Sunday, July 26, 2009

Association Picnic


Saturday evening July 25 was the Oak Point Property Owners Annual Picnic and Golf Outing. We had about 60 to 70 attendees from the neighborhood for the picnic, potluck style. Good to see all the people that you don't normally see on a regular basis. The picnic was about 100 yards from Oak Point Estates

Typical summer weather pattern this past week, a few thunderstorms and warmer temps. Our grandkids were here for a few days so we had plenty of swimming, boating and fishing. In fact my grandkids got into a few Largemouth Bass that were all caught and released. The largest three were a 2, 3, and 4 lbs. Nice fighting fish. One keeper size Walleye was caught and ate.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Cool Weather

Last week it was cool, misty and windy weather. I learned a new weather term last week, "record low, highs" we had a couple of days where it didn't get into the 60's. Great for sleeping and wood pile working.

Saw lots of deer and fawn movement, deer flies. The deer flies are driving the deer out of the deep woods onto the roadways and open areas where they can get protection from the bitting. My neighbor who was stoped on the road talking to another neighbor when he saw a wild timber wolf cross the road. Wolf sightings are rare this time of year, we more often see them crossing the lakes on the ice in the winter. We are seeing more young geese and ducks swimming on the lake as their mothers flocks their young together.

Many community summer events have been taking place this past week. Walker had it's "Moondance Jam" featuring Sheryl Crow and other headline groups, Cass Lake had its 9th Annual Rib Feast featuring "Famious Daves" restraunt chain. Bemidji had its "Art in the Park" festivities by their lake.

Fishing continues with some nice Walleyes being caught with either Leechs or nightcrawlers.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Wood Pile

We had a rather cool weekend, so I spent my time and effort working on my wood pile. We have a wood burning Wilkening Fireplace in our home, which is like a wood burning furnace surrounded by masonry and bricks. We have a high efficient electric/LP furnace, but there is nothing better then having a wood fire in the evening with the heat circulated by a ceiling fan. Well anyway, I started to fill my 8' by 8' wood shed with last years wood that was stacked outside to dry out for the 2009-2010 winter. I have also been working with few other retired residents cutting some dead oak trees that we will split for the 2010-2011 heating season. Considering the time and expenses involved it's not a profitable venture, but living in the north country its part of what we do. Great exercise.

Walking in the early morning last week I saw black bear two mornings in a row. That makes four bear sighting this summer for me. Also saw a doe with twin fawns at Oak Point Estates one morning. The fawns were starting to lose their spots already.

Been a relatively cool summer so far. Have not used our air-conditing yet. Great sleeping weather with the open windows.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

4th of July 2009

Perfect weather, sunny skies, calm winds made this past weekend just perfect on Leech Lake. All the cabins and homes had family and friends. Walker had its usual parade and fireworks with many people in attendance. Neighborhood picnics, family cookouts with all the usual 4th of July foods were everywhere. Plenty of water activities, boating fishing swimming skiing. Just great family fun at Leech Lake.

Last weekend we had the annual meeting of the Oak Point Property Association. We had a speaker who talked about the history of Oak Point area, very interesting. We also had a report on the efforts to fix up the Oak Point Road. The plans for the road are still on for 2009. They plan on starting at highway 371 and take one lane at a time, pickup the old tar and lay a new surface down. This is a major project that is much needed for our area. We also had the owner of the Oak Point Resort in attendance who spoke about the great year they are having. He told me that they are full until the middle of August.