I have to think my kids grew up in a virtual paradise. Not much use for video games and TV in our house. If the activity was worth doing, it was usually done outside.
I came across this photo the other day of me and my son Mike. This picture was taken 20 years ago this summer. He ...read more.
Dar Mor and his crew from Wisc make the trek every year to Metionga Lake . It is nice to see is a new generation of fishermen being developed. The memories these kids will have fishing with their buddies and their dads will be forever engrained in their minds. Besides, what better way to gather wedding speech material than to spend time ...read more.
Our summer season is approaching quickly. In a month we’ll be getting camps ready and flying out our first guests. Before things get too hectic Karen and I are visiting our daughter, son-in-law and two grandsons near Vancouver BC. With the 2010 winter Olympics being hosted in Vancouver next winter, Whistler ski hills will be a booming place. As we ...read more.
For those who think an Ignace Outposts trip is nothing more than fishing.
The Holzer family from Wisconsin have vacationed with us for many years. This fall, after their August family trip, Amy, their 10 year old daughter (5th grade) wrote the following piece for a school project on descriptive writing about her favorite place.
It is interesting ...read more.
Our chocolate Lab Lindor gives the impression that a bag of hammers is slightly smarter than he is. In actuality he oozes wisdom. Here are a few things he has taught us over the years.
When loved ones come home, always get up to greet them. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily. Avoid biting when ...read more.
In August the Dodwell family spent a few quality days at our West Bay Camp on Seseganaga Lake.
Phil Dodwell challenged his family to spot a caribou while on the trip. The last morning of their stay his wife Tammy spotted a bull caribou swimming across the lake right towards the cabin. Dillion, their son, grabbed his video camera and ...read more.
While visiting from BC, my son-in-law Scott wanted to catch a ride to our Flindt Lake cabin last weekend to exercise his walleye muscles. Living on the west coast offers him limited walleye exercising time. I capitulated to his request but reminded him of how empty the wood shed often is at this time of year.
Knowing his next walleye ...read more.
