario's Provincial Parks. Nancy Maddock started discussing her feelings about trash in the wilderness and mentioned that there should be a clean-up. Next thing she knew someone had suggested that she organize an event. So she did!

Nancy's first clean-up event was in Algonquin Provincial Park in May of 2006. Over a hundred bags of garbage were removed from the park's interior making the clean-up a great success.

2007 brought about many changes to the clean-up. Kevin Callan has joined forces with Nancy and they have made this an international event.

Nancy has dedicated this event to her father's memory, William Maddock, a man who had a passion for life and adventure, and a great love for the beauty of our Mother Earth.

In 2010 the cleanup is still going strong. Nancy has taken a break for this year but hopefully will be back in 2011. Kevin Callan and many of the past participants are continuing with Nancy's efforts for the 2010 event.

For more info go to   http://www.wildernesscleanup.com/