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 A
black bear pokes its nose out from under an uprooted
spruce, its home during the long winter months. The air smells
earthy, the snow is slowly melting. She emerges from her den accompanied by curious baby cubs, about to experience
a whole new world filled with adventure.
A spotted fawn only hours old, on long wobbly legs makes
his way across a forest meadow to his mother waiting patiently
on the other side. It’s
a time of rebirth, a time of renewal. Green leaves sprout on maple, aspen and birch, pussy willows
emerge from their winter jackets along the roadway, wild flowers
dot the ridges. Amid
quiet ponds and streams, marsh marigolds flourish, pairs of
mallards prepare their nests to await a new hatch of plump
yellow ducklings. All
the migratory birds return to the area; their mingling spring
songs can be heard as you venture outdoors.
Witness the V-shaped flocks of geese as they fly north to
their summer nesting grounds.
Ice-out on the lake produces strange vibrating squeaks
and groans and at the first hint of open water the gulls return
and the diving birds initiate their spring courtship rituals
along the shore.
 We
invite you to visit us and while you’re here, take a walk in
the woods, watch nature wake up and perhaps catch a glimpse of
some of our newborn that are venturing out for the first time
into their new surroundings.
The
warm sun starts to heat up the ice-cold water and triggers the
fish to begin their annual spawn.
The walleye along the rocky gravel shores and the
northerns, bass and crappies in the grassy bays.
Fishing
opener is just around the corner, it’s treated almost like a
national holiday for locals and visitors alike.
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