Travis enjoyed a slow ride to the portage. Don and he will be taking these docks to Pettit today. Don has some repair work to the cribs at the main camp, the ice pushed them up onto the shore. It's amazing what damage ice can do. It's a great morning this morning but...
The guys who helped Don put up firewood took some time for a little trout fishing. Ron certainly lucked out landing this beauty! They enjoyed a delicious meal of trout. Busy day yesterday and another coming up today with the OPP. Don and Travis were able to get a few...
This is the work crew from the weekend, they worked hard putting up firewood and repairing docks. They were happy to have such great weather for the work. Cabins are all ready to go at the main camp now we're preparing meals for our crew that's here for the week....
This is fog rising from the lake at sunrise this morning. Somewhat cooler temperatures and wind moved the smoke out late yesterday morning. As predicted, we are in a Restricted Fire Zone. This means there's no burning of any kind allowed and all fire permits have been...
This is what the lake looked like just a bit after sunrise this morning. This is smoke which is coming from fires in Northwestern Ontario, around Kenora and also from "The Beast" fire in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. This fire has been burning for 5 days, has burned...
The sunroom is now ready to have the furniture moved back in, one thing stroked off the "to do" list. Don will be heading up to Mount Lake today to put firewood up at Pettit and Mount Lake, and I suppose to also work on those darn docks. Becca and I will continue with...
Here's some more dock work for Don thanks to a good east wind that we had for a couple of days in a row. The flooring in the sunroom will be laid today, Becca will continue to work on cabins and I'm off to town to pick up supplies. We have another sunny morning...
Jared, Alex and Becca had tried their luck at lake trout fishing on the weekend, Jared caught this small northern. But doesn't this just make you want to get in a boat and get out fishing? We got some more spring work completed yesterday but there's still lots to do....
Don now has to add dock repair to his list of things to do. This is the dock at Pettit Outpost, the ice broke the dock. He hasn't made it to Mount Lake yet to see what those docks look like. Becca and I got cabin #2 all ready for the season now on to some other cabins...
Now that we've turned another page on the calendar it's crunch time to get cabins and place ready for guests. So today is just another day like the other day - spring cleaning. Before we started working we took some time to enjoy our morning coffee on the deck and...
Jared, Alex and Becca got a boat in the water and tried their luck at trout fishing, no luck though. Don and Brian exceeded their goal for yesterday. Once again it's another beautiful sunny morning, plus 1C. We'll get some more cleaning done today and Don and Brian...
Yesterday, Don and Brian got the tin on the roof. Today they'll continue to work on the screened in. I'll continue to work on cleaning and organization - this just seems like a never ending job. We still haven't got a boat in the water, maybe today we'll get that off...
This is the latest project that Don and Brian have been working on, a larger screened in porch for Alex's cabin. They'll be continuing with this project today. I'm off to Thunder Bay to pick up Becca who will be working for us this summer. We still haven't found the...
This is one of the projects that Don has been working on this spring. We've changed the screened-in into a 3 season sunroom and he's put siding on the outside, makes it look very nice. Today, Brian L. is coming to help put up rafters on the screened in deck for...
Another picture from the weekend when Don and Alex were out shed hunting. Yesterday was a town day for us, Don got some more building supplies for his projects. Today he'll do some staining in the sunroom - formerly known as the screened-in and I'll continue with some...
Don and Alex went shed hunting yesterday but came up empty handed. They did see lots of moose sign though. Hannah and Jasper enjoyed their 10km walk as well. It's another cloudy, windy day. Don and I will continue with our spring cleaning and maintenance projects....
The ice is completely gone off Manion Lake this is 5 days earlier than last year. It's so wonderful to see the sun sparkling off the water and to hear the waves lapping at the shore. Don and Alex have gone for an adventure this morning, shed hunting. Today's forecast...
Moon rising over Manion Lake on Earth Day, a gorgeous sight. It's 5C and cloudy and showers are in the forecast. There's still ice on the far end of the lake. Our neighbours put their boat in the water and came over for a visit yesterday. There was too much ice so...
This is our view this morning. It's sure nice to see open water. The ice isn't completely gone though you can see ice at the far end of the lake. The frogs were croaking again last night and the sun's shining. Soon we'll be able to have our morning coffee on the dock....
As you can see we have a grey day. It's plus 6C, raining and fog is rising off the lake. The ice has certainly deteriorated, it's getting blacker and crystallized. This rain will help and if a good wind picked up that would help even more. Don and Brian have a few...
Although the picture might be a bit grainy there's a moose on top of the beaver house. You should be able to see the white of it's coat as the winter hair is falling out. We saw the tracks on the side of the road before we spotted it. Today's forecast -Mainly cloudy....
This is what the lake looks like this morning - there's more dark colours which indicates ice is getting bad. The dogs are still walking out on the ice though. Minus 1C and sunny this morning. Almost summer like weather will help melt the ice. Don and I are off to...
These crackles have returned for the spring and summer. Their behaviours are interesting to watch but they will destroy other birds nests. We have a few eagles have been visiting the moose head that's on the lake. Don has been working on the siding on the screened in...
