Camp White Pine

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Summer camp in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

title: "Camp White Pine" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["summer-camps-in-ontario", "buildings-and-structures-in-haliburton-county"] description: "Summer camp in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada" topic_path: "general/summer-camps-in-ontario" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_White_Pine" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Summer camp in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada ::

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Activities include swimming, water-skiing, sailing, windsurfing, fitness, pottery, glass, copper, arts and crafts, canoeing, tennis, ropes, land sports (including in-line hockey and basketball), drama, mountain biking, woodworking, mini-golf, school of rock, media arts and outdoor recreation. The camp also offers a wide variety of overnight and day trips, including canoe trips, sail trips, biking trips, tennis tour, and intercamp sports.

There are many special activities planned throughout the summer, whether it be camp-wide dances, the All-Day program or the Midnight Special.

Campers are divided into age groups, or "Sections" each with its own unique animal name. These are Kiwis, Koalas, Blue Dolphins, Red Dolphins, Gnus and the Training Village (TVs). These names were parodied by Bill Murray in the 1979 film Meatballs, which was filmed at the camp.

Location

Camp White Pine is found in Haliburton, Ontario. The camp is on Hurricane Lake (goes by Lake Placid).

Notable former campers

Writer Margaret Atwood
Filmmaker Beryl Fox
Artist Charles Pachter
Writer Rick Salutin
Television writer David Shore

Popular culture

Camp White Pine was featured in the 1979 film Meatballs as the fictional Camp North Star.

References

(25 August 2018). "When Margaret Atwood was "Peggy Nature" — why summer camp matters". Vancouver Courier.
Slotek, Jim. (2014-05-31). "'Meatballs' celebrates 35th anniversary with a reunion". [[Toronto Sun]].

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