Anyone who comes to the lodge in June knows Carrie’s birthday lands somewhere in the middle of the month. It’s easy for me to remember because it coincides with the highly underrated Flag Day! Flag Day would get a pretty poor seed in a holiday bracket matchup, but I digress. It can be a little …
Fridays are a day of mourning around here. All guests are generally bummed to be loading up and headed home. Cosmo is bummed to see all his best buds leave. Travis is bummed because he is stuck at the lodge cleaning cabins and boats, dumping scraps, and turning everything over for the next crew. …
I betcha didn’t see that coming did ya? Last week we brought back the Eagle Falls Olympics for the 7 kiddos at camp. They didn’t think it was a BAD idea. What’s that you say? You thought the Olympics weren’t until 2016? Well, Brazil has nothing on us. Our Olympics had a fierce line-up of …
Thanks to Phil Krohn for alerting us to a pretty cool program in Ontario to commemorate all of the giant fish you catch and release on your next trip. It’s called Ontario Angler Awards. Check out their website here. You can submit entries online after setting up a free account or mail them in. Fish …
It appears 2015 could be the year of the smallmouth bass. Here is how the smallmouth count has evolved on Parker the past few years: 2009 – 0 2010 – 1 2011 – 4 2012 – 6 2013 – 25 2014 – 86 Ben with a smallmouth last season So far in 2015 we have …
Meet the Holiski family: They drive all the way from Colorado and Texas every year to spend a week with us. For those of you trying to calculate the amount of hours they drive, it is about one day more than I could ever stomach. They certainly earn their trip. Their “Fish On” family trip …
Last week we went treasure hunting (well kinda)… It was time to get all of those navigational hazards marked. We mark rock reefs that are not near shore or rocks that are in high traffic areas so you can avoid hitting them. These 5-gallon oil jugs are painted orange so you can see them from …
I kid you not. Yesterday morning as Mary-Jane and I were getting into the thick of our french toast operation (side note: MARY-JANE IS HERE!) I looked up from the stove and noticed something moving through the grass. A sweet little kitty cat. Back in Illinois we will sometimes see a neighbor cat stalk through …
You might think you are on the wrong blog right now. Hang with me. We just finished our first week of guests and are really settling into the groove of our summer schedule. This routine includes lots of cooking, dishes, gassing of boats, loading and unloading, hanging out with guests, long hours, and to-do lists. …
We know many of you reserve and purchase live bait here in town at Red Lake Marine. Carrie got their updated price list for the 2015 season: Minnows Regular Minnows $4.42/dozen Large Minnows $6.64/dozen Cisco $8.99/pack Sucker Minnows $1.60 each (limited availability) Leeches 1/4 lb. $14.00 1/2 lb. $26.00 1 lb. $48.00 Nightcrawlers 1/2 flat …