Happy New Year everyone!
2024 is officially here and it’s going to be a great season! We are off and running with lots of plans in store for 24! First off, this month we start our sport shows. Beginning with the Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi Michigan, January 11th – 15th. The Ultimate Fishing show is huge with lots of fishing tackle, ice fishing gear (although right now it’s likely many of you don’t have any ice) and lots of fishing seminars. It’s held at the Suburban Showcase Collection in Novi. Come on down if you are in the area and say hello!
The next sport show is the following weekend, January 18th – 20th. It’s the NE Ohio Sportsman Show in Mt Hope. This show has become a favorite of ours. Not too big, not too small. Lots of vendors from all over and it’s right in the heart of Amish Country! Held at the Mt Hope Event Center, you’ll see lots of buggies outside and lots of interesting booth inside. Enjoy a fry pie or fresh churned ice cream while browsing the various outdoor themed booths. Stop by and say hello if you are in the neighborhood!
February is our month off sport shows. We’ll spend much of the month working at camp via snowmobile and sleigh. There is a lot to do, finishing up the new dining room at Loch Island. We’ll have to haul a lot over the ice to complete it, but we’re confident we’ll get it done.
In March, the grand daddy of sport shows arrives on the 7th and finishes up on the 10th. It’s the Ultimate Sport Show Grand Rapids! This is probably the biggest show in Michigan. Lots of tackle and outdoor themed booths and seminars galore. Anybody who is into fishing should not miss this show. Held right downtown at Devos Center, the venue is top notch. Our booth will be in the Canada isle, stop by and check it out.
Later in March, we’ll be heading back up to the lodge to finalize work on the dining room and other small projects we have going around the lake. In late April staff will start to arrive. From that point, varnishing and sanding our fleet of cedar strip boats will begin. There is a lot of work to maintaining a fleet of 30 cedar strip boats! This year we have three more on order from Giesler Boat Builders of Powasson Ontario. In addition to the three new cedar strips, we have another 5, 20 hp Yamaha four stroke outboards on order and we’re planning on relaunching our Giesler Georgian Bay model this year for pick ups. We haven’t had our Georgian in the water since before Covid. A true sign that things are back to normal!
Again, have a great New Year, perhaps we’ll see you at one of the shows!
— Andy & Amy
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