Winter Wildlife

This has been a great couple of weeks for wildlife excitement. I went to investigate a set of very odd tracks in the snow. They were about 8ft apart and 5 inches deep. Being at a loss, I stopped my neighbor Norm,

an avid outdoorsman, and ask him to take a look. “Moose” he said with excitement. Now we have proof they are here! This adds validity to the offer I give me guests-- If you see a moose; you come get me -any time day or night- and I get to see the moose- you stay for free! Now you know it's a good deal!

Now that the ice is getting thick we have been seeing lots of tracks on the ice. Last weekend the folks out ice fishing measured 10 inches of ice of the main part of the lake. Once the people fishing leave, another crowd moves in to take care of any “leftovers”. This however was a truly amazing sight – 7 eagles at one time. They were chasing each other trying to steal a frozen fish. While I couldn’t get them all in one photo, the shot with the tree limbs has 4 and if you look closely you can see the fish that was causing all the excitement.

Air-conditioning in January?

Well, what kind of improvement would you think we would be doing in December and January? Putting in air-conditioning of course. We were working with Powell Refrigeration to install three 3-ton units for the building. A little snow can’t slow down these guys. The pictures are amazing. Yes, that is a picture of a guy on the roof taken from INSIDE!

When I first came here 10 years ago, I could truly say that we needed air-conditioning a few days each summer. Now it is more like a few weeks each summer. So as of now, there won’t be any more events where folks are to warm indoors! I have to say my staff and I are looking forward to the comfort as well.

Happy New Year!

It has been a great year for meeting new folks and getting to see so may of our returning guests who have become friends. I want to thank everyone who came to the Inn. It's been so much fun being part of so many beautiful weddings and celebrations. The year ended with a beautiful sunset. And the new year was greated with a gorgeous sunrise. I wish everone a safe and happy New Year!