There's not too many days left that you'd be able to walk on the lake so Don's taking some old moose heads out for the eagles. As you can see it's a cloudy day and we've had some light rain off and on. The ice continues to pull away from the shoreline. It's so nice to...
I arrived home late last night after travelling to Weagomow and Kasabonika First Nations this week. While I've been gone, Don got the roof on on the deck of the lodge. Spring like weather has finally moved in which is helping to move the ice around. As you can see in...
It was too nasty outside yesterday for Don to do much outside work so he spent some time hauling logs to be sawed for future use. It's minus 12C at camp this morning. But where I am at Weagamow it's a lovely sunny morning but minus 30C. Both locations are going to...
I'm at the Sioux Lookout Airport waiting for my flight to Weagamow First Nation. My flight is a little delayed due to weather - we've got almost white out conditions, snow looks like it's blowing sideways. Don says it's the same at camp and Allison says buses are...
Don and Brian worked on building a roof on the back deck of the log. It looks good. Yesterday, Don picked up a camper for some staff to stay in during the summer. It was minus 16C this morning and sunny. Today's forecast -Sunny. Increasing cloudiness near noon then 60...
Don and Brian worked hard yesterday putting siding onto the lodge. It looks very good. Today they will begin to work on putting on a roof over this part of the deck, this will protect the logs. I'm off to Wunnimun Lake this morning. I'll be there for 2 days, back home...
I'm in Kingfisher Lake First Nation today. Don and Brian are working on the deck on "Alex's" cabin. They've made a bit of progress yesterday. Today's forecast - Increasing cloudiness. Snow beginning near noon. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this...
This picture was taken last weekend - Gord, Brian and Mike enjoyed a bit of trout fishing. Although there's lots of ice I'm not sure if anyone will be ice fishing today. It's minus 9C and there's a strong north wind that makes things a lot colder. Once again you can...
While we were away over the Easter weekend, Brian and Julie, who stayed at camp for us, had their grandkids visit them on the weekend and they enjoyed getting out fishing. You can still get out on the lakes this weekend but the trails might be a bit mucky and dirty....
Don has another project on the go - replacing the screened in porch on "Alex's" cabin. It's minus 1C this morning and cloudy. Today's forecast - A mix of sun and cloud. High 8. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy. A few rain showers beginning this evening...
Well it' been a few days since I've posted a picture. As you may remember, I was away doing some work in Northern Communities. On Good Friday we all went to Shelburne, Ontario, where I grew up to spend Easter weekend with my family. And that turned out to be an...
Yes, Allison caught a lake trout as well on Sunday. Don has the floor all sanded and restained, looks great. Not sure what his plans are for today. As for me, I'm in Wapekeka and will be working in the school. I haven't been outside yet. It's sunny but apparently it's...
The girls aren't the only ones who catch fish. Jason also caught a dandy trout. It's interesting how trout from different lakes are different colours. I'm in Kasabonika for most of the day then flying to Wapekeka. It's cold and sunny here, minus 24C with the wind it...
Alex, Allison and Jason spent a couple of hours trout fishing. They did very well, 4 trout and a ling. Minus 12C this morning. Our day's forecast -Mainly cloudy. High plus 2. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus...
We all went trout fishing again yesterday. It was a gorgeous day although the wind made us keep our jackets on. We caught 3 trout, a walleye and 2 lingcod. The girls and Jason are thinking about going again today. I'm heading out to Thunder Bay this afternoon and will...
Well, here's Allison and I with our catch from yesterday. We went out in the afternoon and fished for just a couple of hours and landed these beauties. We're headed back out for another day fishing as this will likely be the last chance at ice fishing for this year....
I took this picture last night as the sun was setting. Temperatures had risen to above freezing throughout the day and with the setting of the sun temperatures were falling creating fog over the lake. The tracks that you see at the bottom of the picture are from...
This is what are road looked like yesterday during the snowstorm. This is the second time the trees have been stressed like this, they may not bend back up. It looks pretty but we were really getting used to seeing the bare ground. Don will attempt to plow the snow...
Well this is Don's second time at sanding the floor. The first time the stain looked terrible so he decided to start all over again. Plus 3C this morning and cloudy. We're currently in a special weather statement - a Kansas low is going to bring us some rain and snow....
The dense fog has finally lifted and it's another mild day plus 4C. Those are 3 eagles eating some leftovers on the lake. The crows are back as well. I enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Winnipeg with the girls. We went to Thermea - a Nordic Spa and enjoyed a number of...
The girls and I are in Winnipeg, we're going to a Nordic Spa today. This was something the girls gave me for my birthday last May and we're just able to all get together this weekend to take advantage of it. Don didn't come with us, he's at home sanding and...
Ed caught and released this 24 inch walleye last weekend while trout fishing. Although there's plenty of ice the conditions are rough for riding across the lake. And our road is like a skating rink, you need to take it very slow otherwise you'll be in the ditch. I'm...