Fire at Hungry Jack- March 29, 2008 In spite of a couple of snow falls this last week, we are starting to get spring fever. The snow has been several inches that gave a wet, sloppy road for a day but that is about all. This morning the temperature was 19 above with clear skies. By later this afternoon we will have some melting. The south-facing roof of our home is pretty well clear of snow.Unfortunately, I have some bad news to report today. On Wednesday afternoon the main lodge building at Hungry Jack Lodge burned to the ground..http://gunflintlodge.blogspot.com/2008/03/fire-at-hungry-jack.html Maybe Spring Is Coming- March 21, 2008 This is supposed to be a quiet time of year but we are keeping pretty busy.Last weekend was the Run for A Cure. It is a dog sled run to collect money for breast cancer research. The 30-mile race started on Gunflint right in front of Gunflint Pines. Everyone was encouraged to dress in pink. So here is a picture of Mark Black all 6 foot 7 inches of him.Eighteen teams participated in the run. The day was perfect. It all started out with a pancake breakfast at the Pines which we also enjoyed. The..http://gunflintlodge.blogspot.com/2008/03/maybe-spring-is-coming.html Home Sweet Home- March 14, 2008 Bruce and I have been back a few days from a great trip to the Florida Keys. We spent the first week in the Marathon area with three other couples. Here is a picture of our Keys style dinner. It seems to me that night we were having fresh shrimp.Most of the week we did all the tourist things. We went fishing on a party boat. Our group of 8 caught about 13 of the fish for the 35 people on the boat. We took them home and ate every last fillet. We went out to Looe Key snorkeling one day. The...http://gunflintlodge.blogspot.com/2008/03/home-sweet-home.html |