HEART OF WINTER YOGA
Feb. 1-4 / Feb. 29 - Mar. 3, 2008
from $490 pp + applicable taxes
Celebrate the heart of winter in the quiet, healing forests of the Temagami wilderness. Daily yoga is the focus, with forays in snowshoeing, xc skiing, pilates, watercolor painting and cooking with wild flavours. Saunas, natural facials and vegetarian, organic cuisine complement this holistic retreat. Includes three nights lodging, and nine vegetarian, organic meals.

TEMAGAMI TREE HUGGER'S WEEKENDS: GUIDED PADDLE-HIKES
Starting every Friday night from June 28 through August 30, 2008, or by group reservation.  
Two nights/three days. Costs range from $670 per couple (in a private room)
to $285 per person (sleeping in the bunkie).
Imagine walking beside a creature over three hundred years old and upwards of sixty feet. These ancient red and white pine are the largest remaining stands in North America-- trees that have witnessed 300 years of history! This weekend is a combination of comfort, activity and learning, featuring naturalist canoe guides and special guest presentations in the evening. The end result is total rejuvenation. Go ahead, hug a tree. They hug back!
Includes acclaimed organic cuisine with wild edibles, lodging, old growth interpretive naturalists and canoe guides, paddling tips, evening guest presentations, gentle swimming, birding, sauna.

COOKING WITH WILD EDIBLES: A CULINARY FORAGING ADVENTURE
Every Monday and Thursday, June through August. 
$75 per person or $125 couple
Get your hands dirty in the Temagami wilderness in this workshop foraging for wild edibles and medicinals. Gently hike in the forest and discover a variety of indigenous plants that each tell a story about Temagami. Then follow the chef Caryn Colman into her kitchen and learn how to turn them into dinner. Wild mushrooms, stinging nettle, day lilies, dandelion, milkweed, rose petals and cedar are all fair game when it comes to breads, appetizers and desserts. You'll die for our wild rose ice cream!
This program is a combination of taste, activity and learning, featuring regional, organic ingredients and use of Smoothwater amenities. 
Extend your stay and see more of the fascinating Temiskaming-Temagami. Drive off the Canadian Shield and visit the farms that feed cities!  Ask about our lodging and meal packages.

YOGA, PILATES, PADDLING, PAINTING, COOKING CLASS & REGIONAL ORGANIC CUISINE
Includes a day of canoeing and hiking in Temagami's world famous old growth forest!
July 6-10  AND August 10-14, 2008, from $675 pp.
Slow down and nurture your body, mind and spirit in Smoothwater’s secluded lakeside setting resplendent with wild flowers and lush gardens. Daily yoga is the focus, with additional instruction in pilates, watercolor painting, an edible wild cooking class and holistic facials.  A highlight is the canoe-hike into Temagami's famous old growth forest (which will change you forever)  for peace, meditation and yoga.
Swimming, saunas and vegetarian, organic cuisine complements this holistic, rejuvenating retreat. Includes four nights lodging, and twelve vegetarian, organic meals.

 

PAINT & PHOTOGRAPH TEMAGAMI: Land of ancient pine, water and silver.
TWO SESSIONS OFFERED IN 2008.  June 30-July 4 / Sept. 22-26
From $675 pp
Paint, draw and photograph Temagami's most beautiful and inspiring wilderness  landscapes. Old growth pine forests, sparkling lakes, rocky shores, high vistas, haunted hamlets, abandoned silver mines and more are featured in this week-long gathering for self-directed artists. We'll work daily, sometimes getting to location by canoe, other times by a little walking. Colour exercises, technique demos, and sharing of ideas are key elements in this enjoyable, creative learning experience that will open up your artist’s eye. Open to all media.
Includes four nights lodging, and twelve splendid meals featuring regional, wild, and organic cuisine.

