tamakwa has been a camping tradition since 1936. since then, many famous campers have spent their summers as true, loyal tamakwans.
Michael budman and don green are the co-founders of roots canada. the two met at camp in 1963. much of the inspiration for roots came from tamakwa's long standing traditions. notice the similarity between the roots logo and camp tamakwa's.
Sam raimi is a film-maker, known for his dark, humorous style. he directed the first three spiderman movies.
sam likes to give a shout-out to tamakwans in many of his movies, hiding a tamakwa shirt somewhere in the background.
sam likes to give a shout-out to tamakwans in many of his movies, hiding a tamakwa shirt somewhere in the background.
Chevy chase, american comedian and actor, spent many summers at camp tamakwa. he still comes back to visit.
Gilda radner was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of saturday night live, for which she won an emmy award in 1978.
Indian summer was a movie directed by former tamakwan, mike binder in 1993. The film is about 7 friends who reunite at a summer camp in ontario after spending many years apart. the movie was filmed at tamakwa and is all about tamakwan traditions.