Photo of the Day

Thursday October 25, 2018

Thursday October 25, 2018

This group harvested this cow earlier in the week. Yesterday was a wonderful day to be outside so after a good walk I spent some time cleaning up the yard. It's cloudy this morning with suggestion of rain so it may be an inside kind of day. Today's forecast -Mainly...

Wednesday October 24, 2018

Wednesday October 24, 2018

Don and Alex checked beaver traps yesterday, now Don has a little bit of work ahead of him to keep busy. Don plans on lifting traps tomorrow. It's nice and sunny this morning forecast suggests it will be a good day to be outside. Today's forecast - Mainly sunny. High...

Monday October 22, 2018

Monday October 22, 2018

Just another gorgeous sunrise over Manion Lake. It's very calm and the sunshine is so warming. Today's forecast - Increasing cloudiness. A few showers beginning this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High plus 4. UV index 1 or low....

Sunday October 21, 2018

Sunday October 21, 2018

Don had a little help from friends to move in the new generator, this one is 50KW so it be more efficient for our business. Yesterday was a cool, windy day but there was sun. We have a cloudy morning and minus 1C. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance...

Sunday October 20, 2018

Sunday October 20, 2018

This group of hunters had a successful hunt as they harvested 2 bulls last week. Our warm days have turned into a chilly, cloudy, windy morning. The lake looks very grey and cold. Today's forecast -Flurries ending this morning then mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance...

Friday October 19, 2018

Friday October 19, 2018

Another successful group of hunters as they harvested this cow moose. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny, fall day as temperatures rose to 17C, we haven't seen those temperatures since the beginning of September. But it's not going to last as cooler temperatures are in...

Wednesday October 17, 2018

Wednesday October 17, 2018

This group of hunters had a successful hunt. I'm back from Southern Ontario and I was surprised to see so much snow on the ground. We had a little snow overnight but the sun is finally shining this morning. Today's forecast - Flurries ending this morning then...

Thursday October 11, 2018

Thursday October 11, 2018

Well the weatherman was correct we did receive snow - the first significant amount this year, but we're not impressed. Not sure what Don will do today. I'm in the Toronto area for a few days no snow here.

Tuesday October 9, 2018

Tuesday October 9, 2018

We walked to Horseshoe Falls on Sunday, water was rushing over the falls and the leaves were gorgeous. Yesterday we enjoyed a relaxing morning then went out for dinner. It's yet again another cloudy morning but there is work to be done. Today's forecast -Cloudy with...

Monday October 8, 2018

Monday October 8, 2018

Don caught Greg in his shop fondling this antler. This is the closest Greg ever gets to a moose. Well actually that's not true he has harvested moose and saw plenty this year. This antler is one of the many Don has in his shop for some project that he probably has in...

Sunday October 7, 2018

Sunday October 7, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving from Canada! This photo was taken from our bridge, looking downstream. There's a lot of water downstream because the beavers have built a dam which is causing high water. Don went to Mount Lake yesterday and drained the cabins so they are now shut...

Saturday October 6, 2018

Saturday October 6, 2018

It's another one of those days, cloudy with fog over the lake, 2C. We had more rain last night, sure would be nice to see some sun. However, the leaves are spectacular, colour is amazing. Archery moose hunters have all left, everyone saw moose. The fishermen will all...

Friday October 5, 2018

Friday October 5, 2018

Well the hunters weren't successful with moose yesterday but they did see this Lynx relaxing and enjoying the sunshine. Yes, we finally saw some sun yesterday but once again we're back into the dreary, cloudy, rainy kind of day. Today's forecast -Periods of light snow...

Thursday October 4, 2018

Thursday October 4, 2018

Jesse landed this late September lake trout, although the weather was downright nasty they had fun catching trout and other fish. We had a rainy day yesterday, hunters did manage to go out for the evening hunt despite the rain. In the evening the wind picked up but...

Wednesday October 3, 2018

Wednesday October 3, 2018

No moose pictures so here's another northern that was caught and released mid September. The hunters have continued to hear and see moose but no shots have been taken. No one went out this morning due to rain, sometimes it is nice to sleep in after being up early so...

