Trip to Lake of the Woods

Our trip started out early Thursday morning. We left Brainerd at 6am and went to Bemidji where we jumped in Bill and Shirley Bruers Tahoe and drove an additional 3 hours to Lake of the Woods in Morson Ontario. When we got there Ralph
Vonasek came to pick us up at Mylies resort in his 24 foot boat. It was pretty windy that day and it took a little longer than usual to get to the island he and his wife Ellen own. They bought the island over thirty years ago with two other couples. Since that time they have built a large cabin and quite a few outbuildings, including a shower house. They have a water tower and gas hot water heater. There's always a hot shower. They have generators that run their tv and other appliances. It's as rustic as you want it to be or as modern as you want it to be. And the views are spectacular.

Here's a photo from one side the island. If you look close you'll see Ellen and Shirley on the dock.

Here's a shot from the other side of the peninsula.

After lunch Makita and myself went fishing with Ralph and Bill went out with Ralph and Ellen's friend Dick Valentine, who was also up visiting them for a few days. When we got back with our catch Ralph cleaned the walleyes with an electric knife in about three seconds each.

The next two days Makita and myself went fishing with Dick. I think Ralph had enough of our goofing off or something. Well Dick's boat soon was dubbed the Special Ed boat. We had a lot of fun. And of course we threw these little guys back.

The second afternoon we had a big fish fry. Here's us gals breading the fillets.

Here's the guys getting ready to fry the fish. Looks like they're having a refreshing beer while they heat up the oil.

In the evenings we'd walk to the other side of the island to watch the sunset.

Gator would come down to see the sunsets too. Good dog.

Saturday afternoon Dick headed home to Bemidji. So this group picture taken Saturday night is missing him. There's Ralph, Shirley, Bill, me, Makita and Ellen.

What a wonderful couple Ralph and Ellen are. Very generous and kind. And man oh man, they feed you good! I must not have behaved too badly because they invited us back next year.