Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Spring?
7:07 PM
I was walking on the lake today! That can't be a good sign for people waiting for spring. The ice is still out to the edge of the lake and the river is just starting to open so it will be another week before we can hope to see open water. I saw two pair of Mergansers at the mouth of the river. They are the ducks with the brown heads and the males have a white body and females are brown. We always seem to have more of them than any type of duck.
We have half of the cabins cleaned but they are not complete. We still have to go back and wash all the curtains and clean all the stoves. Jack and Cindy came up from Duluth this last weekend to give us a hand. It is always more "fun" when there are others around to share the cleaning duties. We have to have the "Shack" ready to go for the first of May. Then we will need to have them all ready by Memorial Weekend.
Things are set and ready to go for the big tree planting weekend May 2 - 4. Twelve of us will unload 75,000 seedlings on Tuesday and then position them on Friday for the hundreds of people who are signed up to help get them in the ground. Big dinner, party and dance follows Saturday night. Then on Sunday there will be a half marathon. I won't be running!! I know that surprises many of you. I will be driving behind the runners to lead cars around them since we can't close the Trail to traffic. Should be exciting.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Signs of Spring!!!
2:29 PM
Believe it or not Terry was skiing on the lake just yesterday!! Today however is a different story. The lake is just starting to get dark spots and that means melting. We are getting some warmer weather and rain is predicted before the end of the week. Before long we will start to hear the river run and within a short time loons and other summer creatures will return.
It is hard to get fired up about spring cleaning when you have to climb over snowbanks to get to the cabins. We will start in earnest in the next few days. We are opening early this year with our first guests arriving May 1st. That will be "Green Up Weekend". There are a number of events planned from tree planting to a dinner dance and finally the Ham Run Half Marathon. There has been a great deal of interest and I am sure there will be plenty of people on the Trail.
We are all looking forward to "ice out"!
It is hard to get fired up about spring cleaning when you have to climb over snowbanks to get to the cabins. We will start in earnest in the next few days. We are opening early this year with our first guests arriving May 1st. That will be "Green Up Weekend". There are a number of events planned from tree planting to a dinner dance and finally the Ham Run Half Marathon. There has been a great deal of interest and I am sure there will be plenty of people on the Trail.
We are all looking forward to "ice out"!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Snow, Snow and more Snow
12:10 PM
Just when you start to think summer mother nature plays her little game with you! The past couple of days we have received over a foot of fresh snow. The Lodge road was just starting to dry out and we were just getting started with our spring cleaning. That is on hold right now and Terry is back out skiing!! The lake still has over 2 feet of ice and there is very little slush. It wont last too long they are talking about temps in the high 50's by this weekend.
We are really in the summer way of thinking right now. We get excited about the new season, seeing old friends and having open water. We have hired some summer help this year so that will take some pressure off and who knows we may get more work done.
Remember we have discounted rates for May and June. If that is something that appeals to you give us a call. July and August do have some openings and there are always some short stays open around other reservations that would make a nice get-a-way. Stay in touch!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Sad Day
10:21 AM
In our last post I talked about the "Best burgers on the Trail" and Hungry Jack Lodge. Just a few days after that post the main lodge building at Hungry Jack burned. Our hearts and prayers go out to Forrest and Ericka. The good news is that no one was hurt in the fire and I am sure when they rebuild they will be better than ever.
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