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.

The day the docks go in always gets me excited for the start of another season of vacationing! It makes the resort look complete. It was balmy 55 degrees outside…..far better than Monday’s morning temperature of 19 degrees! The guys were happy that it had warmed up as the water was still a little chilly since the ice just left the lake a week ago.

Andy and Randy making sure the main dock gets done correctly.

The “line up” of sections floating to their destination.

Chris moving this section along.

Andy and Randy keep all the pieces in order. Every section and post are numbered.

John and John using the sections to transport the posts.

For each section it takes 3 guys to hold it and 2 to attach it to the previous section. There’s a total of 84 sections to put in.

The last pile of sections to go in the water.

Beach dock being assembled.

Enjoying a bowl of hot chili after all the hard work is done. Can’t forget the ladies who are hard at work too getting cabins cleaned!

Now that most of the snow is gone, yes there are still piles of snow lurking about, the spring cleanup has begun. With the spring ice storms we had there are trees and limbs down everywhere. And the squirrels have been very busy nipping the ends of the pine trees off. The burn pile is growing!

We had a successful show in Appleton, WI. We are now enjoying a stay at Cold Spring Inn in Hubertus, WI. If you are looking for a great place to stay in the Kettle Moraine area you can’t find better B&B to stay at; Gracious hosts, delicious food and wonderful atmosphere. We are making a stay here a yearly event during the Milwaukee Sport Show. Couldn’t ask for a better place to rejuvenate between shows.

Peaceful green house next to where we eat our breakfast.

Charlie had fun at his first sport show. He brought lots of smiles and curiosity. If you’re coming to the show be sure to stop by our booth and say hi to Charlie (and John & Sue).