2020 Cabin Bookings

Please Read ...

For 2020, the covid-19 pandemic dictates being extra careful and respecting everyone's space. 
Please respect the schedule.  Make sure you have agreement before mixing family groups at the cabin. 

Long weekends have typically been open for all but this year we all need to know who plans to be at the cabin so the rest of us can assess the risk and make informed decisions.

Note: The October Moose Hunting week has been cancelled as per Pete Kyser (May 19th 2020).

1) The cabin and trailer are considered separate accommodations.
This means we will allow people to use the cabin and other people to use the trailer, at the same time. We may, also, allow tenting on the property at the same time.

2) All long weekends are open to the family to use.

This will allow more people to use the property in the short summer weeks.
After all, this is a family vacation property and we don't want to have to say "No" to anyone.

3) All the recreational equipment is to be shared by everyone. IE. canoes, paddles, life jackets,etc

4)Please ask the owner before using an ATVs/motorcycle. Remember if you break it ,you will be responsible to fix it.

5) As usual, all requests to use the trailer or cabin go through Doug. (the owners then decide to grant or decline the request, depending on circumstances )
Important Rules!
Play safe …It's a long way to a hospital. Cell phones may not work and 911 may not be able to find you here. (our 911 # is 1177 Black River Rd, East)
Wear life jackets when on the water … 4 people have drowned near here in the last 10 years.
Don't wander off by yourself because there are no “Search / Rescue” efforts until first light.
Tend your campfires carefully, especially in dry periods. There is a good chance of a forest fire.
Take your recycle/garbage home.. feeding the bears is not recommended.
Leave the wood box full, the next visitor will thank you.
Don't leave mousetraps set in the summer when you leave.... It can be a stinky mess by the time someone finds it.
Replace the campfire wood used when possible.
If things break, either fix it /replace it or tell someone about it so we can fix it.
Turn off the following ...
the water pump on the 12vdc push button panel,
the cabin hydro at the inverter,
the propane tank in the shed
...... AndLock doors, windows and the gate when you leave.

In general, leave the Cabin as good or better than you found it.
Thank you,
the Brothers

Donations welcomed!
If you enjoyed your Cabin Time please consider a donation to the "Fix the Cabin Fund". We are always working to improve the cabin experience.

Send Donations by etransfer to Shawn at brem9@yahoo.ca

2020 Schedule

January 1st - New Years 2020!!

January 4th - 5th
Cabin - Doug,Marcy,Rob,Barry,Jerry
Trailer -

January 11th - 12th
Cabin -
Trailer -

January 18th - 19th
Cabin -
Trailer -

January 25th -26th
Cabin - Doug,Murray,Jean-Pierre,Rob,Barry,Jerry,Shawn
Trailer -

February 1st - 2nd
Cabin -
Trailer -

February 8th - 9th
Cabin - Rented to Barry's friend

Trailer -

February 15th - 16th - Family Day OPEN to the family
Cabin - Barry,Doug
Trailer -

February 22nd - 23rd
Cabin -
Trailer -

February 29th - March 1st
Cabin -
Trailer -

March 7th - 8th
Cabin -
Trailer -

March 14th - 15th
Cabin - Barry/Chris/Doug
Trailer -

March 21st - 22nd

Cabin -  Barry/Roz
Trailer -

March 24th - 26th
Cabin -  Emily and friends
Trailer -

March 28th - 29th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Flood Season started so check river level at https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report/real_time_e.html?stn=02EC002

April 4th - 5th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Flood Season is over!

Covid Rules for 2020

To avoid families mingling during the covid 19 pandemic, Please, take the scheduling seriously. Long weekends are no longer open for everyone but will be scheduled as requested.

