Keep in touch with your White Birch Village Family
Mama duck
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.
Snow in June?
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.
Fire Destroys two vacation homes
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.
Wildlife abounds
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.
Charlie’s on the move
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.
Charlie has gone into hiding
And the hunt begins. Charlie went into hiding today. He has found himself sandwiched between two parking spots. When will he be found?
Wildlife and fish
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.
The flowage is full!
What a wonderful sight the high water is! It has been at least 10 years since we have seen the flowage with so much water in it. the wildlife is enjoying it. There are ducks, geese, cranes and fish everywhere this spring enjoying the wetlands. We were hoping the beaver would work on the beaver dam and they did. If the rain continues to fall in a normal pattern this year the flowage should be canoe-able all summer.
Great water levels!
The water is rushing down the spillway this spring. And once again the creek is full of fish trying to swim upstream. Late in the day you can stand on the bridge and watch the fish trying to jump upstream.
Once the vegetation starts to grow it will be interesting to see if the waterway stays open.
Look at all the water!
It’s great to see so much water rushing through the system.
Wedding Day!
We were honored today to have our first large wedding on the property. Close to 100 family and guests enjoyed themselves on our property. The day started out gloomy and rainy, but a few minutes before the 4PM ceremony the sun started shining through the clouds. I took some pre-wedding photos. the area near the barn and the fish hatchery made for a great backdrop for the wedding. The wedding photography said she would share some of her photos with us. When I get them I’ll post them for you to enjoy.
The ceremony took place on the grassy area just before you walk down the steps by the fish hatchery. The bride came walking across the bridge from the picnic pavilion.
The reception tent was set up right next to the barn and they and appetizers at the picnic pavilion.
The sign of opening….docks are in!
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!