Camp Clark: Leech Lake Vacation

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Leech Lake Vacation

Our summer vacation with the Brigham family on Leech Lake was nothing short of spectacular! The resort and our log cabin were perfect, the hospitality was fantastic, the weather was phenomenal, the lake was super clean (and HUGE) and fun times were had by all. We stayed at Anderson's Northland Lodge on the south shore just 8 miles outside of Walker. The Anderson family does such a great job of hosting daily activities for children including turtle races, minnow races, hula hoop contests, sand castle contests, bubble gum hikes, scavenger hunts, water skiing lessons, arts & crafts, barrel train rides, ice cream socials, homemade doughnuts, evening bonfires, LOTS of water toys, a playground and sand volleyball court, horse shoes, AND a pet furry bunny which the kids fed until it was ready to burst. Needless to say, we had a blast. We went boating, tubing, water skiing, fishing, kayaking, and relaxed on the sandy beach. It was everything one could want in a relaxing summer getaway. At night, we had bonfires and the adults played board and card games when the kiddos went to bed.

Too bad our luck was a bit down on the fishing front. It doesn't help when you have children jumping off the pontoon while you are trying to fish. So Dave and Derek got serious and took out the fishing boat one day and got ONE whole fish thanks to Taylor. Check out her fish on the photos below (click on our Kodak Gallery Link for MANY more photos)!

The kiddos all received water skiing lessons by Alicia, the activities director. Asa and LTD all got up their first time; Ava and Cousin Cole did a great job too. We have a video we will make sure to post which is a riot! Dave and I decided to ski too which was alot of fun. Neither one of us wiped out which is always a bonus in avoiding a trip to the ER.

Lynn's sister, Luanne and her son Cole, joined us for the week all the way from Rhode Island. We also met some really nice people from North Dakota (of course), the Cities and Chicago and the kiddos made new friends. Bottom line, we had fun from sunrise to sunset. The sunsets were spectacular and we had a full moon almost every night which was something to behold.

We have already decided we are going back next year except now we know a little bit more about the lake which will definitely help when it comes to actually catching fish. See you next year, Andersons!

The boys showing off on the tube