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Spring is the time for our annual volunteer day. We really appreciate the multitude of people willing to give up their time to make Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park a better place. While there are many people volunteering all year, this is the day we set aside for a massive volunteer effort to get things ready for the season. We are told that it is also a fun day that many people look forward to. Volunteer Day –  Saturday May 4, 2013 10am to 3pm Everyone is welcome! Lunch will be provided, free of charge, for all volunteers. There will be projects suitable for all abilitiesRead More →

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Most people in North American society appear to suffer from a phobia of nudity – either their own or of seeing that of others. The problem with this fear is that is leads people to be uncomfortable with their own bodies. It results in them being ashamed, embarrassed, and even offended by their own image. The emotional reaction can negatively impact self-esteem and self-confidence. Fear of nudity has an official name – Gymnophobia. MedTerms Medical Dictionary Gymnophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing othersRead More →

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Here are a few things to do near (not at) Bare Oaks: 9th Annual Cabin Fever Reliever Silent Auction (March 23) Lots of great items to bid on. Last year, there were many great deals! Plus appetizers, entertainment, draws… Tickets: $20.00 per person Mount Albert Community Centre, 53 Main Street Saturday, March 23rd Door opens at 7:00pm All proceeds go to support the Family Place in Mount Albert. Mount Albert Mom to Mom Sale (April 6) A Mom to Mom Sale is an indoor sale where families can rent a space to sell their gently used children’s outgrown items to other Moms and Dads. This canRead More →

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Bare Oaks there exists a place on earth not unlike the garden of Eden its abundant greenery and exotic wonders release the imagination ignite free thought I come here to escape layers slip away I stand bare feel no shame stripping insecurity whipping out self adoration flaunting a massive character expose truth embrace lumps, bumps, skin, hair know wholeness and beauty outside these confines attractiveness is a layered mask hiding reality  they have eaten rancid fruit gained neither knowledge nor power and paradise has been lost By Emily, 17, staff member at Bare Oaks in the summer of 2011. Note that the alignment is intentionalRead More →

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Many people have expressed interest in the group trip to France. Since the interest appears to be there but the commitment hasn’t been made, we’ve extended the deadline to March 22nd. We have enough people for the trip to go ahead. But there are still a few spaces left. This will be the last extension as we need to commit to a final number for the accommodations. This is a very affordable vacation! 10 days in France visiting both the Bordeaux region and Paris during Bastille Day. Details at: http://www.bareoaks.ca/index.php/en/montalivet-trip.html Departures have been organized from the airports in Toronto and Montréal. However, you can join us fromRead More →

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ReBlog from bareitforbooks.ca: Happy Bare It For Books launch day, everybody! We are so thrilled to welcome you to our newly designed website, and equally thrilled to let everyone know that our sexy little calendar project is now up and running in earnest. Let’s all give a big round of Internet applause for the authors who will be baring it all in the name of literature for our 2014 calendar: Angie Abdou – Ms. January Trevor Cole – Mr. February Farzana Doctor – Ms. March Dave Bidini – Mr. April Miranda Hill – Ms. May Daniel MacIvor – Mr. June Yasuko Thanh – Ms. July Terry Fallis – Mr. August Sachiko Murakami – Ms. September Vincent Lam – Mr.Read More →

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Maclean’s Magazine (Canada’s national weekly current affairs magazine) February 6, 2013 by Alan Parker 3,000 passengers and lots of sunscreen on largest naked cruise in history Sometime in the late afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 — an hour or so after the cruise ship Carnival Freedom leaves its home port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida — the ship’s captain will make an announcement on the ship’s public address system. The captain’s message will go something like this: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are now in international waters. Please feel free to disrobe.” And with that, approximately 3,000 passengers aboard the Carnival Freedom will doff duds andRead More →

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This week’s episode of Murdoch Mysteries on CBC involved a “naturist colony”. Murdoch Mysteries is a drama, currently set in 1900, that revolves around Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto Constabulary who investigates murder using forensic techniques of the time. (think CSI from 100 years ago) The show is currently in its 6th season. While 1900 is a bit early for naturism in Canada, it is not completely out of the realm of possibility. They must have done their research well because they were fairly accurate about the philosophy – right down to the gruff German leader. (although at times, his accent sounded more ScottishRead More →

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This year, Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park is introducing a new event: a group trip to France! We have partnered with one of our members, Pauline from Nakations.ca, to organize a fun and affordable naturist vacation to France. While the modern naturist movement is generally accepted to have started in Germany, it was France that perfected the large scale naturist resort. The combination of warm southern France, beaches on the ocean, and the French passion for vacationing naturally combined to create massive naturist resorts. The oldest of these resorts is the Centre Helio Marin Montalivet – best known as the CHM Montalivet. With over 3,000Read More →

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From our new webpage at: http://www.bareoaks.ca/index.php/en/about-naturism/ethical-naturism.html Nudist vs Naturist Which term is used depends partially on where you are. In Europe, the term “naturist” is used almost exclusively while “nudist” is often derogatory. In the United States, most people who attend clubs call themselves nudists because they belong to the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) who uses the term “nudist”. Americans who go to free beaches tend to prefer to identify themselves as “naturists” because historically, the Naturist Society (TNS) has been the biggest defender of free beaches in the United States. In Canada, the official naturist organizations are called the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) andRead More →