Nothing but fresh fish beats a great cup of coffee in the morning while at camp. To make a great cup of coffee you need beans. Fresh beans. Ground beans. We provide many luxuries at our camps but a coffee grinder in not one of them. When the beans are whole and the need for coffee is great, ingenuity rules ...read more.
A couple of days ago, I was chatting with one of our long time guests between flights and we were remembering the state of the outpost camps when Karen and I arrived in Ignace in 1985. A lot has changed over the years. We’ve had lots of help in turning things around but hard work and taking jobs on little ...read more.
Ever wonder how all the equipment and supplies get into our camps? There is a great deal of behind the scenes stuff many guests don’t get to see. Keeping up with a number of remote camps is a full time job. Part of the day to day operations at Ignace Outposts is maintaining working and functional equipment – from fridges ...read more.
We get to hear many hair-raising stories of fishing valor and misadventures. There are some adventures that are good learning tools. We’ve seen our share of hooked fingers, filleted fingers, bruises, bumps and even scalps opened by carelessly tossed rocks. Last month we had another “learning” experience on Seseganaga Lake.
I can’t invent these kind of things.
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About a week ago while pruning my Mock Orange bush, I discovered a nest right under my bedroom window. A quick peak inside the nest revealed at least two tiny fuzzy chicks. I set about capturing the development of the chicks from my bedroom window. Here are some of the images caught in the past few days. 
Mamma on ...read more.
The water is still rising. It is higher than we’ve ever seen in this area and it won’t stop raining. Our docks are under water at most lakes.
Metionga Lake Main dock
Seseganaga Lake # 4 Dock
Seseganaga Lake # 2 Dock
Seseganaga Lake Main Dock
Seseganaga Lake Main Dock last fall – we thought ...read more.