Today, Trent from Lawn and Snow Outdoor Maintenance stopped by to see us.That's the company that is in charge of taking care of the national forest campgrounds in the Ottawa National Forest. He said his territory extends from Black River Harbor to Ishpeming to Iron River. Next year he will be cutting back to just two of the campgrounds at Golden Lake and Lake Ottawa.
Anita is retiring as host here after 30 years. Even before that she and her husband Sully camped here. Her children are coming to help her pack and move her camper on Friday. At that point, Gary and I will take over as camp hosts until September 30. There won't be much to do since we are the only campers left but we'll keep an eye out for troublemakers, clean the restrooms, collect the registration slips, and answer questions. This is a trial period, because we may be the campground hosts for the entire 2014 season from May 15 to September 30.
I like the idea because we can take turns being in charge. Gary knows he will have to be in Illinois part of the time to take care of probate issues. I will have to go down to Seymour from time to time as we prepare the house there for sale.
We know the campground gets busy in July but the June and August are a lot quieter and of course in May and September we'll have the park to ourselves most of the time. The other night Gary and I were sitting at the edge of the lake looking at the Milky Way spread out above us. We spotted a light across the lake and finally figured out it was a night fisherman.
"How dare they!" said I. "And on our lake!" For at this time of year it feels like the five hundred acre lake is ours.
Tonight, I went over to Anita's camper to sit by her fire and let her reminisce about the years she's been here. She said she would be back in a week to make sure Gary had his camper set up properly and make sure we were doing everything we were supposed to do. After thirty years, she feels like Lake Ottawa is hers.
I'll do my best by having coffee and tea for the campers. We'll save old newspaper and flyers to help campers light their fires. We'll make sure there's plenty of toilet papers. I'll tell stories.
And when the season is over I'll be sure to have more to write about.
Anita is retiring as host here after 30 years. Even before that she and her husband Sully camped here. Her children are coming to help her pack and move her camper on Friday. At that point, Gary and I will take over as camp hosts until September 30. There won't be much to do since we are the only campers left but we'll keep an eye out for troublemakers, clean the restrooms, collect the registration slips, and answer questions. This is a trial period, because we may be the campground hosts for the entire 2014 season from May 15 to September 30.
I like the idea because we can take turns being in charge. Gary knows he will have to be in Illinois part of the time to take care of probate issues. I will have to go down to Seymour from time to time as we prepare the house there for sale.
We know the campground gets busy in July but the June and August are a lot quieter and of course in May and September we'll have the park to ourselves most of the time. The other night Gary and I were sitting at the edge of the lake looking at the Milky Way spread out above us. We spotted a light across the lake and finally figured out it was a night fisherman.
"How dare they!" said I. "And on our lake!" For at this time of year it feels like the five hundred acre lake is ours.
Tonight, I went over to Anita's camper to sit by her fire and let her reminisce about the years she's been here. She said she would be back in a week to make sure Gary had his camper set up properly and make sure we were doing everything we were supposed to do. After thirty years, she feels like Lake Ottawa is hers.
I'll do my best by having coffee and tea for the campers. We'll save old newspaper and flyers to help campers light their fires. We'll make sure there's plenty of toilet papers. I'll tell stories.
And when the season is over I'll be sure to have more to write about.
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