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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Early December Snow

We went from a few inches of snow in the begining of December, to over 20 inches of snow by Christmas Eve.

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This is what the picnic tables looked like on Christmas Eve! Lots of snow. It rained that Saturday and we lost a lot of this snow.
We still have a lot of snow on the ground, but not this much.

Great place for a Family Get-Away

Play games.

Cook up a great mean in the roomy kitchen. Go Jim! Cook those eggs!
CHEEEEZZZE!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Gladwin County Traffic Jam

This is the kind of traffic jam we get in Gladwin County!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Snow, Snow and More Snow!

If you like snow, we have it!

Here is a picture of the picnic tables at the Retreat last night (Dec 9th). A big snow storm went through Gladwin County, leaving a foot of fresh snow.

Of course, this also left us with some extra work. Roof raking is always fun. (Ha ha).  I pulled a bunch of snow off of the roof last night and it was still snowing.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Guest Photos from July 2008


Hi Ivie, Jim, Heather and Ryan,
I finally have a chance to write you and tell you that we had such a wonderful time at your "Retreat"! I can't believe it has already been a week and a half since we left there. We are now reliving our vacation thru our photos and hopefully I have attached a few of them.
I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it was to watch my older dog Molly swim and have the time of her life. I truly believe that when I took her out the morning we were back she looked at me very sad as if to say "Where is that pond?".





I really hope we get another chance to rent your beautiful retreat and I can certainly see why you have so many devoted people that come back year after year. We thank you again and hopefully will see you again on a future vacation.
With fondest memories... Nancy, Ellen, Mike, Paco and Molly.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Memorial Weekend Just Opened Up!!!


Last minute cancellation just opened up Memorial day weekend. If you are still looking to book the Retreat in the Woods for the Holiday Weekend, get a hold me ASAP to reserve it. I'm going to send an emailer out to my past guests to see if anyone has been thinking about getting away.


Call Ivie on her cell at 989-429-0124

Fawn at the Retreat

This little girl was next to the drive in to the property. Isn't she precious?

The fawns are here. If you're staying at the Retreat, you will want to only "Look" and "Not Touch" a fawn, if you come across one. I only took pictures of this little bundle and then left her along. I'm sure that after I left, her mom came and moved her to a safer location.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Visitor Photos & Note

Good evening Ivie,

I just wanted to thank you. We had another wonderful stay at the Retreat.

I have attached a couple pictures of the visitors we had this week. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed watching them. I tried to get pictures of the racoon but all I got were eyes!

I have to admit I hated to see our vacation end.

Thanks again.


Wednesday, January 23, 2008

We've Got LOTS of Snow!

We got an unexpected layer of fresh snow yesterday.
We were expecting 4-5 inches and got 9!

About a week ago, we lost one of our hammock trees (and maybe a picnic table)! With all of the snow we've had this year, and the mild temperatures, our tall pine tree, by the fire pit, fell over and landed on the picnic table! We'll have to find somewhere else to hang the hammock this summer.