More Charlie photos
Sorry for the delay in photos for those of you waiting to see your picture.
The week of June 25 – July 3 was a very busy week for Charlie. There were 4 groups of kids searching for him. Charlie had 12 hiding spots in just one week. Below are each of the busy hunters!
This week, July 3rd has been a quiet week for Charlie as there has only been one group of kids looking. Once they hid him, he has stayed well hidden.
Charlie’s been active and I haven’t gotten his picture up lately. I know there will be kids looking for their picture…so here they are.
How many places will Charlie find to hide this year? It’s opening weekend and Charlie has already found 3 places to hide. No more kids arrive until the 4th of June so he may stay in his hiding place for a while.
We pulled Charlie out of the lake today. He’s been washed and packed away for next year.
We kept an eye on Charlie all day and the wind did the job. He sunk around 6PM tonight. Congratulations to Randy Friesema who wins this year’s ice out contest! There were three other people who chose today; John Fenley, Matthew Herringa and Lynn Herringa. But Randy’s time of 4:10 PM was the closest to Charlie’s demise. WE didn’t tie a cement block onto Charlie this year and the life jacket is strong enough to help both Charlie and the chair float. IT’s good to know the life jackets do their job!
We hope you all had fun with this years ice out contest. We look forward to next year. We’ll post pictures when Charlie is retrieved from the lake. There is still a lot of ice to leave the lake. It’s been slow this year with all the fluctuations of temperatures.
With the high winds today, Charlie just might make his final plunge. Or will the 5 inches of snow they are predicting for tonight freeze the water back up around him. Stay tuned, I’ll keep you posted of any changes.
The 70 degree temperatures had an effect on Charlie. He’s now laying down on the job.