Summers at the Lake

Another fabulous summer is coming to a close at our lake lot on Crow Wing 11 in Northern Minnesota.  
Summer 2010!
 
I thought this would be a good time to bring you up to date on the last couple of years since I wrote my last story on our lake lot.

 Read   Weekends at the Lake
 
Since we came back from Europe we have spent most springs, summers, and fall weekends, at the lake. Even thought the 3 hour drive one way to get there was not always fun, for me. It was worth it all when we got there.
 
Anyhow back to this story. What have we enjoyed there, what changes have we made, and what is the plan going forward.

With the 2008 crash of the economy and the stock market. We started seeing our portfolio going the wrong way and our jobs in jeopardy. We took action fast, maybe to fast. Since we have had another dream on the table of living and traveling in a motor home we though maybe this was the time to get a head start at putting that dream together.

First we put our condo in Edina up for sale, lucky for us it sold within a few months we also got our money back.

Next we started looking for a motor home.

Read  Pick Up Day

If you have read pick up day you know by now how sad I was at having to part with my little house!

My little House before we traded it in on our Dutch Star! The garage is in the background.

The Dutch Star sitting in the spot where the little house sat.

  The next year 2009  we still had our jobs, and our portfolio is holding it’s own. Scott who has always been a hot tub person decided to add on a small room to our shed and put a hot tub in there!
Scott also wanted to rename the shed  “The Garden House.”

Then - the shed
 

 Now - the Garden House!

Through those sliding glass door sits a beautiful hot tub surrounded with stained glass windows and the man that made it all happen!

We also got a canoe for those calm days when its just beautiful out in the water!

  

    And a  paddle boat to paddle around in!

My most favorite time of the day is the morning it is always a treat to sit at this little table in our Dutch Star and have my morning coffee!



We have had some great bonfires, and happy hours!

 

The yard and Garden House!

    

The yard looking from the garden house to the Dutch Star!

 Steps going to the lake.

 
 

Steps going up from the lake!

 

 Our boat, and boat lift and dock.

 

The Lake!

 Our dock and lake front.

 Early morning when everyone is still asleep you will find me out by the lake waiting for the sun to rise or if I am lucky like I was this morning have gotten a foggy morning. I love foggy mornings. You might be saying what’s so interesting about a foggy morning. But then you might not be Irish!

As I was hunkered down waiting for the fog to burn off so I could get my sunrise picture. Baby eagles are soaring over my head! Yes all that was happing in one morning the fog, baby eagles, and then a beautiful sunrise all at 6:00 in the morning. What a way to start my day!

As the sun rises over Crow Wing 11 2010, we bring to a close another chapter of our lives! at Crow Wing 11.

 

The plan as it is now.

When we retire and start traveling and enjoying this beautiful country in our Dutch Star. We plan to get off the road in the summer months, to enjoy some down time at Crow Wing 11.

But then life can have other plans for us. But for now that is our dream!

Crow Wing 11 2010