April 10th - 12th - Easter
Cabin - Shawn/Family
Trailer -

April 18th - 19th
Cabin - Barry/Roz
Trailer -

April 24th - 27th
Cabin - Doug/Marcy (Ryan and Family visited)
Trailer -

May 2nd - 3rd
Cabin -  Lindsay/Charlie
Trailer - Barry/Roz

May 9th - 10th  - Mothers Day Weekend
Cabin -
Trailer -

May 12th - 13th
Cabin - Murray/Pat

May 16th - 18th Victoria Day
Cabin -
Trailer -

May 23rd - 24th
Cabin -
Trailer -

May 30th - 31st
Cabin -  Rob
Trailer -

June 3rd - 6th
Cabin - Murray/Barry
Trailer -

June 6th - 8th
Cabin -  Doug/Marcy
Trailer -

June 8th - 9th
Cabin -  Guy
Trailer -

June 12th - 14th
Cabin -  Lindsay/Friends
Trailer -

June 15th - 17th
Cabin -  Doug/Barry/Rob (build swim platform)
Trailer -

June 20th - 21st - Fathers Day Weekend
Cabin -
Trailer -

June 27th - 28th
Cabin -
Trailer -

July 1st - Canada Day

July 4th - 5th
Cabin -
Trailer -

July 11th - 12th

Cabin - Barry and Family

Trailer -

July 18th - 19th

Cabin -

Trailer -

July 20th - 23rd

Cabin - Robin/Family

Trailer -

July 25th - 27th

Cabin - Barry and Roz
Trailer -

July 27th - 30th

Cabin - Doug/Marcy and Friends

Trailer - Barry/Roz

July 31st - Aug 3rd
Cabin - Nancy and Family

Aug 7th - 9th

Trailer - Barry/Roz

Aug 7th - 14th
Cabin - Doug and Family

Aug 14th to 21st
Cabin - Rob and Family
Trailer -

Aug 21st to 23rd
Trailer - Barry/Roz

Aug 21st to 28th
Cabin - Murray and Family

Aug 26th to 28th
Trailer - Lindsay and friends

Aug 29th - 30th
Cabin - Lindsay and friends
Trailer -

Due to covid-19 ,we won't be getting together for our annual fishing derby.

Enter the 2020 Virtual 16th Annual Family Fishing Derby

During your family time at the cabin, pick a team name, go fishing for 2 hours, keep best 3 fish, measure fish, take photos and enter by posting on FB , Cabin Gang!!

Sept 5th - 7th Labour Day Weekend

Cabin - Matt/Sarah and family
Trailer - Barry/Roz

Sept 12th -15th
Cabin - Doug/Marcy
Trailer -

Sept 14th -16th
Cabin - Murray

Sept 19th - 20th
Cabin - Chris/Nancy and Family
Trailer - Barry/Roz

Sept 23rd - 24th
Cabin - Barry
Trailer -

Sept 25th - 27th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Oct 1st - 8th
Cabin - Murray and Friends
Trailer -

Oct 9th - 10th Thanksgiving Day weekend

Cabin - Shawn and Family
Trailer -

Oct 10th - 12th Thanksgiving Day weekend

Cabin - Chris and Family
Trailer -

Oct 16th - 18th
Cabin - Sydney and Friends
Trailer - Barry/Roz

Oct 24th - 26th - Annual Meeting
Cabin - Owners and Guests/Volunteers
Trailer -

Oct 31st - Nov 1st Halloween

Cabin - Lindsay and friends
Trailer -

Nov 7th - 8th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Nov 14th - 15th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Nov 18th - 20th
Cabin - Doug/ Barry

Nov 21st - 22nd
Cabin -  Rob/Chris/Nancy/family
Trailer -

Nov 28th - 29th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Dec 7th - 10th
Cabin -  Barry/Roz
Trailer -

Dec 12th - 13th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Dec 19th - 20th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Dec 26th - 27th
Cabin -
Trailer -

Dec 31st - Jan 1st 2021 - New Years
Cabin -
Trailer -

Solar Panels knocked flat!

Arrived with Barry to find that the last wind storm has snapped off all three posts and the entire solar panel array in the water,

After dropping a couple of trees for new posts, we quickly rebuilt the array.

