Don's first morning at his favourite spot, and what a morning to enjoy the lake. Very calm, lots of geese, ducks and birds singing good morning and it wasn't very cold at all. He's off to Mount Lake again this morning with Gord. Jean and I will continue with spring...
This is just one of Don's projects, a new shed for Mount Lake. He's heading back there again this morning to continue the work. Jean and I continue with the spring cleaning in the lodge, hoping to get to a cabin later this week. 5C this morning with a mix of sun and...
Welcome to May!! Our snow is all gone but Don saw these bear tracks last Wednesday at the old dump. He has also seen bear tracks at the portage. Bears will be looking for fresh grass and spawning fish. When I went to Thunder Bay last week I saw a mother bear with 2...
Don and Alex took advantage of the calm day to get the main docks in at Manion. The rest of the docks will go in sometime next week. Jean and I did some spring cleaning, more of that today. Don's heading to Mount Lake with a load of supplies. 2C this morning with a...
Well, after being stuck in Thunder Bay for 3 days I made it home. I went to Thunder Bay on Tuesday. My sister-in-law Jean was flying in from Toronto and I was picking her up on Wednesday. But the weather was not very cooperative as Thunder Bay was hit with a 2 day ice...
This is what the yard looked like last night, a wintry mix of snow and rain. Further north of us, in Dryden, they had several inches of snow and then freezing rain on top of that. This morning it's 2C with a few showers and cloudy. We're in a special weather statement...
Yesterday, Don took a ride into Sandbeach to see how the outpost cabins fared over the winter. This is the waterfalls on Sandbeach, snow pack is melting slowly, check out the video of the waterfall on our Facebook page. It's not a very nice morning, 0C with snow and...
Don's load of supplies that he hauled up to Mount Lake yesterday. He's taking another load today. A cooler morning, minus 4C a few clouds and a little wind. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy. High plus 3. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight Cloudy. Snow beginning before...
Another gorgeous start to our day, this was taken just as the sun was rising above the trees. Don is going to make his first boat trip of the season today. I've got a long run to do today, Allison and I are doing a half marathon in May so have to get my kilometres in....
Up early this morning and I snapped this photo with my iPhone. Minus 1C this morning and very calm made for some beautiful reflections on the lake. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. High 16. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight A few clouds. Low plus 2.
Don and Brian working on finishing touches of a cabin at Manion. This photo was taken on Tuesday, a wet and gloomy day. Yesterday was more pleasant, Brian worked on the siding of cabin 3 while Don and I were in town. Brian's going home and Don will work around here....
The guys relaxing after a hard days work at Mount Lake. Don and Brian continue to work on final touches of siding on some of buildings here at Manion. 1C this morning, cloudy with some ice pellets and a little snow, it won't last though but it will make for a not too...
The guys enjoyed burning the old shed and other debris. You can also see open water along the shoreline, Don says the ice on Mount Lake will be out now. Brian is here this morning, he and Don will be working on finishing siding on a few buildings around here. We had a...
The guys worked hard while at Mount Lake, they were hoping to be able to do some fishing but the ice wasn't good and there wasn't enough open water. Do you notice anything gone in this picture? The old shed has been taken down, Don has all the material to build a new...
A panoramic view of the lake this morning. We had high expectations that all the ice would be gone this morning but that's not the case as you see ice along the shore. It was very windy yesterday and the ice sure did move a lot. We had some rain overnight and now the...
This is what our lake looks like this morning. You can still see the snow machine tracks but with a good wind and some rain all this will be gone. Yesterday we reached a lovely 17C, definitely shorts, t-shirts and sandals for many. Today will be another good day to be...
The lake is darker and darker each day and last night you could see a distinctive opening so if the wind came up the ice would move significantly. So it shouldn't be too long till the ice is gone. Last year ice went out on Manion on April 23rd. Minus 1C this morning,...
Don is heading up to Mount Lake with some friends for a few days to put up firewood for the summer. He went to Mount yesterday, did some work and checked the ice conditions. They won't get out ice fishing because the ice is all crystalized. This is the view from Mount...
It was another gorgeous night, especially with the moon shining and reflecting so brilliantly off the lake. Don and I enjoyed our evening tea on the deck last night watching the night sky. You'll notice two smaller lights next to the moon, the smallest one is a star,...
I took this photo last evening at sunset, the sky was absolutely gorgeous. You can also see how black the ice has become, although this morning it's not looking quite as black as temperatures have fallen throughout the night. Minus 4C this morning, cloudy and windy....
Gone is the green, the cabins at Mount Lake have all been sided. They still have some little things to do but they'll get to that some other day. Today they're going to work around at camp. We had a little rain last night and this morning there's fog rising off the...
I'm sure many of you will remember the red sided cabins. Don has another project on the go, siding cabin #3 at Manion Lake and it didn't take Brian long to take the old siding off exposing the red. But they'll get to this another day. Today Don, Brian and Mike are...
A few of the lake this morning. Cooler temperatures overnight meant there was some freezing, a slow melt is a good thing. We certainly have been enjoying some lovely weather, so glad we're not getting the snow that our Southern Ontario friends and family are getting....
