LITTLE BASS LAKE RESORT

     August 24th:  Gary R. and company arrived two days ago to do some bear

		   hunting and this evening they returned to LBLR with a

		   bear.  If they ever send me one of the several pictures

		   they took, I'll show it here.



       Labor Day:  As usual, Tracie, Jeff, and 22 members of Traverski Ski

		   club from Rochester filled the resort this weekend.

		   The weather was cold and rainy for most of the weekend

		   so they did less skiing than on previous trips.  However,

		   I've been told that in spite of the weather (or perhaps,

		   because of it) the social life was great......including

		   the Jackpine Blues Festival.  This time they PROMISED I'd

		   get a group picture and when it arrives, I'll show it

		   here.



   September 21st: Ice was on the car windows this morning.....first time

		   this year.  Incidentally, it occurred on the exact

		   same day last year.



   September 22nd: The Autumnal Equinox has arrived.  Though I love the

		   Summertime, I think it's about time.



   September 29th: The Autumn colors are GREAT!  It's not the best year

		   we've had.......but it's VERY GOOD.  There still is

		   a lot of green and almost no brown yet.  The brown

		   will be showing up within the next day or two so in my

		   humble opinion, we're at the peak even as I type.



      October 1st: I hereby recind part of what I said on September 29th.

		   After taking a drive to Big Fork this afternoon, I think

		   this may be the finest "color" year since I've lived

		   in the Northland.  It was absolutely gorgeous!  Click

		   below to see a sample.

 Fall Colors 



      October 6th: I was 10 miles north of Effie yesterday and the ground

		   was covered with snow.  This morning at 7:00 there were

		   traces of snow on my car and a few flurries fell all day

		   long.  If you'll look at last year's LBLR Chronicles,

		   you'll notice that there was no snow until least December

		   7th.  It doesn't specifically say when the first snow was,

		   but it was after December 6th.



     October 10th: Here's a much over due picture.  (Click below to see it.)

		   It's of a very neat family, the Andersons, who stayed

		   here the last week of August.  But I'm not taking all

		   the blame for the lateness of the picture.......I had to

		   wait a long time for them to send it to me.	Will I see

		   you guys next year?	Let me know, if you don't mind.

The Andersons



     October 31st: All Hallows' Eve.......and nothing but rain and warm

		   temperatures.  Could this be a repeat of last winter?



     November 2nd: This afternoon, as Lori and I watched, a deer went into

		   the lake off the northeast shore and swam all the way

		   across the lake and got out on the west shore.  It was

		   an interesting sight!



     November 3rd: It's difficult to tell when the loons have left for

		   warmer climates.  But they're not all gone yet; there

		   was one on the lake this morning.......not in his

		   high contrast black and white as in the summer months,

		   but wearing his dull gray winter feathers.



     November 4th: It's the first day of Deer Hunting Season and Ron

		   Erlandsen got a nice buck this morning.  As I said

		   last year when he got one on opening morning, he's

		   only been skunked once since 1992 when he began using

		   LBLR as a hunting camp.



     November 5th: It's the second day of Deer Hunting Season and Mike

		   Erlandsen (Ron's son) got a nice buck this morning.

		   It was a short hunting season for those two guys!

		   Click below to see the pictures.

Two bucks!



     Thanksgiving: We have ice......I think.  There are some wet spots in

		   the snow but I think that's just water on the ice.  So,

		   the lake is frozen as of today (that's two weeks earlier

		   than last year).  Also, I'd guess that we have about six

		   inches of snow.



     December 2th: Nine degrees below zero this morning; winter will soon

		   be here.



     December 6th: It was supposed to be 20 degrees below zero this morning.

		   It was 14 below when I went to bed, but when I woke up

		   this morning it was 4 degrees ABOVE zero and we had

		   gotten a few inches of snow.  I guess the weather

		   predictions are the same as usual.



     December 8th: Randy and I went skiing at the Joyce Estates this

		   morning and for this early, the conditions were great!

		   I think we're going to have a normal winter for a change.



    December 10th: 24 below zero this morning.	I don't think it got this

		   cold all of last winter.



    December 12th: 30 below zero this morning.



    December 28th: Here is another picture that is long overdue.  It's a

		   picture of my friend Chris Hitzeman and several of his

		   friends who spent Memorial weekend at LBLR last year.

		   Notice the beautiful Crappies (not to mention the

		   beautiful people).  Thanks for the pictures, Chris.

		   Click below to see them.

Chris



    February 13th: Last August 12th the Shimeks (Gerry, Laura, and Daniel)

		   breezed into LBLR and spent a week.	In December they

		   sent me some pictures and it took until now for me to

		   get them posted on the web.	 But, better late than

		   never.  Click below to see them.

The Shimeks



    February 14th: I have been requested to show a picture of Little Bass

		   Lake as it looks today.  Here it is:

Little Bass Lake in the Winter



    February 21st: 32 below zero when I left for work this morning.  I hope

		    we've bottomed out for the winter.



    February 25th: I don't know how much snow we officially got, but it

		   took over 4.5 hours to blow it.......it had to be at

		   least a foot.



       March 20th: The first day of Spring!!!  AND, it's only 53 days

		   until the fishing opener, AND I predict that the ice

		   on Little Bass Lake will be gone exactly one month

		   from today.



	April 1st: On this date last year, the ice was GONE on Little Bass

		   Lake.  But I'm still staying with my prediction that

		   it'll be April 20th this year.  Hence, it's 19 days

		   until "ice out" and 41 days until the fishing opener.



       April 14th: The cabin in Peterson Bay is now up, running, and

		   occupied for the weekend.  The effort to get it back

		   into operating condition for the summer was a tad

		   greater than anticipated, but all is now well.



       April 20th: The Swallows may have returned to Capistrano, but the

		   ice is still on Little Bass Lake.  I think it'll be

		   gone before this time next week......I hope so anyway.

		   I saw a Golden Eye flying over the lake this morning,

		   apparently look for a landing site, so REAL SPRING has

		   to be near.



       April 22nd: Sunday Noon!  Even as I type I can hear loons calling

		   in the distance.  And in the very small opening in the

		   ice near the duplex, a pair of Common Merganzers are

		   quitely swimming and fishing near each other.



       April 27th: THE ICE IS GONE(!!!!), 27 days later than last year and

		   7 days later than I predicted.  The Loons are back and

		   it's only 16 days to the fishing opener.



       April 28th: WELCOME(!) to my newest Granddaughter Kaylee Nicole, who

		   was born today.  Mother and Daughter are doing fine.

		   Click on her name (below) to see her and her Dear Mom.

		   Kaylee, are you and your Dear Mom still planning to

		   spend a few weeks at LBLR to recuperate?

Kaylee



	  May 5th: Click below to see the nice pile of stacked wood and the

		   huge piles of branches that my Dear Grandson, Josh, did

		   for me today.  For an 8-year old, he sure is a hard

		   worker.  Thanks for the help, Joshie!

Josh



	 June 5th: WELCOME(!) to yet another (and my now newest) Grand-

		   daughter, Molly, who was born today.  Click on the her

		   name (below) to see her and her big sister, Em.

Molly



	July 12th: Congratulations to my friend, Joe Kardock, for his

		   successful acting debut in the Grand Rapids Showboat.

		   You did an excellent job, Joe........I was impressed!



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