Tuesday October 2, 2018

Tuesday October 2, 2018

Chris was here mid September and caught and released this northern, that's a nice size. We do have a couple of groups in fishing but fishing is on the slow side. The moose hunters have been seeing and hearing moose but they haven't harvested any more yet. We have...

Monday October 1, 2018

Monday October 1, 2018

Krista captured this photo of this guy and he's is still wandering around out there somewhere. We have a new group of hunters in so we'll wish them luck. Don has been enjoying some quiet time, just doing some odd jobs around camp. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy. High...

Saturday September 29, 2018

Saturday September 29, 2018

John harvested this bull moose this first week of the archery hunting season. In total there were 3 bulls harvested in 2 days, guess weather didn't stop the moose from being active. Yesterday was a wet day with a mix of rain and wet snow, no accumulation though. It...

Friday September 28, 2017

Friday September 28, 2017

Well it sure was a successful hunt for this group as Ryan harvested this 47 inch bull on Wednesday. Don is now done his guiding for this year, he's looking forward to a few days of rest. Our other group of hunters are out again this morning and although there have...

Wednesday September 26, 2018

Wednesday September 26, 2018

Yesterday was finally a good moose hunting day as 2 moose were harvested in the cooler, dryer, calmer morning. Colin harvested this moose, he's hunting with his brother Ryan and dad Pat. It's another calm morning so the groups are up early again this morning. Today's...

Tuesday September 25, 2018

Tuesday September 25, 2018

Matt P. harvested this bear the last night of his hunting trip. Bear season has now changed to moose season, although we do still have some fishermen here as well. Weather has also changed. As you may remember we had a wee bit of snow on Sunday, yesterday we had...

Sunday September 23, 2018

Sunday September 23, 2018

Well, we certainly are experiencing fall like weather, we even had a trace of snow overnight. None of the moose hunters have ventured out this morning, it's just that nasty. This is Don heading to the portage as we have some guests leaving from Mount Lake this...

Friday September21, 2018

Friday September21, 2018

Some guests enjoying the final rays of sunshine one day this week. As predicted we have rain and gusty wind this morning. Before 7am we have already received 72mm of rain and there's more on the way. All this rain will bring up the lake levels which is a good thing....

Wednesday September 19, 2018

Wednesday September 19, 2018

Our view this morning, a very foggy lake. Don is off early this morning to pick up a new generator. Don's being working at getting a few things organized around camp as he'll soon be moose hunting. Archery season starts on Saturday. Today's forecast -A mix of sun and...

Tuesday September 18, 2018

Tuesday September 18, 2018

Great photo - not only did Travis catch this beautiful northern but they captured the spectacular rainbow as well. Don has already been to the portage and back, switching ATV's as he needs the side-by-side for the upcoming moose hunt. He took advantage of a calm lake...

Monday September 17, 2018

Monday September 17, 2018

This is Jeff and Matt. They both harvested their bears on the same night, a job well done. Yesterday certainly was a summer like day, very hot and windy but it has cooled down significantly overnight. When we went to bed last night it was 26C, this morning 9C. I think...

Sunday September 16, 2018

Sunday September 16, 2018

We had a couple of storms roll through last night, not much damage except for the boats on cabin 2 dock, they were filled with water this morning. Nothing that a sump pump can't handle. One storm was at around 10:30, wind and rain, the second storm was around 2:30 -...

Saturday September 15, 2018

Saturday September 15, 2018

McGuire looks pretty amazed at the bear that his dad Matt harvested this week. While Matt had a successful hunt, McGuire had a successful fishing trip, now he's ready to get back to school. The bear hunters have all left this morning so it will be somewhat of a quiet...

Thursday September 13, 2018

Thursday September 13, 2018

We haven't seen many rainbows this summer but this one certainly was spectacular. I was wondering if the people who were fishing just off the island could see the colours. We've got a warm day ahead of us with the potential of thunderstorms around midnight. Today's...

Tuesday September 11, 2018

Tuesday September 11, 2018

This is McQuire. He's been fishing with this grandfather while his dad bear hunts. McQuire has been more successful than his dad! The bear hunters have been having to deal with wind and rain and bears being more hungry at night or early morning. We have a warm day...

