Yesterday, we arrived at camp to a beautiful day and everything is in good shape at Bow Narrows. There was a flow of ice blocking our usual route from town, so we launched the boat in Cochenour and made our way to camp from there. All went well on the trip and we...

The new cabin 5 dock and new boat seats, plus some new shirts and mugs for our store have the two vans filled to the gills! Heading out to camp today to "wake things up" and are excited to see our first guests next Friday. The ice is melting but a few nights of...

The ice is melting because of the high temperatures in Red Lake for the past few days. Craig Carlson, our eye-in-the-sky bush pilot, says it may be melted by the weekend. We are on our way to Red Lake as we write and look forward to seeing what the lake looks like in...

As we plan our trip north to open camp, we have been diligently watching the ice conditions on Red Lake, talking to people in the area to gather information. The ice is anticipated to go out around May 14 this year. Because the lake's water level is low at this time,...

The unusual extended-cold weather that has persisted through the midsection of the States has also gripped Red Lake this winter. Over the course of the season, the town has seen -40°F multiple times along with long stretches of well-below-freezing temperatures and an...

Recently, we received these great photos from the Lake Trout Project folks. In late March, through a hole in the lake’s 60-cm-thick ice, they stocked approximately 170,000 native fingerling lake trout back into Red Lake. These fingerlings were spawned on site at our...

Fewer people are cooking and more people are watching cooking shows these days. Truth is, most enjoy really good, homemade food, even if they don’t have time to make it themselves. This is a main reason why it is so important for us to serve delicious, quality meals...

Nothing beats floating around on a pristine lake in the Boreal Forrest for relaxation and stress relief. And what about stress-relief for the other participants in our cherished wilderness experience? Yep, the fish, so let's consider reducing stress for the guys on...

  Jaime Robinson snapped another beautiful photo, this time of a glorious Pipestone Bay winter sunrise. What you can’t see are all those trophy fish right under his snow machine! Well, I guess we will have to wait just a little longer. As temperatures have...

Over the years, I have often wondered what it would be like to spend a winter at camp. I’m sure I’m not the only one. Recently, Jaime Robinson snapped some photos of our camp giving us a glimpse of our sleeping sanctuary. I think you will agree that winter’s blanket...