Charlie’s back!
Well Charlie didn’t stay away long. We were blessed with kids around this beautiful fall weekend and Charlie had to make an appearance!
Congratulations to Chloe and Taylor for finding Charlie.
Beautiful September Day
The temperatures may be cool but it is beautiful outside. Sun shining and the trees are starting to turn color. Check back as I’ll post fall color reports.
Carol and Dick enjoying shuffleboard with Carol's sister Sandy and her husband Conny. It's nice to see mom and dad enjoying the beautiful property they have developed here at WBV.
Final Reign of Charlie
To the last few kids who found Charlie for 2010 I apologize for my delay on posting your pictures. Charlie was definitely a big success this year. So many hiding spots and lots of huge smiles when Charlie was successfully found! Look for a poster of all his 2010 hiding spots hanging up next summer when you arrive at WBV. What adventures await Charlie? be sure to tune in this winter and cast your vote for the when winter Charlie will fall through the ice!
On August 29th Brice and Kayla were the lucky finders! They worked hard at it!
It took Michael a couple of days to find Charlie, but he was so happy when he did. The smile says it all!
Hayley and Corinne thought they had won the title of being the final finders, but it wasn't meant to be. They had fun hiding Charlie!
Nora and Grace are the lucky kids to be the final Charlie finders for 2010. They still got to hide Charlie as there were still a couple of kids here. But they did such a great job hiding him he wasn't found.
Charlie's final hiding spot for 2010 was appropriately in a White Birch tree.
Final Chipmunk feeding of the season
The chipmunks this year have been well fed. A record 75 pounds of peanuts were bought to feed them this summer! This past weekend Haley and Brice fed them 6 lbs in just 3 days. I will have to take some time this fall to feed them as the chipmunks will begin to wonder what is going on.
Cousins spending time together feeding the chipmunks. They sat here for an hour feeding them.
Copper Falls State Park
A friend called tonight to see if we were alright since I hadn’t blogged all week, so I figured I’d better get my act together and post something. Thanks to great staff who held down the fort John and I took 2 days off this week and headed west. We left Tuesday morning and meandered our way to Ashland. Went to the Boulder Junction flea market as we left town, it was the last one of the season so smaller than normal but we enjoyed seeing what was for sale as we never get a chance during the season. Found a great pair of earrings made from local porcupine quills.
We then headed north to Lake Superior and walked along the beach. The forecast had called for rain, but it ended up being very nice. The nice surprise of the day was finding a great Bed and Breakfast to stay at. John and I usually stay at B&B’s when we travel. This one was exceptional. It’s called Second Wind Country Inn in Ashland. If you are ever in the area treat yourself to a wonderful place to stay with very gracious hosts!
After talking with our hosts until noon on Wednesday we headed to the Great Lakes Visitor Center that has an exhibit on the history of Lake Superior. It was free admission and very well done. The treat there ended up being one of their rotational exhibits on the history of resorts in northern WI. Amongst the pictures they had hanging we found two of our resort when it was Wilsie’s White Birch Lodge. They had a picture of the bridge and the front desk area. How neat to be a part of the rich northwoods history.
We ended the day at Copper Falls State Park. It is a beautiful park along the Bad River with several waterfalls. The 1.7 mile hike loops around two falls with many steps. wE got our exercise that day. Enjoy the pictures from our hike.
The first falls you walk by is Copper Falls. It the past 90 years it has gone from a 30 foot drop to about 12 feet today.
The second falls you walk by is Brownstone falls. This one drops 30 feet and is where the Bad River and Tyler Forks river merge.
The gorge that was formed here was very impressive. God's beauty surrounded us!
One of the many mini falls along the way.
WE ended the hike by climbing up to the observation tower. Between this stair case and the staircase of the tower it was a total of 242 steps! Our legs had a workout between these steps plus all the steps on the hiking trail.