Lake of the Woods Beauty

This is a glimpse from the dock of the island looking down the channel on a beautiful day! We've had sunshine and temps in the low 70's. The water has been warming up too, although I'm trusting Caleb and the thermometer for that information... I haven't been brave enough to try it out for myself.
This is looking to one's left off the dock on the same sunny day! A single loon has been hanging around this area, offering it's lonely call every once in a while. The guys went Walleye fishing and brought home dinner, so we also fed the guts to the Bald Eagles. There is one adult and one juvenile, but they were camera shy.
I cropped a little so you could see mama deer with her two fawns. They come to munch on the tall grass growing on the water's edge across the bay from the doc. So now, you've looked to the right, left, and straight across! I will utter the call of one of my blogging friends Sandra....here Moosey, Moosey...for we haven't seen a moose yet. And we may have to make a trip to the dump to see our black bears...I haven't heard the garbage dumpsters being shaken here at the campground in the middle of the night.
Oh wait! This guy came into my lens speeding through the channel behind Grampa's boat! He said, "A tubing a day keeps a kid happy all day!" Our German Shepherd, Russel, decided the other night that it looked like a lot of fun! So he ran around the boat house, out of my view, and set out to join Caleb. As the boat came around the corner, I looked up and saw the boat, Caleb tubing and a German Shepherd swimming furiously towards the action! The boat had to come to a rapid halt to get Russel to come to shore. He did sleep well that night! And I now have to be much more vigilant about our doggy spectators.

We've hiked on a friend's island, the guys have been fishing...Oh! Chris caught the elusive Muskie, (although mysteriously there is no picture), we've been having our fill of homemade dessert, playing Mexican Train Dominoes, and working on a few "projects". Until next time... stay safe!

The Lake is Chilly!- Sioux Narrows, Ontario, Canada

We arrived in Canada on July 2nd and Caleb helped catch this 21 inch Walleye the very next day! Duke the Golden Retriever is impressed and thinks he could help out with the fish cleaning. Caleb ventured out with Grandma and Grampa for a fishing & shore lunch outing. He got to have all the fun while Chris and I drove back to Baudette, MN. Our RV part, shipped USPS Priority mail, was not at the post office when it was supposed to be... so a day late and another day driving. But all was not lost, as we decided it was a wilderness drive. We saw deer contemplating crossing the road, momma marmot with her young-uns scurrying off the road, a red fox giving us the cold shoulder, and a bald eagle sitting atop its nest surveying the roadway. Chris got the new converter installed and it works great!
Duke decided if Caleb caught such a big fish then he could too. He circled for hours upon hours not tiring to catch the elusive bass. Even though he has mastered the dog snorkel technique (which is blowing air out his nose so he can stick his whole face underwater), he hasn't come up with a fish yet.
The shepherds think fetching a water toy is more fun than fishing for bass. Caleb tends to agree that jumping in is just more fun! It did take a bit to get used to the water, though... it is only 65 degrees on the surface! We got the two thumbs up from Caleb that the water was A-OK for swimming!

There is something about the clear Canadian lake water that lures one in... even when it is a bit chilly.

Red River State Park- East Grand Forks, Minnesota

OK- so here's a few more pictures of the Wylie Park Campground...
We biked around the park searching for geocaches. We searched for 3 and found 3! The first one was fooling us with some GPS bounce, and then the mosquito armies tried to attack Caleb and I ... so we had to run back to the safety of the bike path. Chris fought off the swarms and found the first one for us! The next two caches were micros, which are always a bit tricky. The last one we found Caleb is holding between his fingers. That's how small this magnetic micro cache is!
Here is a picture of Wylie Lake... how nice of them to give us our own lake! We saw a few pike being pulled out of the water, but we didn't have time to get out our poles.
With this gigantic American flag in the center, each state's flag lines the sidewalk. What a great country we live in, and an early Happy 4th of July to all of our friends and family!
Tuesday and Wednesday night brought us to Red River State Park in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Cost per night: $24 +$5 daily vehicle fee. We can see North Dakota over the river from our campsite. This is a hidden gem of a park just a short 2 miles from I-29. According to the information, this campground is located where many of the 560 homes that were destroyed in East Grand Forks in the 1997 flood were once located. The property was redesigned as a state park and recreation area. They are currently adding more sites to the property. The Red River is very high and many of the trees are in the water. According to the weather station, we are still under a flood watch until the river crests. This is a great stop to take advantage of the many services in the greater Grand Forks area.... we got the oil changed in the truck along with the fuel filter and made a Super Target stop to reload our grocery supply. Caleb is having a great time at this park playing with some of the other children camped here.

Thursday we will head into Canada... stopping first in Baudette to pick up our new converter. Hopefully it will be at the post office waiting for us. Then we will cross the border and make our way into our campsite in Sioux Narrows. We will get be able to get out the loungers and relax... we plan on staying for two weeks!

Good News!- I paid for a day's worth of wi-fi at the Wylie Park Campground and was determined to get my new EnV3 phone tethered for internet. I searched and found a driver for my phone online. This may sound like an easy thing, but it is not "officially" known to be a driver that works... so even the technicians from Verizon weren't able to help me out. That's why the internet is so great! People who are tech wizards can tell the rest of us what to do! .... So I'm posting via my EnV3! However, I did find out in speaking with a Verizon representative, that I can't use this feature while in Canada even though I have the nationwide + Canada plan. Some of our friends do have the luxury of internet at their cabins, so I will try to make a blogpost.

We wish everyone a safe and Happy 4th of July!