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Few days of rain this week had us busy keeping the boats bailed out of water.  Our german exchange student Elias helped us out learning what the word bailing ment.  If you are fluent in German stop and say hi to him.  He will be with us til Thanksgiving We stopped into a small restaurant […]

I had to share Craig’s new improvement to our dock.  He installed a 9 foot bench.  I think the dock has a lot more leg room and the ability for folks to sit and talk better.  This will be the new hang out this summer.  The bench needs a coat of stain but other than […]

I have a little something for everyone today.  The ice has been slowly creeping across the lake.  I caught this sunrise yesterday (this morning there was a 50 foot section left in the middle but missed a picture of that).  I worked yesterday on the 2013 calendar for the resort and got it done.  This […]

It was a beautiful Christmas Eve and we all headed to the ice, even Chicken Little on a leash.  We discovered Mack has a talent as a sled dog or what x country skiers call ski journing with your dog or skate journing as we were doing After a little discussion about not grabbing the […]

Billy Borger has been coming up to Lower Kaubashine more years than he would like me to broadcast.  Every year he manages to get a nice muskie like this and always looks like a kid in the candy shop.  Congrats Billy.  Sure made a rainy cold week worth while.  Billy Borger, Muskie Hunter of Lower […]

Wicker furniture is a wonderful thing except for when it comes to cleaning it or painting it.  After 18 years of running the resort with Troy and trying a few different things I think we finally have it figured out.  We used to get the scrub brushes out and wash and scrub them outside but […]

You can see Jaws floating in the middle of the swimming area.  Everyone cleared out and took pictures.  Early summer is fun to see the big Muskie’s and other fish come into the shallows to spawn.  This guy has hung out for a few days attracting a few other big ones to come in.  Call […]

Cliff was not looking to excited when we pulled in the driveway.  If anything he looks slightly depressed at how spring is turning out so far.  Tomorrow we have 13 inches of snow in the forecast.  Will the Northern schools finally call a snow day on Wednesday or atleast cancel track practice? The edges of […]

This is spring? Cliff ready to hibernate As long as there is snow on the lake I LOVE IT Folks in Muskie Inn using the outside as their freezer You may not being enjoying the March snow but I have a fur coat and am LOVING IT!

Here is the problem…  See the size of the door…  how to get a shower through this door? Answer to the problem..  go through the screen.  Will it work? Heave Ho, I hope you made room for it.  Did Craig think of how to get this in the cabin when finding the “Good Deal” on […]