Ist Cabin Trip of 2009

Arrived with Barry and Jerry about 8 PM Friday night at the Lewisham "parking lot" . We loaded up the Quads and headed in despite warnings of "no snow" and "2 ft of water" on the road from flooding.



Half way in Barry found that the river (right behind him) is only down a few inches from the road level.

It turned out that there was still 3 ft of snow but only 1 ft of water to drive through at the low culvert.
No problem for the Quads. We drove right to the Cabin with all our gear.




With all the snow, parking was at a premium.

Saturday nite hit -22C and we had to bring the beer in but we found the loft very cosy for sleeping and didn't even have to open a window.


It warmed up to -8 C on Sunday and Jerry found time for a little skiing across the lake.



and Barry and I found time to drop the old dead pine .... without hitting the Cabin!



By the time we left Sunday, freezing rain had started, just to make the drive home interesting. Never a dull trip!!!

ATV rescue in Dec 08

Barry and I finally found time to try and bring the ATVs home from the bush. We probably left it a little late, again and the early snow this year didn't help.

We asked Rob to get his old Polaris out of retirement one more time as we expected a lot of snow and would need transportation in.

Luckily, not only was the Black River road plowed but was being widened by a friend of Phil's with a snowblower .



We found the Atvs right where we had left them, in a ravine. How we got them out to the road is a whole 'nother story!!

5th Annual Owner's Meeting Nov 7th - 9th

The 5th Annual Owner's Meeting turned into an ambitous work weekend.
Murray having purchased a sizeable quantity of lumber was keen to put it to use (and get it out of his driveway!!)

After an intense 5 to 10 minutes of planning and with much help from our friends Paul and Mike, we started on a new deck and tool shed.

(Mike & Shawn missing)

Oven works!!

Watch the videos for proof that the oven works!



Flame on!

Cabin Trip Sept 26th - 28th

Curt Hunter and Murray Smith came up on their bikes to help cut wood for the weekend.


Here's something you don't see everyday at the Cabin. Street Bikes!!



They were a little nervous going past the beaver damn, but they made it. They were even more nervous when it rained all night and Barry filled them with stories of super slick mud holes, but they didn't have any problems.

The 4th Hunter Lake Family & Friends Camping Weekend - Sept/2008

It's official!! Everyone had a great weekend at the Cabin for the 4th Hunter Lake Family & Friends Camping Weekend !
The weather was perfect and the food was awesome! Big thanks to everyone!

Here's some pics to prove it.

Girls talk over fishing tactics ....

Good Friends on the dock!!

Jack Jack even likes it!














Suiting up for the fishing derby!



















Team Kawartha Lakes searches for the big one!
















Team Big Smoke parks in a good spot!














Team Karatha Lakes finds that they were a few fish short of top spot.














Team Toe-Biters wonders if there is anything in the rules about dynamite!!















Team Up B4 Noon plans their strategy!














The official entries are scrutinized and measured.

















The Score Board tells the tale as Team of Champions comes from behind to win it all!!















... and the Master Angler Award for 2008 goes to Roz on the Team of Champions with an entry of 13.25" making it a 3-peat for the Bremner girls.














See everyone next year!!

Cabin Work Weekend June 13-15th

Surprise! No black flies!! But a fair crop of mosquitoes!

A great weekend to get some jobs done that were on the "To Do" list from the last Annual Owners meeting (I think).


We managed to install the new wood stove with a glass door and rebuild the chiminey top to bottom.










Plus install the new 30 inch stove with electronic ignition!













In our spare time we worked at raising the dock from the bottom of the lake with limited success. Probably would have finished except for eventually suffering heat stroke on Sat.






Still a very productive work weekend .

Cabin Trip April 18th - 20th

Doug, Jerry, Chris and Charlie finally made it in after 6 hours on the trail.
Water was the main issue.














Lots of water!!!















Luckily, Phil was there to give us a hand.
















Weather was great! 78 F on the deck!













Hunter Lake was mostly thawed out

except for a shelf of ice along the north shore.











Barry is praying for a little less water next weekend because as you know Yamahas can't swim!

Cabin Trip March 28th - 30th

Doug, Barry and Rob do an early spring trip. Before the big thaw.

Doug, Barry & Rob found the Hunter Lake beaver dam broke and Hunter Lake down 3-4 ft. Looks like the dock got crushed, too.

Cabin Trip Feb 1st - 3rd

First trip this year by Doug, Murray, Barry and Bruce. Travelled up on Thursday nite. Arrived after Midnite. Drove to Phil's and ATV'd stuff to cabin. Lots of snow, -12 to -3.
A great trip to the frozen north.

Highlites ....
... Doug flipped his ATV over (snowbank was a really a rock)
... Barry put a wheel thru the ice but managed to save his ATV from going in
.... Euchre tournament and a dart tournament
... Murray leads a snowshoe/ski trip that is about 2 km too long (again!)
... never ran out of beer, thanks to Bruce
... Barry's new generator keeps the lites on

Let's do it again... soon!!

Cabin Bookings for 2008

January - No trips!!

February 1st - 3rd
First trip this year by Doug, Murray, Barry and Bruce.

March 7th-10th
Barry & family with Lynn & Warren brave a cold weekend for some Cabin fun.

March 28th - 30th
Doug, Barry and Rob

April 18th
Doug, Jerry, Chris, Charlie, Shawn and friends

April 25th - 27th
Murray, Barry & Friends Annual Spring Mud Run

May 2nd - 4th

June 13th - 15th Potential work weekend
Doug, Murray and Rob ( Barry bailed)
- BUGS!!! (not bad in open areas or on the lake but deadly in the bush)

July 18th - 20th
Doug, Barry and Jerry

July 26th - 30th
Doug & Marcy

July 29th - Aug 1st
Rob & Family

August 2nd - 11th
Barry, Roz & Family

August 9th - 10th

August 16th - 17th
Shawn, Christie & Friends

August 22nd - 25th
Rob, Val & Family

August 29th - Sept 1st
4th Annual Family & Friends Camping Weekend

September 6th - 7th

September 11th - 14th
Barry & Roz

September 19th - 21st
Murray & Pat

September 27th - 28th
Barry & Roz/ Shawn & Friends

October 3rd - 5th
Doug & Marcy/ Rob & Val

October 11th - 12th
Barry & Family


October 18th - 19th
Unknown guests?


October 25th - 26th
Barry & Fellow hunters

November 1st - 2nd

November 8th - 10th
Annual Owners Meeting (5th Anniversary)
Doug, Murray,Rob, Barry, Shawn, Paul & Mike

November 15th - 16th

November 22nd - 23rd

November 29th - 30th

December 6th- 7th

December 13th- 14th

December 20th- 21st

December 27th- 29th

Cabin Trip Nov 17th 2007

A successful trip on the weekend for this gang.



Phase 1A starts! (actually you have to drop the tree first!)
Barry trims the high spots.




Then slice it into board feet with the big saw. (12' X 8" X 2")

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Cabin Trip Sept 29th - 30th, 2007

Another successful weekend at the Cabin that turned into a work weekend.... again!!

By the time I got there with Robin and Colin, (we followed Andrea in Friday nite) Barry and Roz had finished re-planking a section of the Dock (due to unfounded concern over alleged loose boards), finished the walls of the second bedroom and hung a door.

But, luckily, I had brought up the pieces to build a proper gate so we installed it!
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Design and construction courtesy of Charlie.
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The end posts are over 4 feet into the ground!! The cement (4 bags) that Ryan & Katy provided were not used.

We did find time to lug the Yamaha motor back to Robinson Lake and take advantage of the 13ft row boat "abandoned" on shore there.