Fall - 2008

Where has the summer gone?!! Here we are into the end of the fall season.

We had a great summer this year! Many thanks to our guests and seasonal campers who made it such a success. We have enjoyed meeting everyone and cherish the many friendships that have been made.

We had a total of ten seasonal campers for this year and look forward to a couple newcommers in the spring. Our weekend warriors (Seasonal campers) were like one big family. We celebrated a 60th birthday with a red & purple party. Everyone got into the action wearing red, purple and yes... even pink. With food, fellowship and birthday cheers we all had a memorable evening. Seasonal campers put on a potluck supper in the middle of summer and once again for the summers end farewell. We will miss you all this winter but look forward to the spring. For those of you who fed the ducks, they finally headed south near the end of October.

Fishermen and families visited us from all over the world. It was interesting to hear the stories of how some families began taking family vacations together founded by their fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. It is sometimes difficult to get away from our busy schedules but time away with family is so precious and the memories created will be carried on from generation to generation. It was fun to watch folks compete over the week for the biggest fish caught and at times we would throw in a t-shirt for the winner. Wild Goose Lake was toured from one end to the other and many near-by outlakes were fished as well.

Beginning August 16 and running for 5 weeks was the bear hunting season. This was the year for blueberries and many bears enjoyed lounging in the berries more than eating from our baits for a few weeks. This made bear hunting more challenging but we feel that it was a successful year with 9 bears shot. Many wolves were seen which prompted one hunter to take home a wolf instead of a bear.

Archery moose season saw a full camp of hunters. We were very impressed with the professionalism of the hunters. One group brought in a nice bull moose. Some of the wives came along for the week to enjoy a break from their daily routines. It was great to have you all here!

Rifle moose season started October 11. The roar of the quads that first morning was like a bee hive. Each group of hunters had an area picked out and they all went their different ways to hunt. It is nice that the WMU area is large enought to accommodate everyone comfortably. Five moose were harvested the first week. By the second week the moose were pushed back into the bushes and our hunters hunted hard to find them. Thank you to all our hunters for being safe and hunting responsibly.

The last week of October we closed down all the cottages and blew out the water lines. We still have our rental unit in the main lodge open if anyone is looking for a place to get away to this winter. Have a great winter!

Greg & Jacquie

Wild Goose Lake Resort