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Well gang, I decided to pick things back up with a couple of easy tasks. One task was just to set the motor in place but before I could do that. I had to make a simple mounting plate for a fuel pump and figure out where to mount it, since the plan is to go with a Mikuni carb. As soon as I can...

I did check out the 66i and it sure looks like a good upgrade for my 10-year-old Garmin. I honestly think it would be well worth paying the subscription to have the SOS feature and ability to send and receive text messages via satellite link versus cell. Even up here, I can easily find areas...

Thanks Mark, there are some disadvantages to living up here on the fringe but also a lot of pluses that far outweigh any inconveniences.

Hey Kirk, that TXL is looking fine! Love the blue hyfax and I’m glad you kept the original skid. You probably already told me this but did you get your seat cover from Dr. Mario? It sure looks like one of his. As I’m sure you’re aware, there are a lot of guys envious of you for scoring that...

Doing pretty well Mr. E. I’ll probably never be back to 100% of the way things were before but when I think about how much worse off I could be, I’m feeling pretty lucky. Starting to make some little noises in the shop so I’m actually hoping to post an update in the next week or so. Lots of...

Awesome thread! Lovin' the photos! Can't believe it's been 9 years since I took this photo. Where does the time go?

Never underestimate a little Wally. I held him up to look him in the eye, he bit me in the nose. Our cabin is located about 6 miles north of Morson on a small bay called Hanson’s Bay, which is at the end of Highway 621. It’s roughly a 40-mile drive once we cross the border so it’s about an hour...

I’m always fascinated at the big stuff you guys throw at those fish. Watching some Muskie guys fishing the shallow bays, I swear they’re pitching a mop head with a hook attached. I can see where your setup would add another degree of difficulty. Cripes, I’m using a medium-heavy Fenwick rod...

Well Steve, I’ve heard it said that the Muskie is “the Fish of a Thousand Casts.” By that standard it definitely puts you and your group in the class of “Muskie Masters”, as your success ratio is much better than that and you have some impressive photos to prove it. It’s interesting that there...

Nice Walleye pclark, what a beauty! That's one healthy fish. Glad you released it to maybe be caught again but equally important, to make more little Walleyes. Hats off to you for grabbing the opportunity to move to an area where you have good Walleye fishing basically out your back door (not...

There must have been something in that bay that really attracted them. Can you imagine the fate of a poor Walleye or Perch that stumbled in there? We were fishing a channel a week ago and we pulled up three Walleyes (including a 24”} that had pretty bad bite wounds. Something big down there was...

I seem to recall from reading Journals past that Nora is not lacking in fishing skill. The rest of us would be advised to bring our “A” game. I’m far from being the greatest guide on Sabaskong Bay but the price is right :). Fishing aside, the scenery of the area is nothing short of spectacular...

Thanks Mark, I still have some stubborn physical symptoms but nothing that keeps me from at least attempting everything I used to do. My grip is a little suspect so as dorky as it sounds, I have my rod tethered to the boat so it doesn’t end up at the bottom with a big fish on the end of the line...

Time to try out this new forum toy. As some of you know, my wife and I live on the Canadian border up in Lake of the Woods Co. MN, where it is a perfect location for us to have a cabin on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods. There is the matter of being locked out for a year and a half but...

Kirk, This is the best I could do with my I-Phone (so far anyway). I copied one of the images from your blog. Your blogger setup is a little different than mine but it worked with one catch, the image does not seem to be viewable unless you are logged in. I do not know why this is happening...

It took a few soul-searching sessions (and more than a few Lake of the Woods Brewing Co. “Channel Marker” citrus ales) to make the decision to go public with this project. Success is never guaranteed, but in the end, I figured that I’m only really risking a mildly bruised ego if it can’t be...

When the snow dust cleared, we did pretty well. It's not set up at all in the ditches yet so there's plenty of trenching to be had there. Drifts on the downwind side of the islands on the south end of Lake of the Woods are starting to build. Riding the ice on that side of the islands is like...

It’s almost November, time to see everyone's new hardware for this season – sleds, tow rigs, trailers, etc. Picked this up last spring and it’s a beauty. Needs a little clean-up but it’s got it all: reverse, electric start, factory mirrors, and so on. Heck, it’s even got IFS. Quite a few...

I see that the Calumet Colosseum and the Eagle River Sports Arena are two of the four finalists in the Kraft Hockeyville competition. Both are in sledding areas that are near and dear to many of the JD members. Would be pretty cool if one of them won. The winner receives $150,000 for rink...

Gary’s recent video inspired me to grab the camera and shoot a little footage myself, as I was finally able to coordinate with a couple of long-time riding buddies from the Cities and get out for a local ride in the back country. Just prior to getting out, the snow had changed from deep fluff...