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slammer - Posted - 06/19/2026: 13:13:31
Just got back from 5 nights , six days on the Beautiful shores of Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Mi. 2 hours northeast of home. Weather could have been worse, and warmer (glad we had winter gear) but not terrible and didn’t ruin any of our excursions!!! It’s a gorgeous little town and an annual visit for us. Not to mention that fresh off da boat Lake Superior Whitefish and sunset views!!!
Slammer!!!
Edited by - slammer on 06/19/2026 13:15:28
slammer - Posted - 06/19/2026: 13:17:05
Slammer!!!
STUD figmo Al - Posted - 06/19/2026: 15:51:19
Nice times are hard to beat... :0)
Owen - Posted - 06/19/2026: 16:57:36
Nice pics. Camping is off to a s-l-o-w start here .... cool, windy, cloudy, rain/drizzle. Have been out twice at 2 days per. But, but, but, I've been working on [singing] "There's Better Times A'Coming."
Have yet to test the "portable power source" that we've added to our "stuff" ... if my calculations are right it should run the [bar] fridge for about 4 nights without needing recharging .... our "ultra-quiet" Generac generator makes 'way more noise than do Hondas ... so, though we've had no complaints about running it at night, this should continue to make for happy campers.
slammer - Posted - 06/20/2026: 05:36:47
Talk about a slow start……it was 41 degrees F in the mornings and got up to 54. Not bad, right? Then add the cold wind off Lake Superior and in 15 minutes pickin rocks on da beach, I was wishing I had my ice fishing suit on.
Never had Chili camping before, but glad we had some left in the freezer to take along. Oh, and fishing stunk!!!
Slammer!!!
Texican65 - Posted - 06/20/2026: 12:01:50
You poor, poor man. Just hang in there buddy…good things come to those that wait, life will get better somehow, someway.
Haha!
Edited by - Texican65 on 06/20/2026 12:02:07
Owen - Posted - 06/20/2026: 12:17:19
But, but, but, Dow ... if we wait too long around here it'll soon be winter.
Each spring I see guys building fences, replacing roofing/siding etc., etc. and dismiss it with: "Come on youse guys ... what's the rush?!?!?" And before ya know it the stuff I could be doing is being put off 'til next year. Having said that, about a month back I bought the driveway sealer and deck stain; now I can act ...... if/when the urge strikes.
slammer - Posted - 06/20/2026: 20:00:42
The only reason we get to go camping is because the deck is stained, driveway is sealed , yard is done, wood is cut up and new grass is growing!!!
Guess it’s time to get the snowblower and plow ready!!!
Slammer!!!
rinemb - Posted - 06/21/2026: 07:54:01
If I knew what the envy emoji was I would have used it here, in triplicate! Brad
Owen - Posted - 07/02/2026: 08:16:48
We usually camp for a few days each summer/fall in Grandview [an hour+ N.E. of here]. We usually take a site pretty much in the center of the pic. Fwiw, that's the woodshed in the lower left quadrant. [Also fwiw, they have/supply the best firewood that we've encountered in campgrounds ... e-a-s-y to split straight-grained Jack-pine... probably from the Duck Mountains a bit north of town.]
Edited by - Owen on 07/02/2026 08:20:21
slammer - Posted - 07/02/2026: 10:40:46
That’ll put a damper on camping……..no pun intended!!!
Slammer!!!
STUD figmo Al - Posted - 07/02/2026: 16:09:40
Gold panning might improove tho... :0)
Paul T R - Posted - 07/03/2026: 21:31:46
Get a houseboat.
Owen - Posted - 07/04/2026: 07:33:36
Interesting (?) that Paul and Al have mentioned houseboats and gold panning.
In the past I've brought up the possibility of "living" on a houseboat on Lake Of The Prairies, but got outvoted 1-1. And occasionally when we cross a creek with a gravel deposit/bar/?? on the inner part of a curve in the stream I've been known to "wonder" aloud if there's any gold there.
[The buzz on the street when I was in university was that a friend of a friend (?) was able to pay for his university year by panning for gold in the Yukon during the summers. And a different friend of a different friend apparently funded his year by betting on the ponies .... but i digress.]
