Monthly Archives: July 2011

The cabin was built in 1915, it was perched on about fourteen larch posts set on the bare ground.  Larch is pretty rot- and bug-resistant, but after 90 years even larch gives up the ghost, and for a number of … Continue reading →

The two towns close to us are Ely and Tower, they’re roughly equidistant from where Mud Creek Road ends at 169, Ely to the east and Tower to the west.  Ely’s bigger, with over 4,000 inhabitants, and a variety of … Continue reading →

We love listening to the local radio station, WELY. On Saturday mornings there’s the Polka Hour with gems like: “That’s Where My Money Goes” “Tra La Hoy Le LiLi Oh” “When I Saw You Standing There” “Blue Eyes Crying in … Continue reading →

Some highs and lows of life in the wilderness… Saturday’s bass became yesterday’s lunch, sauted in butter to a crispy brown skin.  Newly inspired, I was back out on the dock yesterday evening with my rod and reel and landed … Continue reading →

We’ve got a long and busy day today, we’re planning to join Gloria’s birding walk again at Bearhead State Park, then go on to Cook to check out the Lion’s Club weekend rummage sale, and return home via the Echo … Continue reading →

It rained continuously a couple of nights ago, the next morning the sky and horizon still blended to one grey mass and I got to bail some 15-20 gallons from the small boat. The Bayliner’s not so much work, I … Continue reading →

Summer Solstice, the longest day turns out to be another rainy day!  We see white caps once again due to the strong ENE wind, very unusual for our quiet side of the island.  We’re happy we’re not on Big Bay … Continue reading →

Still gray and chilly. a good day to do some catching up on this blog. I happened to be up early one day last week and enjoyed a rare sunrise.  (No, the sunrise isn’t rare, only my being there to … Continue reading →