On July 9th the demolition of Cattail and Heron Haus took place. Â What takes so long to build comes down very quickly in the hands of a tractor.
At the end of the day all that remains is the building extension that houses the well head. Thankfully this part of the building was untouched by the fire as the well provides the water to Timberwolfe and our staff housing.
Year after year Charlie continues to have fun hiding on our property. His following is growing. As you will see we have all ages searching for Charlie. We had several Charlie sleuths this summer who found Charlie 3 times in a week. Enjoy the pictures. 🙂
Sorry I have been absent from the blogging world for the month. The resort has been very busy and there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day. These pictures were taken mid June. It was fun watching the mama chipmunk with her little one.
We have a mama duck with 13 ducklings swimming in the creek. It’s been a few years since we’ve had the opportunity to  watch the ducklings. Enjoy the pictures.
This little guy was fun to watch. He was determined to swim up the rocks. He’d dive under water and surface over and over again. But the water current was just too strong for him.
Would you believe snow in June?
Is it or isn’t it?
Sure looks like it, doesn’t it?
Truth is, it’s not. The poplar trees have had an amazing seed producing year. We’ve never seen so many seed tufts fall like they have this year. I guess mother nature didn’t want us to forget too quickly what snow looks like and had to give us the sense that snow was still on the ground.
It is with sadness that I write this post. White Birch Village suffered a loss yesterday. At 8:30 yesterday morning we found Cattail and Heron Haus on fire. The fire departments were unable to save the two vacation homes. The initial determination was a lightning strike during the night that smoldered in the furnace room. We are very thankful for our smoke alarms working properly that allowed the occupants to get out safely. We also are very grateful for the local fire departments that responded so quickly and did all they could to help save the building. Thankfully with the opening of our new unit we were able to re-book all our Cattail and Heron Haus guests to other units at the resort. No one’s vacation has been interrupted, which we are very grateful for. We look forward to seeing all of our guests this summer. For those who have heard and contacted us. Thank you for all your concern and prayers. John and I appreciate it very much. You as our guests are the core of our business and we appreciate everyone’s loyalty and support.
My sister and her family were visiting this weekend. They went out in the canoe in the flowage and captured some great photos of the wildlife. Enjoy.
It didn’t take Charlie long to move a couple of times on his first day of hiding.
Congratulations to Emmy and Molly….first time guests and the first finders of Charlie in 2013
Kira is also a first time guest. Congrats.
And the hunt begins. Charlie went into hiding today. He has found himself sandwiched between two parking spots. When will he be found?
Our son, Brian and his girlfriend Missy were up visiting for a couple of days. They love to take the canoe out and fish area lakes. They shared some of the wildlife photos they took while fishing, along with some of the fishing success they had.
Unaware he’s being watched.
Taking a drink.
Bristling up now that he knows someone is watching.
Great spring crappie fishing.
They came across a loon sitting on it”s nest.
There’s a big one on!
Reeling it in.
A 27 inch walleye brings a smile to Brian’s face. The fish was released.