Charlotte, Gabe, and I are off to the south entry to see if we can find any monster fish. We’ve caught a number of big fish here in the past, and I’m looking forward to exploring the area more fully. Gabe looks hopeful. While a bald eagle keeps us company. Unfortunately for him, some other birds didn’t like his company and drove him off. And look who we happen to run into out here, Valri and Doug. ...
Gabe lands another really nice fish. He’s so very proud of his latest catch. Later that day, Gabe and Doug head out for some fishing over the barge. Unfortunately they dropped the anchor a little too close. Looks like someone needs to jump in and get it. This family of ducks is enjoying the day. Success finds our intrepid fisherman heading back home. It’s fun watching them drag the aluminum boat up onto the shore. ...
Monica and Nick are each taking a week long class over atMichigan Tech. Nick is taking a forensics class, while Monica is taking creative writing. First we have to get them registered and make sure they know their way around. Back at home, Gabe does some fishing on the pond with a million mosquitoes.
The kids always have a great time in the water at Jacobsville. Monica can never get enough of the clear, cold water in Lake Superior. Gracie enjoys her two favorite pastimes, fetching and going in the lake. The pier makes for a dramatic photo showing the difference between Portage Lake and Lake Superior. What a great spot. Gabe and Doug enjoy themselves making perfect sand balls. I manage to catch a cool shot of Doug in the act of an attempted catch. ...
Everyone didn’t show up for our group photo session, but Valri, Karen, Gordon’s family, and our family made it. Those Peyser boys can be tough to wrangle.
Every year we like to visit Charlotte’s grandmother over at Lakeview Cemetery. It’s also a good chance to finally get some photos of family headstones for adding to our genealogy data. The next stop for today is Calumet Waterworks and some rock picking. Crazy Gabe walks around in his socks since he doesn’t have any water shoes. The rocks are very painful to walk on, as his great expressions shows. Charlotte seems to be having a good time as well. ...
There’s a lot of working out going on up in Bootjack this year. Nick and Chris have been sparring, and I guess its brought out the competitive spirit. The sprinters line up and they’re off! I love the way Nick runs with the guys until the end smiling and looking around. The second heat is a chance for Gordon to show his real speed. Seems he has to take his shoes off to really get moving. ...
A little blue heron and fishing action down at the dock this morning. Gracie seems intrigued by the rock bass. We all head down to Ishpeming to visit Scott, Bridget, and Annabel for the day. It isn’t too far from Bootjack and it’s been a long time since we’ve seen them. Lunch and playtime keep everyone entertained. I’m glad they liked the pretzel necklace idea. The adults catch up out on the deck, while the kids and Gracie enjoy running around by the lake. We went for a nice walk in the woods. Gabe squeezed in some more fishing time on another lake with Bridget’s brother. ...
The fish aren’t biting great this year, but Gabe finally caught a nice 26.5 inch 4 pound walleye. Charlie passes on the great fish cleaning and filleting secrets. Gabe is the new go-to guy for cleaning fish.
here’s always pair of nesting bald eagles just down the lake. You can expect quite a few photos this year of the eagles as they always seem ready to pose for a shot. A few of the typical Bootjack suspects, and one new dog. Gracie is really enjoying the place. She’s quite the lake dog now. Gabe and Monica just got their boating license, so there are a lot of fishing trips out on the aluminum boat this year. The pilings out by the Sturgeon River mouth usually has some nice fish, and sometimes a few ducks floating by. ...