Monday September 10, 2018

Monday September 10, 2018

John and Deb say this is a little bit of heaven as the sun rises over Mount Lake. The days are getting shorter as fall quickly approaches. The lake already has that fall-like look to it. We had a bit of a storm go through in the early morning hours, we received about...

Friday, September 7, 2018

Friday, September 7, 2018

Well the thermometer said it was 8C but it sure felt a lot colder than that this morning. It did make for a gorgeous sunrise this morning and you know that fall is fast approaching when you see the fog on the lake and hear a few geese flying overhead. We've had a busy...

Tuesday September 4, 2018

Tuesday September 4, 2018

Deb caught the largest fish of their trip while fishing our Mount Lake system. This beauty was 24 inches and was released back into the water for another day. Today's forecast - Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Wind southeast 20 km/h...

Saturday September 1, 2018

Saturday September 1, 2018

Nick's first time bear hunting and he harvested this bear on the first night of his hunt as well. Yesterday he and his dad spent time on the lake fishing for northern and they were very successful. Thunderstorms late afternoon kept guests off the lake, there was some...

Friday August 31, 2018

Friday August 31, 2018

Mark harvested this bear the first night of his hunting trip. This is also the first time Mark has ever hunted bears so he was very happy with the experience. Now he's fishing for big northern pike. Yesterday was a very windy day, fishing was a little tough to say the...

Thursday August 30, 2018

Thursday August 30, 2018

Another lake trout trip and Tracy caught this beautiful lake trout. I was able to get out for a bit of walleye fishing yesterday, had a great time. We've enjoyed a sunny morning but there's a good wind and haze over the lake. Today's forecast -Sunny. Wind becoming...

Wednesday August 29, 2018

Wednesday August 29, 2018

John was the guide for Syl and Sue and Sue landed a beauty. This was Sue's first time trout fishing and she had a blast. Today looks like it just might be a good day for some fishing, so we may just get out on the lake for a bit. The first of our bear hunters arrived...

Tuesday August 28, 2018

Tuesday August 28, 2018

The wedding party, enjoying themselves. We are slowly getting back to normal, tent was taken down yesterday, the dock just needs to be disassembled. Don is off to town today to take some things back to town. We still have a few wedding guests here so they are going to...

Monday August 27, 2018

Monday August 27, 2018

Here is the gorgeous married couple. Saturday went off with out a hitch, weather was great and a thunderstorm held off till we were all done with dinner. Everyone danced the night away till after midnight. It was just so much fun. We'd like to thank the photographer,...

Saturday August 25, 2018

Saturday August 25, 2018

Well it looks like it is going to be a fantastic day for a wedding. It's just the little things that need to get done, wedding is at 4:30 and then it will be all over. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating near noon. High 27. Humidex 33....

Friday August 24, 2018

Friday August 24, 2018

This is Lennox's first time at our place and this is his first walleye he caught, congratulations! More wedding guests have arrived so last night we had a potluck. There is always so much food but everything was delicious. Although most wedding preparations are done...

Wednesday August 22, 2018

Wednesday August 22, 2018

Wedding preparations are in full swing. The tent went up yesterday. The dock is starting to be prepared as the plan is to have the ceremony take place there. Looks like it will be a great day to get some grass/weeds cut as that's on our "To Do List", among other...

Monday August 20, 2018

Monday August 20, 2018

Tina caught this large northern while fishing on Manion Lake. We had a tiny bit of rain yesterday so things continue to be dry and we're still in a restricted fire zone. We are no longer in a special air quality statement, the smokey haze is suppose to gradually get...

Sunday August 19, 2018

Sunday August 19, 2018

The "Burriss Boys" got together, the first time in a long, long time some good times were had last night. We have finally received a little bit of rain this morning but .5mm doesn't even wet the sand much. There's another fire burning off the south end of Manion Lake...

Friday August 17, 2018

Friday August 17, 2018

Our view this morning, a very calm lake making for a relaxing morning. We have a larger beach than usual due to the low lake levels, we are in need of some good amounts of rain. With just a week away, wedding preparations are in full swing. We have made the dock wider...