Deer Park Lodge

Time for some pie and Pike!

Blueberries are now being picked! Seems the berries have ripened up quickly. There's no reason fresh pies, pancakes, cobblers and muffins can't be on the dinner table. It appears the berries will hang around for some time, as there are a lot of green berries still and the high bush berries haven't begun yet.
 
Fishing is going along just fine. Haven't heard of any spectacular catches lately with the exception of these two nice Northern Pike. It's always nice to hear the excitement from someone when the tell they the story of their catch regardless of the size of the fish. These two worked their way into a wilderness pond and their efforts paid off nicely.
Still lots of Rockbass being caught, in addition to Pike and some decent Perch and Pumpkinseeds coming off Muskallonge Lake. The Walleyes have been pretty elusive lately, not only here but also on many of the area's other lakes.
 
The weather last week was absolutely perfect and then this week someone turned on the blast furnace.  The humidity has been as high as the temperature. Sure hope this isn't a sign of what to expect out of the rest of the summer. Actually, we have lucked out a couple of times this week because the wind shifted briefly from the north. This in turn brought in some cooler air in the form of fog and gave us some relief. The other day it was 92 at Pretty Lake (5 miles south) and it was a cool 81 here at the Lodge. We haven't picked up a lot of rain in the past two weeks, but we have had a few days in which we picked up enough to keep the plants happy. (NOAA forecast looks pretty good through the weekend)

Check out our availability calendar, as we have taken a couple of cancellations for August. We have a one bedroom units (8) open from July 30-Aug 13 and then we have them both (6 & 8) open Aug 20-27. These units, which are set up like a duplex with a connecting door, can accommodate a family of four or five or two couples.
 
Hope your week is going well and your air conditioning unit is working fine.

Be well and get outside for some fresh air today,

 

Mike and Monica

Long time guest catches one to remember!

The weather continued to be an issue last week in Deer Park. Just when you think summer has finally arrived in comes weather in the mid 50's with fog and a cold wet mist. For a few days we had absolutely wonderful weather and thenthe blue jeans come back on and the wind and rain jackets are close at hand. But, the weather has been nice so far this weekend and is looking up for the days ahead. (NOAA forecast for Deer Park Lodge)
 
We are finally starting to see some nice fish coming off the lake. The first big Northern Pike was taken last week by the young man in the picture. The pike measured 37" and went over 13lbs. This family has been coming up to Muskallonge for a number of years and have caught some nice fish, but this one will be talked about for some time. A night crawler fished deep in the trench was too much for this fish to resist. Had a cabin guest bring in a pike that went 31" yesterday and we also saw a 21" walleye. The rock bass on the lake this year are huge and plentiful.
 
We have heard of a number of bear sightings the last couple of weeks. The bears are moving about as mating season comes near its end. The attached picture we taken by cabin guest as they were heading over to Grand Marais. It's not often you get to see a bear and then have it stick around long enough to get it's picture taken.
 
It seems as thou all the birds that were sitting on eggs  are now attending to little ones.  We've had two Robin nests in the yard hatch out. We have a female Mallard on the lake who is very busy tending to her 17 little ones. Plus, most of the Geese seem to be cruising around with at least two little ones each.  A number of fawns have been reported, too.
 
If you are thinking about renting a cabin this summer yet, check out our calendar for available dates.  We don't have a lot to offer in the way of vacancies, but if are in traveling in a party of two we do have a couple of options open for you.

UPDATE: The Big Cabin just became available from July 9th through the 15th. It's a great chance to treat your family or crew to a week in the woods and on the lakes. Give us a call and we'll throw in one night free! (906) 658-3341
 
Check out the visitor to our little pond that we had over the weekend. This turtle decided to stick around for a couple of days and then after eating a good meal of dead sucker minnows decided to move along, probably for a place with more water.
 
One last note.  For the past couple of months the bar at Pine Stump has been going through a total overall. The place is looking absolutely wonderful, and improvements are still underway. New walls, new tables, new entrance with a great room that will eventually become a gift shop, everything is being gone over and either replaced or getting a major scrubbing. Grand Opening is being projected to be sometime in mid-July. Check out their website at pine-stump.com for more details. The whole neighborhood is excited about getting a local pup back in the area and the Whites are doing an awesome job getting the place ready.
 
Enjoy the Fourth--Be Responsible and Safe

Mike & Monica

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