The eagles have been back for a while now. The other day when Don was coming up to Mount Lake he saw an eagle in the nest on Walleye Kitchen but they weren't in it when he took this photo. We've also seen Canada geese, Tundra and Trumpeter Swans, all signs of spring....
Sunday was Don's last day to be out on the lake with the snow machine. You can see that he was breaking ice as he came off the lake. You can easily tell that we're loosing more ice each day as we can see our jugs that mark where the docks will go. Yesterday Don worked...
Alex chose the winning fishing hole as she caught quite a few fish. This was her biggest, a 26 inch walleye. Spring fishing doesn't get much better than that. Ice fishing is pretty much over for the season as the lake continues to deteriorate. Yesterday Don worked up...
Don, who says he "fishes all the time" actually did fish and managed to catch a few walleye. Yesterday was probably the last time for this year that we'll be able to get out walleye fishing unless weather cools off significantly. We took the snow machines but there...
Yes, that's open water at the top end of Pettit as you enter Walleye Kitchen but Pettit Lake itself is not open, that will take a while yet. Going on the ice in the morning is fine but coming out in the late afternoon the top was slush ice so Don was breaking through....
Cabin 2 at Mount Lake. Don will be back there again today to finish cabin 2 and begin cabin 1. Last night was a gorgeous night with lots of stars, a sliver of a moon and some northern lights. Minus 2C this morning, so this will stiffen up the ice for Don's morning...
Another hint of spring is open water in places like Walleye Kitchen. There's still a lot of ice though and still lots of snow in the bush. Yesterday, as planned Don and I went to Sandbeach and put up firewood for the summer. Today Don will go back to Mount Lake and...
A shot of this morning's sunrise, hopefully a hint of what our day is to be like. It's currently minus 1C. Don and I will go to Sandbeach to put up firewood for the season and we'll leave the side by side at the portage. Today's forecast -Increasing cloudiness early...
Don and Brian continue to work hard at siding the cabins at Mount Lake. They're taking a day off today. Don's getting his side by side serviced for the upcoming season today because he wants to be able to take it to the portage while there's still ice on the lake. The...
It was cloudy for most of the day yesterday as the guys worked at Mount Lake. Don C. did a little brush clearing. Don and Brian are heading back to Mount Lake today to continue their work. They said, although there's still lots of ice it was very slushy on the top...
This is what Don has been up to, siding the cabins at Mount Lake. Today he has Brian and Don C. helping him. He's trying to get as much finished as he can before the ice starts to go bad. We've had some guys in fishing this weekend and they've been doing well both...
We haven't been fishing and Don hasn't taken any photos of his work day at Mount so thought I'd put one of from our trip. We took a helicopter ride around Mt. Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand and we landed on a couple of glaciers. I'd like to be able to wear...
Lynn caught this nice northern when we were walleye fishing last weekend. The fish went back for another day as it was over the regulation size of 29.5 inches. Don got a little bit of work done at Mount Lake. He'll head back there today while I get some more work done...
Don and Dennis with their finds after shed hunting for a day. Our friends have all returned home so now Don will have to get back to work. Don's going to get up to Mount Lake today. I have the task of taking 3 dogs to the vet for their vaccinations. It's a chore...
Brian, John and Syl went trout fishing yesterday and ended up catching some fine trout. Don, Dennis and Jared went shed hunting and I stayed home. Sunny but minus 19C this morning. The guys are done fishing, Syl and Dennis will be flying home today. Today's forecast...
The boys just hanging out fishing. John caught this beautiful lake trout on Sunday. Yesterday they went lake trout fishing in the morning and didn't catch anything, Don did have a bite. Then I joined them for an evening of walleye fishing. We came up empty handed on...
It was another good day for some people, not for me though I didn't even have a bite. Dennis was king of lake trout yesterday, he caught this beauty and several more. It was quite the day to be out with wind gusts up to 40 km, cloudy and then a thunderstorm rolled...
We had a successful day of walleye fishing and Syl caught the biggest walleye of the day. The day started off cloudy and snowy but ended up being sunny. We all have red sunburnt faces. And because of the time change and sun setting later we had a late dinner. Minus 2C...
Yesterday, Brian, John and Allison went trout fishing and they did very well. We're all getting ready to go walleye fishing today. Minus 10C, cloudy, snowing with some wind. We're hoping weather will improve somewhat. Today's forecast -Cloudy with 60 percent chance of...
Brian was helping Don check minnow traps, they came up empty handed. Yesterday they took some more supplies and equipment to Mount Lake and cut some trail. Today, Don is off to town to pick up some friends who are flying in for a few days of fishing. Brian, John and...
Don's helpers yesterday as they hauled supplies. Yesterday was a pleasant day to be outside. Allison is here so she's going to help cut some trail. I'll be busy here cleaning up. It's a beautiful morning, sunny and minus 12C. Today's forecast -Mainly sunny. Increasing...
You can't see them very well in this picture but Don and Brian have a load ready to haul up to Mount Lake. It took them 3 hours, round trip. They have some more supplies to move up there today. Another cold morning to begin our day, minus 20C but things are warming...