THE UP NORTH UPDATE
2/20/11: We had a great time at the Duluth Boat Show this past weekend. The new boats are going fast. About 3 inches of snow today.
2/6/12: The Little Fork Splash snowmobile ride was this weekend. We had a great time, no one was hurt (too bad) and we are very sore. The river was great for riding with plenty of snow and a few open spots. The trails north of Cook to Kabetogama and the Vermilion River are great.
1/29/12: There were a lot of sleds on the lake this weekend, finally! The snow on the lake is very good, but the trails still need some help.
1/27/12: A little more snow today. The lake is good for sledding but the trails need some help. Does anyone make a weed wacker attachment for a snowmobile?
1/23/12: Finally got some snow this weekend (3 inches). The lake should be fine, but there are a lot of pressure ridges so if you come up watch out for them. Some are a few feet high. There were a few sleds out and the ice fishing was poor.
1/19/12: We finally got some nice winter weather -27 in Cook this morning...-20 at the lake still no snow.
1/17/12: Wolves killed a deer in the cabin driveway Saturday morning. Not to happy having wolves so close, but they are nice to look at. No fish to speak of and still no snow.
Picture taken from the Marina. The wolf is right acoss the channel!
1/9/12: Went fishing on Wolf Lake this weekend. Only 2 little pike were caught but we had a great time. A few sleds out on Vermilion but still no snow. 40 degrees expected today and tomorrow. We sold the first Premier of 2012 last week!
1/5/12: 43 degrees today...a new record for Jan. 5. The snow is melting. Put the snowmobiles away and fire up the boats!
1/2/12: Finally got some snow, but most of it blew off the lake. The Cook end trail is staked on the lake but there is still not enough snow on the trails.
12/28/11: We had a great Christmas break. 41 degrees on Monday with 20mph winds. Lots of perch and one small pike. At least a foot of ice in Niles Bay. Still no snow.
12/19/11: 36 degrees on Sunday made for some good ice fishing. Lots of perch and one huge 36" pike. 10"-12" of ice with little snow. A few sleds were out, but still not enough snow.
Cubby looks hungry
12/16/11: A truck load of new 2012 Premier Pontoons showed up today...pics will be on the website soon. About 1 inch of snow yesterday. Still not enough to go snowmobiling, most of it blew off the lake.
12/14/11: The ice is here, but the snow is not...it's going to be a long winter. There is about 8" on most of the lake and I heard the fishing has been good in Tower and McKinley Park. No reports from the Cook end.
12/12/11: Just got back from the 2012 Premier Pontoon dealer show. The 2012 pontoons are nothing short of amazing. Check them out a www.pontoons.com