FESTIVALS FESTIVALS FESTIVALS!  2008 DATES PENDING....
Throughout the summer and the entire year, there seems to be an inordinate number of festivals in the area.  Be it steam engine trains, music or food, there is something for everyone.
•Timiskaming Drag & Fly Drag Racing -June 16-18  www.mikrolink.com/racing  705-563-8199
•Summerfest & Biker's Reunion - June 29-July 2  www.temiskamingshores.ca    705-647-5709
•Earlton Steamship Show, July 15-16  www.earltonsteam.com   705-563-2311
•Countryfest - July 27-30   www.suttonbaypark.ca    705-647-8510 
•Cobalt Rocks - July 29-30  www.cobaltrocks.com  705-648-5043
•Cobalt's Century of Memories - August 4-7 www.cobalt2006.ca   705-679-5915
•Fred Eaglesmith Great Northern Picnic music festival   August 11-13  www.fredfestnorthernpicnic.ca/ 705-679-8080
•Foire Gourmand, August 18-20  www.foiregourmande.ca   819-622-0199
•Bear Island Pow Wow  August dates TBA
•New Liskeard Fall Fair – September15-17
•Timiskaming Plowing Match – Sept. 29-October 2  www.franyo44@yahoo.ca  705-563-2907
•Snowfest - February 2-4 2007  www.temiskamingshores.ca   705-647-5709
•Festival des Folies Franco-FUN - April 26-30  www.francotemiskamingue.ca   705-647-6105

TEMAGAMI WILD BLUEBERRY BOUNTY
Mid July through mid August is recommended for blueberry picking.
Wild blueberries, grown clean and chemical free, are one of Nature’s healthiest and tastiest foods, full of vitamins, anti-oxidants and unbelievable flavour.  Plan a stay at Smoothwater that includes a day with professional wild foragers, picking your heart’s content of Temagami’s sweet, plump, wild blueberries. Pick and eat your fill. We’ll freeze what’s left for you to take home.
 

TEMAGAMI ORGANIC DINNER & SPEAKER SERIES
Every Saturday night in July and August $65 pp.
Every Saturday night in July and August, Smoothwater becomes a gathering place for the fascinating and the curious. We invite you to come have dinner with our special guest speaker. Then stay and listen to their unique perspective and presentation of Temagami and northeastern Ontario. It's another way to absorb Temagami's magic.

Previous guests have been historians, artists, scientists, musicians, and authors including Bruce Hodgins, Bill Plumstead, Bernie Jaworsky, Bruce Taylor, Les Wilcox, Claire Smerdon and James Saville.

We suggest you consider making a day or weekend of it by joining our Saturday paddle-hikes to the old growth. See our Tree Hugger's Weekend below.

A TEMAGAMI WEEKEND FOR FOODIES: THE FOIRE GOURMANDE
August 19-21, 2008
Come along with chef Caryn Colman to a mecca of Temiskaming's finest food artisans.  It's an annual food fair in Ville Marie, Quebec. Bring your biggest shopping baskets!  Details to come!
 

TEMAGAMI 'SISTER' HOLISTIC SPA RETREAT
Fall date to be announced. OR  WE'll make a weekend that's good for you!  $300 pp
Come relax and rejuvenate with the girls in a weekend of laughter, good food and easy activity. Chinese Tui-Na massage, a medicinal plant walk and a watercolour painting class will be available. Includes private lodging and five organic meals.
 

UPCOMING MUSIC HOUSE CONCERTS... 2008 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED. CONTACT US!
Join us for an intimate gathering around these talented musicians.
Starting 7 p.m.  $12 ticket
Where else can you get so close to music from the heart? We recommend that you build your Temagami wilderness vacation around some cool Ontario culture with a multi-day adventure at Smoothwater.
Previous house concerts include: Ian Tamblyn, Katherine Wheatley, Bob Wiseman, Bob Snider, Selina Martin, Charlie Angus, Paul Bellows, Ben Sures, Michelle Rumball, Bianca Pittours, Alan Rhody, Terry Tufts, Kathryn Briggs, and Rodney Brown.