August Update Continued

August is a busy month as you can tell if you read my last blog, which stopped mid-sentence. I am now getting back to it...

The past two weeks we have had kids and kids and kids at the resort. Last week I think I counted 16 youth under 12. Most of these little ones have been coming for years and we have watched them grow up. They also all know each other from year to year and have friends waiting for them to explore and play.

The pianos in the lodge got a good work out last week. Several of the kids have been taking lessons so we were treated to music recitals.

This is the last burst of freedom for anyone returning to school in the fall. Tori leaves us on Friday to return to Winona State. Tori has been nursing along some tomatoe plants this summer and she has 4 little tomatoes. I guess she is leaving the plants for the boys to finish harvesting.

Just to remind us that summer is winding down, we had a cold front push in yesterday. The high was 65 and last night it did get into the 40's. Today and for the next week it the highs will be in the 60's. Everyone has sweatshirts and jackets on today. We have noticed a slight turning of color on some of the trees. Accoring to our weather man, we have had our last heat of summer in the Northwoods and days and nights will be a lot cooler for the rest of the season.

I know last year in August we had a frost. In 2009 we had July as the only frost free month. It frosted in June, skipped July and frosted again in August.

We have a roaring fire in the lodge fireplace this morning. Chilly weather, warm fire, muffins baking in the kitchen and hot coffee in the dining room is a typical morning a the lodge.

Our guests have been visiting Chik Wauk Museum this summer and giving it rave reviews. Add it to your list of places to stop in and visit.

The mid-Trail sale and auction was Saturday at the Poplar Lake fire hall. As usual, Saturday is not a good day for us to slip away but we heard they had a lot of fun stuff to auction off and somone (wasn't me - although I try every year) won a hand made quilt in the raffle.

Well I have to get going now. We have a number of groups paddling out this morning and I need to issue some permits and probably do some other work. But for just these few minutes, I am enjoying this quiet in the lodge on a cool almost Fall morning.

Lynn