John and Chris spent this fall adding to our nature trail. They created a south trail that branches off of the loop that goes past the barn. this adds another 1/4 mile to the hiking trail. It is a more rustic, natural nature trail. There was a women’s retreat here last weekend and we gave the trail a try with our snowshoes. What a beautiful hike it was! Snow has finally come to the Northwoods and it is beautiful! Enjoy the pictures.
Here’s what you do during the holidays in the Northwoods!
Building a gingerbread house was a life long dream for Sue and her sister Carrie!
Fun with all the tiny details, including plants on the window sills.
The chimney was one of our favorite parts.
Putting together a 3000 peice puzzle!
Betty is 90 years old and she doesn’t miss a day out on the water when she’s here. Everyday I watch her walk to the fish house with her basket of fish in one hand and the filet knife in her other hand. She cleans all her own fish. Way to go Betty!
After a day out with guide, Mike Errington, guests gathered around the fish cleaning house telling fish stories.
The arrival of colder temperatures brings an end to swimming to the raft, so today the raft went back into storage.
The raft sits on top of a boat for a ride to the channel.
Entering the Channel
Loading the raft onto the trailer.
Final draining of the pontoons before heading to storage.
Last week my niece, Sierra, spent a weeks vacation at the resort. She just graduated from college in May and this is the first summer she has been able to be here since high school. It was such a joy to watch her relive all of her childhood memories. She was here for 6 days and she filled it with every possible activity she could. I had a smile on my face the whole week watching her. It truly reminds me why White Birch Village is such a special place and why our statement “Where memories are Made” is what this resort is all about. Along with the pictures of Sierra’s activities for the week they also participated in the teen/adult treasure hunt, did the scavenger hunt, took several pontoon boat rides, spent time in the game room and the hot tub. the only disappointment for her was that there wasn’t a picnic the week she was here.
Building a Sand Castle
Fishing!
This is what your face looks like when you lose the first musky you have ever had on your line 🙂
Sierras friend, Mari, caught the largest fish of the week! It was a 24-25 inch northern.
They even got into the hunt for Charlie. 
The creek was a favorite of Sierras! They caught frogs and crayfish!
This is a great photo of how the resort looks at night from the lake.
One of our guests shared this great picture, so I thought I would post it. A picturesque day to fish.
Thanks Lindsey, a first time guest, for sharing her drawing of her vacation. She drew her view from the Barn’s deck.
The extreme heat made its way to the Northwoods and caused several storms for the 4th of July week. On Monday night, July 2nd, what appears to have been a tornado hit County K at Lost Canoe and White Sand Lake. The road was closed for 1/2 a day on Tuesday as crews cleaned up the trees. Thankfully power was only out for 4 hours during the night because there was more to come. On the 4th of July another system came through. Temperatures dropped 25 degrees in less than 5 minutes, there were funnel clouds seen over White Birch Lake, we lost 14 trees and the power for 26 hours! Many memories. Here are some pictures of County K.
Photos after the clean-up
A young black bear has enjoyed strolling along our hiking trail. My sister was excited to have the photo opportunity. Enjoy!
Strolling along our hiking trail.
Heading back up the ridge.