Also OT:  Well, if you had OUR granddaughter she would be all in on a trip anywhere that there is snow.  She loves the stuff and they don't get nearly enough in the North Chicago Suburbs to suit her.  One of her college possibilities is Michigan Tech.  I think if she goes there she may actually get to use her snowshoes!   

Yup, nothing is better at least for me than a hot cup of BLACK coffee first thing in the morning. If its a camp day then a shot of my homemade coffee liquor on steroids sitting near the fire.

I like how you keep your socks hanging close to your tent, THAT will keep the bears away. 

The creek is north/east of Musclow outside of WCPP.  It is one of the prettiest places I've ever been.  I actually think about this place a lot.

That canoe doesn't have any sides!

Funny.  I think they look like great fun and I may try one sometime when I am sure I am in a lake without big rocks at the bottom when I fall off.  (not Poplar Lake, in other words.)

She had lots of fun.  She paddled all over the section of the lake by Rockwood Lodge, and then suddenly she hit on a partially submerged rock.  dumped off onto the visible portion of the rock and hit hard.  She sat there a few seconds regrouping, and then realized that the board was floating away from her.  By then I wasn't watching anymore, but Spartan1 caught one photo of her as she swam to retrieve it.  No injury except a little scrape on her elbow, and I think her pride was hurt just a bit.  I was not too concerned about her, as Carl insisted that she wear the PFD if she took it out.  It wasn't her first time on one, as she had tried it briefly at summer camp.

I didn't realize it (hadn't seen one close up before) but they have quite a rudder/keel, whatever you call it that sticks down below the board.  You have to watch out for rocks under the surface and Poplar has a plethora of those.