Well we had a fabulous time up at Mashkinonje Lodge again this year. All of us already booked for next year, musky opener. Even though there were very few fish caught, we still had a fab time. All tolled, Paul and I only caught 3 fish for the whole week. I caught a pickerel and Paul caught a perch and world's greatest sport's fish, a rock bass. It was not from lack of trying, but the weeds are just not there yet and the water was very murky. Plus we spent alot of time "having fun."
We spent the week with Lew and Di and their daughter Sheri, Rich and Patsy, Art and Joe and John and Barb. Of course Lodge owners Regan and Goldie, their son Russel, dog Barney and cat Stewie were great hosts.
Each night one of us cooked, which saved on the food prep, and it was nice to have a different meal each night. Sunday was Lew and Di's famous spaghetti, Monday we heard was going to rain so we cancelled that night, Tuesday was Barb and John's pulled Pork sandwiches, Wednesday Regan and Goldie made burgers and sausages on a bun, and brought in a live band, Art and Joe threw in some delicious BBQ'd pork tenderloin. Thursday was my night and I made lamb stew and Friday was Rich and Patsy's mac and cheese and sloppy joes. We all ate well and laughter was aplenty. Leslie from Lakair graced us with her presence twice and TJ and Monique came to visit Wednesday, supplying us with their home made syrup and honey. So nice to see you all again.
I took as many pics as I could. Some worked out, some did not unfortunately, especially the heron catching a gar pike. Just too far away to get a good pic. We had a terrible wind storm one day and boats were pulling wood planks off the docks and one dock broke free aswell, but we all pulled together and reinforced everything.
John and Barb celebrated their 42nd anniversary while there and Sheri baked them a fabulous cake.
We saw alot of wildlife, including bears, bald eagles and their eaglets, osprey and many others. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy.
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Fun snapping photo's of Paul's lure hitting the water on a slow day
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We returned to camp to find Di having a wee nap, Sorry Di, I had to
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I think he's flipping me the bird
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See the babies
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Wind Day
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OMG a fish pic
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This is what happens when you leave your camera unattended
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This is a piece of artwork I bought at the lodge, painted on a feather. Love it.
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Can't wait til next year !!!!
Hope you enjoyed