NATURE'S GREETINGS -- Posted on Friday, October 2 2009

BEAUTIFUL FALL

Escape to the rich green, fire orange and vibrant red forest in its full glory. Enjoy the fall season on an afternoon pontoon or walk our private nature trail painted by the Fall color.

David directed traffic on our blacktop road to protect the baby snapping turtles on their descent to the water. More than 20 turtles hatched underground, dug their way through the dirt to sunlight and wiped the dirt from their eyes before courageously leaving their underground shelter to seek water.

SPRING/SUMMER

The Ferry family cut their boat motor so they wouldn't scare the large doe swimming across the lake.

The Aunet's watched as loon parents fed and taught their little one to dive. Two baby fawn's with excess energy chased one another around the shoreline for Aunet's entertainment.

Mama deer is proudly shows off her new born spotted fawn on woobly legs to Jim Hawksford.

Baby ducklings tickle little hands as our young guests enjoy feeding them.

There is a lot of nature going on the short distance from our bay to the lodge, a blue heron fishing in the bay, two families of geese proudly displaying their young, turtles sunning themselves, a hopeful mama and papa duck by Blue Heron, a mama snapping turtle laying her eggs in front of Pines cabin, mama duck introducing her 4" fuzzy ducklings to a delicious meal of corn.

Mama snapping turtle thought our garden would be an ideal place to lay her eggs; however, Dick thought otherwise. She caught a ride on the shovel express to Pines where she found another sandy place to lay her eggs.

Mama duck solicited Bob Cozzo's help in warding of the fox when she pushed her 16 babies up to his boat while she swam back to shore to scold the fox.

Our Blue Heron will have to find new stomping grounds as the children have taken over his favorite perch "the raft".

CRAPPIE-A-THON -- Posted on Monday, August 31 2009

Join our Quiet Lakes Crappie-A-Thon! The winners below can testify to great prizes. The cost is $3.00 to join, you can catch up to 3 tagged crappies. Each tag has a prize ranging from $10-$500, free pontoon and water toy rentals, and free dinners and your name is put in for a drawing at the end of the season.

Congratulations to our Crappie-a-thon winners!

David Freeman won $25 cash
Katie Kalepp won $50 cash
Dan Havens caught a tagged crappie and won $50 cash May 15.
Becky Ottoson won a $25 dinner certificate to Ross'
Brian Anderson won $10
Delford Jones won fish fry at Lost Land Lake Lodge

NICE FISH!!!! -- Posted on Monday, August 31 2009

SEPTEMBER
In 5 days, Tom Love, Matt and Josh caught 3 legal musky and saw 25 muskies more! They also caught a 3 lb. small mouth and a 32" northern.

Jeannie Nelson, 24.5" walley
Michael Schmidt, 12" jumbo perch
Benny Grigaliunas, 20" & 27" northern
Benny Grigaliunas, 14" & 18" bass
Josh Davidson, 3# sm. mouth bass
Josh Davidson, 32" northern


AUGUST
Joe Culligan, 20" sm mouth bass, 3.7 lbs
Rob Gerdes, 19" sm mouth bass
Pete Reynolds, 28" northern
Roy Rodrigues, sm mouth bass 4 lbs
Dan & Laura Peters, 150 crappies 9-10"
Devin Thompson, 16.5" sm mouth bass
Bob VandanBrandan, 18.5" sm mouth
Ray Cebulski, 2 lg mouth bass 16" each
Jan Dobrich, 18.5" sm mouth bass, 3 lbs and 18" lg mouth bass
Mike Palukaitis, 32" northern
Brian Dobrich, 20" northern
Steffen Graham, age 13, 23" walleye
Erika Milosh, 32" northern and 21" walleye
Tim Milosh, 20" walleye
Scott Mehlberg, 28" northern, and 18 & 19" walleye
Betsy Berhinig, 24" northern


JULY
Laura Grill, sm mouth bass 21.5" & 19.5"
Chuck Grill, sm mouth bass 19.5 & 16"
Brad Harris, sm mouth bass 22.5"
Mike Otto caught 23" walley
Matt Waughon caught 16" sm mouth bass
Zack Kasprzycki calught 14" lrg mouth bass
David Kasprzycki caught his 1st legal lrg mouth bass 4.75#

JUNE
Nick Pitman caught 19", 3.5# lrg mouth bass
11 year old, Jenny Musatto,caught 3.5# small mouth bass
Ian & Art Dryer caught 2 large mouth bass 4.5# and 1#
Karl Kustief caught a 12" crappie
Dave Hebeda's group caught and released 10 legal muskies in one week.
Brian Kerpec caught a 45" musky which chewed 2 holes in his net, busted the frame and then jumped out of the boat.
Rhonda and David Wolf caught 22 northern in 4 days. Sixteen of them in one day.

MAY
Frank Kurland in one hour caught 27", 24", 18" walleye
Mike Welch caught 24.5" northern
Gene Halizew caught three times and released a small mouth bass 4lb
Kelly Kustief caught an 18.5" small mouth bass and 22.75" walleye
Logan, age 11, caught a 13.5" crappie
Ed Regan caught a 5lb large mouth bass
Mark Nelson caught a 29" northern
Nolan Brown, age 11, caught a 30" northern
Dean Brown caught a 26" walleye
Austin Brown, age 17, caught 24" walleye
Nelson Ritsema caught a 27" walleye
Bob Brown caught two 22" walleyes

MUSKY MANIA! -- Posted on Tuesday, June 30 2009

Great job musky hunters!!

