Saturday, June 30, 2012

Sum..Sum...Summertime!

    The warm weather has hit northern Minnesota!  Our resort is in full swing...the vacationers are enjoying the beautiful sunny days and cool nights.  Fishing continues to be a hit...
Dick caught this beautiful bass in early June....and...

here's just two of the many walleyes he and his wife caught...


We have a new "straight" flagpole in the yard by the pool.  Everyone depends on the wind direction for fishing, walking, golf, etc...and the flag gives us all that information...and shows our patriotic side!


The mama ducks & baby ducks are back...and the kids delight in watching them waddle through the yard...


This is a nest of killdeer eggs in the middle of the yard behind the pool...Steve hasn't mowed there for over 3 weeks, waiting for them to hatch...and...

this is the mama or papa bird...they fake a broken wing to divert you from the nest...pretty clever!


This is the Gallagher siblings with their kids & grandkids...theyve been coming in June for many years!


Do you know what happens if you have your birthday on vacation?
You get ice cream for breakfast!  Happy Birthday, Nate! 


An example of a perfect summer afternoon at the lake...fishing, swimming, tubing, kayaking...or just watching the action and enjoying the day!


And this little girl thinks her Nana & Papa live at the best resort in the world!!  She lives in her watermelon swimsuit with her "Tangled" towel close by...life just doesn't get better than this!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

This & That....

      WE ARE FAMOUS!  Our beach photo made the front page of the Star Tribune Travel Section of last Sunday's paper!  Our daughter-in-law, Sara, took the photo and it's a classic...
A sunny summer day at the beach, overlooking Medicine Lake.


      The pool is open and last weekend's heat made it a popular attraction at the resort...
Jen & Jillian try out the new tubes for the beach....in the pool!  They're a hit!


      The kitchen is busy with the food menu....here's a sampling of the pizza...
Yum!  One of many kinds...this is "The Lodge"...


      The "Elfun Trail" is alive again with all the elves and critters, waiting to be found by all the kids at the resort.  There are 3 different trails through the woods, populated by several different animals and gnomes....
Look close...some are hard to find!


This band is a quiet one...need to figure out how to pipe music through them!

Our "famous" resort has some beautiful cabins open starting August 11th and later in the summer.
Let us know if we can provide you with wonderful memories!
The loons are calling...



Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The fish are biting....and the resort grandkids!

May proved to be a wonderful month for fishing.  Lots of big walleyes were caught and released...this one lost his battle...
Kris caught this 29.5" walleye and took it home to mount!


This was Hayden's first boat ride...and wow, he's eyeing the big walleye caught & released!


Evelyn was one of our first fisherpersons...with a big northern!


I got to go to my first dance recital for a granddaughter!


Jillian (Belle) poses with Mommy & Daddy and her flowers!  Such fun!


Grandpa John & Sam went fishing together...Grandpa outfishes everyone at 91!!


Papa fishing off the dock with 3 of the grandsons...


The beauty of a freshly mowed lawn, raked beach and fishermen on a peaceful evening.


The first bonfire of the season...roasting marshmallows for s'mores!


These 2 ladies found Grandma the Great's fancy jewelry...and smiled with all their jewels!


Nathan wants you to know that the new Scooper Hero ice cream is pretty good!
Come try some...soon...before he eats it all!