well iam with you 100% and used to just get down right rude after packing and the trip up 69/400 to sudbury, we go(wife,2 boys 12 and 6 and myself,and da'dog) every long wk-end since may24th/1999 we go april.may,july long,aug,labour day,thanks givin,and x-mas ,all i can really say is save your self he agrivation and leave saturday morn at 3 or 4am i get into sudbury in 4.5 hrs and stop in parry sound at mc'don's when the kids wake up around 7ish then finish the jouney to sudbury. after we get to camp and get a little settled dad heads off for a little cat nap then iam good to go for the wk-end...when we leave its the same i pack night before in morn get the kids in the truck and head off early 4am or so....you miss all that friken traffic....and may i recommend you and your family try a new spot each time, iam sure the first one you guys go to will be just great but you'll never know how good the next lodge is you dont try it out. try this great fishing hole/lodge http://www.sportsmanslodge.net/Default.aspx