Cabin Maintenance June 2018

Re stained the deck. Hope it lasts longer this time.

Installed a new kitchen stove. Five burners and an oven that works.

Taps and drains hooked up for the summer. Water barrels full.

Put the dock back together with Barry for summer use...Launched the raft ...had a swim and found the lake quite warm!

Barbecue fixed temporarily  .. . will need permanent fix or replacement by fall.

Hummingbirds are back,too!

Black Fly Reconnaissance May 17th - 19th

Yes, there were black flies! Doug,Marcy,Nick and Lou braved bug season to check out the Cabin after a long and late flood season. Great weather with a good breeze made for a good time and wonderful campfires.

Yamaha Winter Fun

Spring Flood season has started - April 27th 2018

A quick check of the Black River water levels on the government website (https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report/real_time_e.html?stn=02EC002) shows that the water level went up quickly with the warm weather.
Anything over 9.2 (on the left side) indicates the road is already under water. Probably, a good 2 kilometers. Since the water level is measured at Washago a change of .1 meter measured there is equal to a foot at the Black River road.

Which looked like this in 2008.

Black River Road - April 2008

So a measured 9.5 is like 3 feet on the road. The danger is just not from flooding out your engine but there is a good chance of your vehicle being washed off the road and into the river which is 12 feet deep and moving fast.This from hard earned experience. Two ATVs and an UTC were lost last year.

The flooding is due to snow melt more than rainfall. Yes there was a fair amount of snow still at the cabin as can be seen from Barry's pictures from April 21st.

Spring Ski Trip March 2018

Finally got back to the cabin after a long winter. Snow was getting scarce and we weren't sure there would be enough snow for x country skiing. Turned out that only Brussels and the Cabin had new snow!. 4 inches on top of a frozen hard base. Perfect for both the Yamaha and the skiers.


Doug and Charlie used the Yamaha for transportation and to haul the supplies in. Tough job but somebody has to do it.

Murray, Rob,Shawn and Bruce skied in from the car.

Some did need a ride!

and others just needed to collect supplies from the car after skiing in.

A Saturday ski trip to Robinson Lake proved to be a challenge for most but successful. 

On Saturday night we celebrated Shawn's 50th birthday in great style with a steak dinner, a cake (didn't blow up!) , gifts, take no prisoners, euchre game and a campfire.

Winter Trip Feb 16th - 18th 2018

Arrived by Yamaha .Some doubt whether there would be enough snow but found lots in Washago and the Black River road groomed by snowmobile club so a fast smooth ride all the way in!

Easy to get around with snowmobiles and the lakes are smooth with a foot of ice or more. Fired up the Polaris and went looking for some hard wood for the woodshed on the back slough.

2017 Annual Owners Meeting

The Annual Owners meeting was attended by everyone this year. The CEO job moved to Barry for the next three years and we heard promises of bringing in the best people and "make the cabin great again" and "drain the swamp". It's going to be a long three years!

Shawn moved into the Treasury job ... no money left so he has a tough year ahead and Doug came out of the Senate to take a paying job ... secretary. Murray and Rob will try to hold Senate seats.

Lindsay joined us again this year and was a big help getting next years wood in.

The new sun room got a roof and is almost completed.

The Sun Room Addition 2017

It was determined at the 2016 Owners Meeting that the trailer needed some extra floor space to be more user friendly. It was agreed that an enclosed sunroom would be a welcomed addition to the trailer.

After much planning, footing were poured,

trees were cut and sawed into appropriate beams and posts.

A patio door and 16 feet of windows with screens were sourced from friends and family and hauled up to the cabin.

Plans were thrown out and new plans drawn , then lost........then drawn again.

Finally, construction started at the end of August....with new plans.

Doors and windows have been installed as of the end of Sept.  and a roof is in progress.

Annual Fishing Derby 2017

Great turnout for this years camping weekend and fishing derby. Everyone enjoyed the excellent weather and got in some swimming time, too.

The fishing derby got started Sat night with Chris's team getting their one hour in before heading home. This proved to be a winning formula because nobody could beat their best 3 fish total the next day. 

A highlite this year was the Low Country Boil supper on Sat. A first at the Cabin but sure to repeat.

See everyone next year!