Living at a resort is maintenance challenge and a lesson in prioritization and negotiation. In our case, the lodge is on the historic register and the lodge, along with several of the cabins are original log structures and require special maintenance. We try to maintain the integrity of the original structures as much as possible and keep the resort in good working order.
None of us had worked or lived at a resort before so it was an interesting education. If I were to look as the maintenance list as whole, I think I would have a panic attack. So what you do is tackle what you can every day based upon what experience you can hire or have. We have learned a lot! I actually know how the primary pump house supplies water to the cabins! I was a city girl and never even had a septic system before so this was a new thing.
To give you an idea - we have two water systems, 8 (maybe 9) septic systems, water pumps and lift pumps (all different so nothing is interchangable), 20 roofs (not counting the 4 outhouses), water lines, gas lines and septic lines - some buried and some above ground. We have boats, motors, several types of canoes, outfitting gear, laundry room and original log buildings. We have 3 transport vehicles and several work vehicles in addition to our own personal cars.
Our summer staff are real troupers when it comes to helping out with repairs. Two years ago, Nick actually hung upside down in the septic well to change a pump. Travis has encountered all sorts of items to fix and is getting pretty good at the water system. Ed and Erik this summer patched the roof to the staff kitchen.
The photo to the right is of Travis and Ed changing the foot value on the water line into the lake. They had to motor out and Ed took the dive to retrieve the line. Not maintenace is photo worthy but Stephanie snapped a few shots of this one.
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