Longer Blanket?

Our season is over for 2009.  We have not been idle however.  We are already working on 2010.  2010 will be our 25th year running this fine fishing and hunting business.  We are looking forward to this milestone.   Many look to 25 years to retire but we are having too much fun.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been in and out of Ignace for meetings (4 this week alone) and in between have been getting our base winterized, motors ready for 2010, repairs made to equipment and everything put away for the snow season.

Karen is working on government reports, remittances, closing the books and getting several albums up on a new Flickr account.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ignaceoutposts/  Check it regularly for updates.

This week we are off to an industry convention, Provincial tourism advisory meetings and other meetings in Sault Ste Marie and Toronto. 

We do regularly check emails but we have no Blackberry so responses are not instant. 

Our newsletter will be posted in a few weeks, and our post card mail out will be going soon.  If you are not on our electronic mailing list, please sign up on our website.

This weekend is the switch to daylight savings time.  Funny concept, similar to thinking that cutting 6 inches off one end of a blanket and sewing it on the other end will make the blanket longer.

End of the 2009 Season

Yesterday we finished our 2009 season. On Sunday we pulled out our last moose hunters and shut down the last of the camps. On Monday we ferried the Otter and Beaver to Nestor Falls for their winter maintenance. Today we catch our breath and say good bye to Rob who flew the Cessna and Beaver for us this summer.

A big thank you to our guests this last summer and a special thank you to our great staff.



Watch for our annual newsletter which we will post on the web sometime in November. We are taking bookings for 2010 and so far it looks like confidence is returning to the US and some cabins and lakes are already booking up.

Check our website www.ignaceoutposts.com and sign up for for the newsletter. It will be not be mailed out but will be made available electronically.

Ready for Winter

I came across this bruin the other day.  Or should I say he came across me while I was out enjoying the afternoon.  My vehicle was a good 300 yards away.  For a moment I wondered if I could run faster scared than he could hungry.

No worries however since either he wasn’t hungry or I didn’t look succulent enough. In any case, as is the norm he just ignored me and walked away. 

Looks like he is well ready to snooze through the winter.

Happy Thanksgiving

Today, Oct 12, is Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  For my friends south of the border, yes we have Thanksgiving too. And ours is not only earlier in the year, but Thanksgiving was celebrated in Canada over 40 years before the Pilgrims even arrived at Plymouth Rock.

Check it out:

Canadian Thanksgiving

To those in Canada, have a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey.  We’ll be in Kenora to visit Mike and Care (our son and daughter-in-law).  Because we still have moose hunters in the bush it is only a day trip.

To those in the USA, you’ll have to wait a few more weeks til the beginning of Christmas shopping season.

We do indeed have much to be thankful for.

A thank you note

Ignace Air and Ouposts

October 5, 2009

Hello Brad and Karen,

Just a note to say thank you.

Our trip into Metionga this year was again exceptional. Your hospitality and friendship are deeply appreciated by our annual fly in gang. This as you know was our 6^th annual visit to one of your outposts and we are looking forward to our 7^th annual trip to Metionga Lake next July. We have now visited 4 of your outpost lakes all of which are superb but we prefer Metionga because we feel it best serves our needs for excellent fishing, great boats and motors and fine accommodations. We also appreciate the hospitality of your caretaker, John and his sidekick (dog) Hercules. He is without a doubt a great storyteller, knowledgeable, and not afraid to divulge some of the fantastic fishing areas on Metionga. “We are sure that they are all secret spots”. He is always available if we have needs and makes sure he checks in regularly to ensure everything is OK.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Stan, Evan, Irwin, Doug, Rob and Alan