Good Morning Happy Campers. Catfish Chris here with a Happy Camp Update! Winter was not kind to us at Happy Camp, with us losing satellites as well as a large Pine fell on Cabin 1. But with a lot of creative thinking by Roger, a sharp saw cut from Buck, Larry pushing with a pole and me standing on the roof pushing, we were able to slide the tree off the roof sending it crashing to the ground! To say that was a relief is an understatement!
Many trees were taken down at camp and one large one was secured to be taken down! The tree was roped up about 25 feet, tied to Roger’s Tracker, Buck had it wedged, Larry and I stuck the tree hard with push poles. As Buck cut the tree twisted and shifted heading straight for the Lodge Porch roof! Roger pulled as hard as he could as Larry and I pushed the poles in hopes that the tree would miss the porch! Down she came with a thunderous BANG!
Now you ask, where did it land and how does this tale end? Well, that remains to be seen and when you come to Happy Camp you will see for yourself!!
But the crew is sore, but many items were completed when we left camp for the US yesterday!
For Shirley, Larry fixed the steps so you can run up and down them to your hearts content!
For Jim, Buck hopped on the roof and stopped the water so it does not fog your glasses when you clean fish!
For Barry, Roger cut the trees and left a scratching or wishing pole at the camp for you to wish for a bigger Walleye than the 28″ you landed last year!
For Doug and all the Moose hunters, we will work hard to get TV so you can watch each World Series Game the Brewers play this fall in the Classic!
Speaking of Mr. Webster, or Doug as we like to call him at Moose Camp, Good Luck at the Pan-Am Games and your umpiring! If you ump anything like you run the card game, we have nothing to worry about!
Water is still very cold and high, we have seen the level recede slightly by week’s end. The water was almost out of the woods by Thursday, keep your fingers crossed it will continue to recede so we can get the dock and boats into White Otter! The tunnels at the Oswain were almost to the top on Monday, but by Thursday they were half full! We did spend a little time fishing on the creek and river, catching a few Pike. The Oswain brought us a couple of nice ones about 30 inches that Larry brought back to Milwaukee for he and Kathy to share!
Logging continues in the area in a big way. North, South, East and West, they are cutting, cutting and cutting and of course hauling! Roads are bumpy as normal, so take it easy coming into camp!
On a trip back from Manitouwadge, Larry and I took the Huzak at KM 12 on the Fry to the right. Follow this on the left and it is Thomas Lake Road which will lead you to the main road at the stop sign. Turn right and follow your way to Happy Camp! Pretty good road and one can see the major cutting going on in that area!
Bunnies, Bunnies everywhere! What a pleasure too see that many Bunnies have popped up in our travels! Along with those, we also saw numerous Grouse, Fox, of course squirrels, but then again 5 Bear and 3 Moose! So, the animals have woke from the winter and running around the area as well!
As I packed the truck before leaving, the Loons were heard singing through the woods. What a beautiful sound we hope you all can experience when you come to Happy Camp this year!
We look forward to another great year with each and every one of you and the adventures that lay ahead! If you don’t have your spot saved yet, give us a call or shoot us an email today to Come and Catch the Good Life with Us at Happy Camp Ontario! Safe travels everyone!