Since there wasn't any sun anyway, we went to fire up the water gen to keep the batteries charging. Found out that the beavers had raised the water in the creek so high that the water gen was half submerged so we rebuilt the platform to raise it out of the water.

Annual Meeting weekend Oct 25th - 27th

Date Oct23rd - 27th (last meeting for current administration)

CEO Barry

CFO Shawn

CAO Doug

Senate Lackeys - Murray/ Rob

Agenda 2020

Put in 2021 wood
Take down Gazebo
Lower dock
Winterize water system
Levelled the cabin so the patio door would close.
Hold Annual Meeting

Another successful weekend putting in the wood for next year.

Log splitter arrives!!

Wood shed filled for the winter.

New wood cut, split, piled for next winter.

Even had time to build a shelter for campfire wood. Hopefully, everyone will try to keep it full.

2020 Virtual 16th Annual Family Fishing Derby

The 2020 Virtual 16th Annual Family Fishing Derby!

Thank you, everyone for making it a resounding success! Participation was off the scale!

Teams that entered their 3 best fish on Cabin Gang FB as per the rules go to the top for the Team prize.

Those that entered only their best fish will be eligible for the Master Angler award.

Prizes are on the way!

Team awards!

1st Place goes to...

Team Fish Sticks - Charlie and ? CONGRATULATIONS!
..8 3/4, 8 3/4, 8 1/4 inches
.total 25 3/4 in. , largest 8 3/4 in

2nd place to...

Team Tidy Cats ... Zack, Doug

71/4, 71/2 and 9 inches

total ...23 3/4 in. .. largest 9 in

3rd place to...

Team Wacky - Ravin’s - Jackson, Jacob, Shawn - 12 fish in total
7”, 7.25” & 8.25
Total 22 1/2 in ... Largest 8 1/4 in

4th place to....
The Fish Police - Lyra, Wil, Katie and Ryan.
9”, 7”, and 6.25”
Total...22 1/4 in... Largest... 9 in

5th place...

Team Motorboaters - Michelle/ Justin/ Brad
Largest.. 10.5 in
(Only one fish entered)

6th place to...

Team Slaming Salmon (Lindsay, Catherine)
Largest 10 1/8 in
(Only one fish entered)

7th place to...
Team M&M's - Murray/Mallory/Emma
Largest... 9 1/2 in
(Only one fish entered)

8th place to...

Team Lily Pads (Charlie, Lily)
Largest.. 9 3/4 inches
(Only one fish entered)

9th place to...
Team Big Fish Stories - Gavin/ Tyler
Largest - 9 3/8 in
(Only one fish entered)

The MASTER ANGLER AWARD goes to Michelle on Team Motorboaters
CONGRATULATIONS!
Largest.. 10.5 in

Honourable mentions
Charlie on team Fish sticks gets honourable mention for pulling in 2 lawn chairs + 1 large snapping turtle. 😲....
And Brad and Mallory who also landed a snapping turtle. 😁

March 13th Cabin Trip - Doug,Barry, Chris

Chris and I arrived late Friday night (midnght!) and found the cabin warm,courtesty of Barry, although, it was +3 C outside, anyway.

Everything frozen hard and the lake froze hard like glass. No traction for the snowmobiles at all.

We decided that the old dead pine at the road should come down and Barry carved up a special treat from the stump.

Chris and I made a run back to Robinson lake and only had three water crossing on the trail! (three more coming back,too) Snowmobiles don't float!!

Cabin Trip Feb 17th 2020 - Barry/ Doug

Great day as we left Liewsham Lane but 5 minutes down the trail, Barry's snowmobile quit, again! This time we knew the problem ... it was seized!!! Found out that it was getting no oil! So we mixed up the tank with oil and got it running (mostly on one cylinder).. and it ran the rest of the weekend!

Great snow everywhere, although the lake proved slushy in spots. Lots of ice but water under the snow on top of the ice made it slushy going for the snowmobiles.