David Multer

The morning starts with me and my clone enjoying sleeping in a bit. Followed by smiling faces and poking around the little pond. Yet another pile of fish for Gabe the fishmaster.

George was nice enough to let us use his new boat until he gets up. So I’ve got the pleasure of launching his boat with a bit of help from Charlotte and Gabe. You know we’ll be doing lots of fishing from the boat. My mom came up for a week this year for the first time. It’s great having her up so it’s time to start showing her the sites. First stop is Jacobsville and the south entry. I love the way Portage and Superior are so different on each side of the entry. ...

Gabe and Doug never seem to stop fishing no matter what time of day it is. Their latest thing is going out late for fishing in the canoe. I love the way they stand up the whole time.

Bootjack always means plenty of road trips since there’s so much to see right in the area. Looks like everyone is enjoying the drive out to Freda. No need to worry about traffic way out here. The old mining town of Freda is always a blast for the kids. Plenty of crumbling dangerous stuff to climb o, and tons of rock picking. Our next stop is the Redridge steel dam across the road. Gabe tries his hand at a little fishing while Charlotte captures a few of the local flowers. ...

Rose’s cabin is still looking good, though we’ve got a few maintenance items to attend to this year. Plenty of random happenings around the camp. Someone’s creative idea to put the trampoline into the lake turns out to be quite a hit. Annie brought her new kitten along for some fun. Needless to say, Monica was very pleased.

Looks like Gabe has landed his first big fish of the summer. That is sure one happy looking boy. Thanks for the help Uncle Gordy. Back at Rose’s cabin there’s some kind of deep discussion going on. It also looks like Gordon is a bit confused and dazed by Monica’s iPod selection.

Looks like Bootjack is as beautiful as ever. Gordon and his family are up north at the same time along with Valri and hers. Plenty of water, woods, and thimbleberries to go around. First stop was a trip to the top of Hungarian Falls.

Charlotte took the long way to Bootjack this year. She’s flown out to Chicago and then heads out for the long drive north. They decided to stay a night up at Manitowoc. The Wisconsin Maritime Museum looks like an interesting tourist stop along the way.

Charlotte took the kids and friends over the hill to Raging Waters. It’s always a big hit, and this time they came back with a bit of body art. One day Gabe’s bicep will be a very scary sight.

Charlotte and Monica headed up to Palo Alto to visit a sports store and then the art museum at Stanford. The Cantor Arts Center has a great collection of Rodin. And it looks like Charlotte is hitting up this guy named David. I’m not sure I need to be jealous. It’s also a good opportunity to plant some college ideas in that active little mind of our girl Monica. ...