New doc’ buggy

Posted by on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 6:36 am

This past winter one of my buddies apparently had some extra time on his hands.  Since he is rather handy with “making things” he put together a new doc’ buggy for our base. 

This is a older Harley Davidson golf cart, cut in half, extended, and modified to to carry fishing gear – lots of gear. 

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The next generation

Posted by on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 6:07 am

This cow and calf moose where oblivious to the fact our cabin on Irene had 8 people in it as they walked out of the bush and meandered through the shallow water only yards from our dock.

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I can’t emphasis enough the joy of having a camera ready at all time while on an Ignace Outposts vacation.  There is definitely ...read more.

What a trip!

Posted by on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 6:59 am

Mike and Darla Huigens returned on their annual spring trip to Irene Lake with their boys and Mike’s brother and his family. Mike reports that in the week they were there they caught 25 walleye over 28 inches, 5 over 30 inches, 3 northern over 40 inches and several bass over 18 inches.

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Latest technology

Posted by on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 7:36 am

We have finished installing a composting toilet at our beach camp on Irene Lake . This new toilet is imported from Finland. In some ways those Finns are way ahead of the curve when it comes to environmentally friendly technology. This toilet will be a hit for those who don’t like the trek to the outhouse in the middle of the night. ...read more.

A little attention

Posted by on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 7:41 am

The “garage” at Seseganaga Lake received a small face lift last week as we put a new roof on the building.  Even the outbuildings get attention around here. 

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It is the little things that we are constantly working on that sets us apart from other outfitters.  I know that fishing is the main check list item when ...read more.

Lying down on the job

Posted by on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 7:19 am

No we did not lay these guys down, they are lying down on the job.  (Lay or lie, my grammatical nightmare) 

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The tools lay down the guys lie down.

At Seseganaga Lake Joe and a few helpers replaced some of the foundation posts on cabins 2 and 3.  Joe tells me that he’ll about 90 years old when the ...read more.