Stranded on Moose Lake | Power Boat Rescue - 06/23/21
Channel: the wookie and beanpole
Date: 04/07/2021

Wednesday June 23 provided another sunrise shot. The forecast was sunny and hot today - highs of 86. Going off a forecast from the previous day, Chet suggested we try to get to Fawn Lake by finding the channel off of Moose Lake. The 6 mph winds however were now 16 mph and coming from a completely different direction than when we launched. There was no paddling back across the lake. Getting to Fawn and portaging back would be the only option - other than rescue. We fought through 3 beaver dams. Upon seeing another beaver dam, several fallen trees and a severe lack of water, we admitted defeat and headed back to Moose Lake to call for rescue. Nick and Sarah fortunately had everyone out in the boat so it was tight quarters getting back. I soaked in the lake to recover. The sunscreen I put on was ineffective.

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Music by An Jone - Time to Spare (YouTube Audio Library)

Friends invited us for a week long vacation in Minnesota. Shady Shore Resort is celebrating 85 years. The land was first settled in 1892 as a homestead. The first cabin (Old Pioneer) was built in 1936. Three more (Homesteader, Sunrise and the Resort House) were completed in 1945. In 1973, cabins were upgraded with plumbing and kitchens. We stayed in the Old Pioneer which was charming and suited us very much. They were rustic without amenities such as air conditioning or wifi, but this vacation was about relaxation and that's what we got. The bed was so comfortable. The kitchen was set with a stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave and various cookware and utensils. It was a pleasure to find 7th Generation dish soap in the kitchen - my sensitive skin really doesn't tolerate just any dish soap. Just outside the door was the pier for the personal watercraft. Of course I was using it as my sunrise stand every morning. I may have paddled every day we were there.