Loon Lake Tales

Ok I know it has been way too long since I last updated our blog. I will once again try and do a better job. Just so you know the summer was great. We had very good help this year with Casey and Steve. Having kids you can depend on make our summer more enjoyable. We did part of a wedding in August and an entire wedding in September. Lots of fun and both went off without a hitch. Finished up the season in October with mainly weekend guests. Most out looking at the leaves and some grouse hunters.

This fall also brought some sad news. Willard Johnson who we bought the Lodge from passed away this October at the age of 95. He along with his brother and a friend bought the Lodge in 1949 and lived to see many changes along the Gunflint Trail. We along with many of you will miss him.

With the onset of winter I have been feeding the birds. This last year we have been trying to learn more about birding. I have three feeders of different sizes with different seeds. They seem to come in waves. We will have 6 or 8 pine grosbeaks come into the big feeder with sun flower seeds. The males are red with gray and the females are mainly gray with some dull yellow. The red-breasted nuthatch is the hardest worker. They just grab one seed at a time, fly off to a near by tree and crack the seed open, eat and start all over again. The black-capped chickadees are our most frequent visitors. They will work the feeders all day.

All of these years I haven't really spent the time to notice the different colors and beauty of birds. So this winter I will keep you updated on our feathered visitors.