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Ok so it is February in Manitoba and there is not much going on in the campground world, so I thought I would just do a little stand up comedy. Hope you at least get a little chuckle out of … Continue reading →

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Finally February

I started writing this about what a day Saturday was, then Sunday happened. So, I guess now it becomes what a weekend. Wasn’t that quite the day yesterday (Saturday). I had seen Friday night that they were forecasting strong winds … Continue reading →

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duckies update

Well we hear that our ducks have been a bad influence on their foster brothers and sisters. The others used to be quiet, good little ducks and now well the Rubber Duckies have taught them how to quack. Whenever someone … Continue reading →

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Enjoy today

I heard this morning that tomorrow will be back to -38 windchill so we better enjoy today and remember what this week has been like. Yesterday was absolutely amazing -5, sun shining, no wind. Even I enjoyed being outside on … Continue reading →

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Poker Derby of a lifetime

To say the  Northern Lites Poker Derby was a success is a minor understatement. They have never seen that many sleds come out for one of their derbies.They had a total of 513 hands sold, in comparison to 183 last … Continue reading →

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Today looks like it will be the last day of the deep deep freeze for a while. The 14 day trend was showing warm temps to hold out for couple weeks. I came across this list on a forum today … Continue reading →

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Ice fishing derby results

I still can’t believe that considering how cold it has been overall this winter that we actually had a decent day for the fishing derby. We were able to finish without anyone getting frostbite. Certainly wouldn’t be able to say … Continue reading →

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A busy weekend in January?

Sure why not? Our rec building is rented out for a birthday party on the Friday night. Then Saturday is our ice fishing derby so I will be doing a quick cleaning on Saturday morning and getting stuff ready. Along … Continue reading →

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A good time was had by all

Our family New Year’s Eve was a big success. With around 35 or so people the crowd was just the perfect size so that everyone was still able to enjoy themselves. We had all 4 rooms and the cabin booked … Continue reading →

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Looking back..

With the end of the year quickly approaching I decided yesterday was time to start switching over my files. As I was packing away 2007 I came across some of our plans and scribbles from our construction years. We actually … Continue reading →

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