My grandson Aaron, is pictured here with an 18 1/2 inch Largemouth Bass he caught this week while visiting with his grandparents out at Oak Point. His uncle estimates the fish weight 3.5 to 4 lbs. It was successfully released to fight again. Leech Lake has a good population of Largemouth Bass that are starting to gain some attention in the fishing community. Leech Lake of course is better known for it's Walleye and Musky fishing. Other fish caught in the Oak Point area are Perch and Sunfish.
The large slab of tree trunk came from a dead Red Oak Tree harvested out at Oak Point Estates for firewood. The slab measured 39 inches at the widest point. We estimate that the tree is somewhere between 135 and 140 years old. That places the tree as almost as old as the state of Minnesota and older than the city of Walker. I am aware of a few larger living oaks in our area. The acorns are starting to drop from the many oak trees now. Acorns make great food for the area deer and bear as they are high in protien. Acorns are also a sign of the changing seasons.
The talk of the Oak Point Road not getting funded may have been premature. I learned this week from the plowdriver that the funding did indeed come through for the Oak Point Road. I hope that they have sufficient time to bid this project and get started this fall. My road called Chippewa Bch. Road, just north of Oak Point Estates, got a new layer (3 to 4 inches) of class 5 gravel for the winter.
Bear hunters are out baiting for the start of the season which starts September 1st. The set out lots of old scraps of foods and put up trail cameras to see when their bears come into their stands.
The large slab of tree trunk came from a dead Red Oak Tree harvested out at Oak Point Estates for firewood. The slab measured 39 inches at the widest point. We estimate that the tree is somewhere between 135 and 140 years old. That places the tree as almost as old as the state of Minnesota and older than the city of Walker. I am aware of a few larger living oaks in our area. The acorns are starting to drop from the many oak trees now. Acorns make great food for the area deer and bear as they are high in protien. Acorns are also a sign of the changing seasons.
The talk of the Oak Point Road not getting funded may have been premature. I learned this week from the plowdriver that the funding did indeed come through for the Oak Point Road. I hope that they have sufficient time to bid this project and get started this fall. My road called Chippewa Bch. Road, just north of Oak Point Estates, got a new layer (3 to 4 inches) of class 5 gravel for the winter.
Bear hunters are out baiting for the start of the season which starts September 1st. The set out lots of old scraps of foods and put up trail cameras to see when their bears come into their stands.
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