Did I say something about Spring?

Since last writing and announcing "spring is here", I think spring decided not to arrive and delay it's visit for a bit.

Trout season opened up to really high waters and cold, cold, spring weather. Those individuals who made the trip north to spend time with friends and family at the traditional "Trout Camp" sure had to keep the fire going and the extra layers of clothing on. The weather has not improved this week either.

Yesterday we woke up to white ground cover and today it is trying it's hardest to snow again. The seven day forecast doesn't look very spring-like to us. The snow piles in the yard refuse to melt away, but at least now the snow fencing is cleared enough that we can take them down.

We heard several stories last weekend about guys getting stuck in the snow trying to get back into their favorite fishing holes. Since then, though, it seems almost all the two tracks are now open. I should mention that there are steelhead and some brookies being caught.  Fresh silver steelhead are still coming into the river system with most of them being taken on either spawn or crawlers.

In addition to continued winter run off we have picked up an inch or two of rain which, of course, has added to the runoff and is helping fill up all the lakes and frog ponds. Muskallonge Lake is showing good improvement in water amounts over what it looked like last fall. We will be in much better shape water-wise this summer, as long as we don't go into one of those prolonged dry spells again.  Lake Superior water levels have to be up - we're just not sure how much yet (here's a report from the Sault Star;  another report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; and, real-time data from the Pt. Iroquois NOAA tracking gauge). The word out of Grand Marais last week was that they had 282 inches of snow this past winter.

Our neighbor reported seeing a deer in his yard yesterday which is the first sighting. Lots of ducks are on the lake and flying over, and the spring birds are really hitting the feeders and singing throughout the day. They've got to be wishing for warmer days too.

We have recently taken two cancellations for cabins that were reserved for August. The week starting August 9, we have our big cabin open, one of the two bedroom cabins and also one of the one bedroom cabins open.  In addition we still have several openings throughout the month of May. As always, if we can help you out, please give us a call.

(906) 658-3341

Get outside and enjoy the day!!

Mike & Monica