DATE NAME LGTH./WT.
16-May Jason Foster 35
29-May Michael Smarsh 34
2-Jun Dave Dintemann 37
9-Jun Rhonda Saylor 36
14-Jun Jacob Hart 44.5
16-Jun Rachael Loek 36
18-Jun Steve Hart 37
21-Jun Dave Hebeda 35
21-Jun Brian Kerpec 45
21-Jun Jeremy Hebeda 38
22-Jun Jeremy Hebeda 38
22-Jun Tim Pitman 35
22-Jun Dave Hebeda 34.5
22-Jun Dave Hebeda 37
23-Jun Jeff Mueller 46
24-Jun Dave Hebeda 35
24-Jun Dave Hebeda 41
26-Jun Jeremy Hebeda 44
26-Jun Jeremy Hebeda 42
26-Jun Dave Hebeda 36
29-Jun Brad Benson 33
29-Jun Brad Benson 34
29-Jun Dave Norkiewicz 39
30-Jun Jim Hawksford 40
30-Jun Josh Hawksford 42
1-Jul Jim Hawksford 37
1-Jul Pete McIntosh 34
2-Jul Jim Hawksford 36
2-Jul Don Swanson 39
3-Jul Jim Hawksford 48
3-Jul Dave Norkiewicz 47
10-Jul Jim Sosniak 38
21-Jul Josh Hovie 44
21-Jul Josh Hovie 39
21-Jul Mathew Nieberle 38
22-Jul Jim Fair 38
26-Jul Don Baumgartner 42
27-Jul Chuck Grill 34.5
27-Jul Chuck Grill 37
27-Jul Bob Brekke 36
27-Jul Bob Brekke 41.5
28-Jul Jesse Thomas 39
28-Jul Terri Wenda 41.5
28-Jul Kaitlin Wenda 41.5
29-Jul Mike Storch 35
29-Jul Brian Storch 40
31-Jul Mike Storch 39
31-Jul Brian Storch 35
2-Aug Warren Dunn 39
2-Aug Warren Dunn 37
3-Aug Casey Hnatuik 40
3-Aug Ryan Reynolds 42.5
4-Aug Andy Dunn 40
6-Aug Warren Dunn 36
10-Aug Tony Bonk 36
11-Aug Kevin McAuliffe 42.5
12-Aug Nate Hanyzewski 34.5
13-Aug Chris McAuliffe 35.5
14-Aug Tony Bonk 36
16-Aug Jacob Hart 43
16-Aug Jacob Hart 41
28-Aug Scott Mehlberg 44.5
5-Sep Eric Gluck 35
5-Sep Kevin Boyces 34
13-Sep Mike Schmidt 46
13-Sep Jeff Donovan 40
16-Sep Oscar Mueller 32.5
17-Sep Weaver Jones 36
18-Sep Bill Orth 35
19-Sep Mike Karac 37
23-Sep Dave Hebeda 34.5
23-Sep Dave Dilley 40.5
23-Sep Josh Davidson 41.5
24-Sep Mike Bristow 34
24-Sep Tammy Bristow 41
25-Sep Josh Davidson 38.5
25-Sep Josh Davidson 34
25-Sep Dave Dilley 40
26-Sep Dave Hebeda 34
29-Sep Don Rud 34
1-Oct Paul Braun 36
1-Oct Gary Pack 44
1-Oct Mike & Greg 39
1-Oct Tom Dussias 37.5
1-Oct Bob Heim 34
2-Oct Paul Braun 38
2-Oct Jack Schmidt 34
2-Oct Tom Dussias 36
2-Oct Bob Heim 44.5
2-Oct Arlyn Steggall 38
3-Oct Laura Schmidt 39.5
3-Oct Tom Dussias 37
3-Oct Bob Heim 37
3-Oct Dennis Gilliland 38
3-Oct David Body 39
4-Oct Spencer L McKenzie 40
4-Oct Spencer L McKenzie 47
4-Oct Tim McNamara 37
10/7 Roger Rollins 40
10/7 Lori Murphy 35
10/7 Corey Miller 35
10/8 Jacob Hart 35
10/15 Michael Smarsh 38
10/16 Bob Nevoraski 40.5
10/16 Ralph Miller 35
10/17 Tracy Lee Millner 38
10/17 Bob Lee 42
10/16 John Berauer 34
10/17 John Berauer 37
10/17 John Berauer 34
10/17 Dave Glasscock 39.5
10/17 Frank Ganser 39
10/17 Rob Russo 41
10/16 Jeff Rutt 34
10/18 Scott West 44
10/18 Dave Glasscock 38.5
10/23 Tim Mann 44

A BIRD WATCHER'S PARADISE! -- Posted on Monday, May 26 2008

A bird watchers paradise? Some of our guests think so. Nestled among our beautiful pine forest, observe a variety of Warblers, Chickadees, Sapsuckers, Ovenbirds, Chimney Swifts, Eastern Phoebe, Belled Kingfisher, Redwing Blackbird, Starlings, White Breasted Nuthatch, Sparrows, Blue Herons, Loons, Blue Jays, Woodpeckers and of course the graceful Bald Eagles.