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Into the (Not So) Wild: our look at the summer camps of Toronto’s rich and famous

By Andrew Wallace and Courtney Shea
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Summer camps of Toronto’s rich and famous

A sojourn to Northern Ontario used to mean grabbing a sleeping bag and a can of beans and roughing it in the woods, all in the name of character building. Today, high-end camps offer perks that sound like something out of a brochure for a four-star resort. Here, a glimpse at life as a modern-day camp kid.

Algonquin Park
Haliburton
Parry Sound
Muskoka Lakes
Minden

(Images: Pachter headshot by Newscom; other headshots except Rajan and Sharpe by Getty Images)

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Courtney Shea is a freelance journalist in Toronto. She started her career as an intern at Toronto Life and continues to contribute frequently to the publication, including her 2022 National Magazine Award–winning feature, “The Death Cheaters,” her regular Q&As and her recent investigation into whether Taylor Swift hung out at a Toronto dive bar (she did not). Courtney was a producer and writer on the 2022 documentary The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, based on her 2014 Toronto Life magazine feature “The Yorkville Swindler.”

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