Just when I was ready to unhook the ole rv and head back to warm Texas it seems that summer is here!  We have had beautiful weather the last few days!  There has been some really great fishing reports from our guests and we have seen more new wildlife.  The fish pictures above are of my son and daughter in law with some of their catch.  They are visiting from New Hampshire.  The duck we have nicknamed Edith and the Fox was just hanging around our campsite a couple of nights ago.  We are getting ready for some really dark skies for those of you who like the stars.  Come visit us!

Bonnie

Get a little rain and sunshine and boy do things start blooming!  Everything is turning green.  We are looking forward to some wild strawberries soon and are on a mission this  year to find some morel mushrooms!  Ron and I took a drive the other day and saw this young moose just trotting along the trail.  Closer to home Ron was hanging a swinging frog for me at our site and left the ladder up.  I got this cute photo of a squirrel who used it to check us out.  Our cat was on the inside looking out!

Bonnie

   Well as   much as we would like for time to stand still sometimes so we can catch up it just is not happening!  It has been a while since we posted so we will try to bring you all up on the latest.  As you can see from the photos the Memorial Day weekend here at the Pines was not only beautiful but very busy.  Our waterfront was full of boats.  The boats were for the most part full of fish and our playground was being used by our guests.  The campground was full and the weather cooperated very well thank you!  Ron and Bonnie Morton are back this year in their usual spot and look forward to meeting more new guests this season. 

Things are beginning to gear up around here.  The weather has been managable with each day offering some sunshine and some rain.  Today was sunny in the morning, windy and rainy this afternoon with a few snowflakes just to tease me.  Now the wind has died, the clouds have broken and the sun is peeking out again.

Here's a few more fish pictures from the past few days.  Bob took Jaret & Wyatt out night fishing last night.  They only got two passes in before a  storm hit and they battled their way back in - but they caught a couple Walleye.  Bob & Jan Tischer of Cloquet also hit the lake last evening and had a stringer to show off this morning.  The Mayer party caught many trout earlier this week when they went out with Guides Roger Campbell and Bob (Baker). 

Water levels are high this year, and yes the ice is out!  Come fishing!

Northerns are open continously on Minnesota/Canada border lakes - thank goodness because if they had caught this out of season it would have been hard to let it go.  Frank Firestone of Indiana caught this 47 inch 25lb Northern on 5lb test while fishing with Bob this monring!  Congratulations Frank!