Life Saver

It's getting warmer outside and some of you early season visitors will likely start to think about packing. We are pleased to announce we have bolstered our life jacket supply at the lodge. We now have over 40 life jackets in a wide variety of sizes. So if you have a favorite jacket that fits perfect by all means bring it along. But if you are looking to lighten your load just a bit, you'll be welcome to use one of ours for free all week. Just a reminder it is a law to have an approved life jacket per person in your boat at all times. We also have a wide selection of seat cushions available for free use. While they are comfortable to sit on during your fishing exploits, they do NOT count as the required life jacket needed for the boat. Although not required by law, we highly recommend kids wear their life jackets at all times and everyone wears their life jacket when traveling at high speeds. Over 90% of drowning accidents take place when the victim is not wearing a life jacket so strapping one on significantly lowers your risk.

Project Patience

During your visit in 2009 you probably remember the framed addition next to the main lodge. We spent a significant amount of time debating the best use for the space and many ideas were considered. Some notables included a recreation area, new kitchen space, and even a sweat lodge. Ultimately we elected to go with additional lodging space. Our main goal was not so much to increase the size of the groups that visit, but provide more comfort to our existing groups. The addition will be split evenly into two rooms, each with its own bathroom. A hallway on the lodge side will connect each room and the deck on the main lodge will be expanded to the sliding glass door. Last season we were able to complete the siding, install doors and windows, and begin wiring.





Our hope is to complete the addition by the end of the 2010 summer. With luck you'll have the opportunity to enjoy the new rooms during your 2011 stay. We don't plan any extra charges for the new rooms so we expect demand to be high. If multiple people during the same week request the new rooms, we'll have to resort to paper, rock, scissors tournaments. Make sure to take a peek during your stay this summer to see how we're doing!

Grab Your Garb!

We are happy to announce we have placed a merchandise order that will be ready in time for the 2010 season! We worked with our friends at Big Fish screen printing in Springfield, MO to come up with a really cool new logo. We will proudly unveil new T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, polos, & hats (including some waxed water resistant hats). The T-shirts will be available in red, blue, green, & gray. Hoodies will be black; polos will be forest green; and hats will be stone, camo, & brown. Sadly, screen printed underwear didn't make the cut this year. Maybe next year...