Labor Day Weekend Pictures

A Great Labor Day Weekend at Seguchie Point on Lake Mille Lacs. Games of Phase 10, fantastic weather (especially for Labor Day Weekend) fishing, food, friends and family. What more could you ask for?

Labor Day Weekend! Summer's End

We left Thursday. Marion reported to school on Thursday and had an open house and then a reception for School Nurses at one of the local clinics. We headed out about 3:30 for Mille Lacs Lake. We stopped just before getting to the campgrounds and since we were not sure where a good eating place was we ate at the buffet at Grand Casino Hinckley. Just walking through the casino hearing the sounds of the machines brings back memories of a week long convention for the National League of Cities which was held in Las Vegas. Ever since then I REALLY DO NOT LIKE BEING IN A CASINO! We had gone to the casino when we stayed at this same resort in June. We went to eat that time also but after about 3 minutes I told Marion I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE! We left and found another place to eat that time. This time we just didn't have the time to look for another place to eat for it was getting dark and I wanted to get the motorhome set up before dark. We ate and left. We drove to the resort and set everything up. I decided to take a walk down to the lake and as I walked I for some reason reached for my cellphone. My new cellphone. My company cellphone. My very expensive company cellphone which I have had to 2 weeks. AND, YES it was gone. The carrier for the cellphone has a simple clip which goes on the belt and sometime when I sat down it came off of my belt. Long story short. Doug -- very upset -- take down everything we just set up (for the only mode of ground transportation we have is the motorhome) -- go to the casino -- could not find the cellphone ANYWHERE! We drove back to the resort set up the camper once again and went to bed.
The next day the Steeles, Rambergs, Hedmarks and Steve Reese families arrive. We call my cell and no answer - just my message for voice mail. So we call Sarah back in Willmar and tell her to go to our home and look in my pick up and our van. She found it in the van!!! I AM NOT going to use that cellphone carrier again! STRESS beyond belief!
So, we had an awesome weekend with friends! Fishing, sleeping, eating, fishing, eating, campfire, eating, fishing, food fight, eating, sleeping, fishing - I think you get the picture. No we did not catch many fish. In fact I did not catch one fish. Stephen? Oh yes, does he ever go fishing and not catch fish? This was probably one of his worst fishing expeditions however. He caught one walleye, one northern (which ------ came off next to the boat), and a number of rock bass! This is the total number of fish for the ENTIRE weekend! AND, to top it all off!? I came back home with one less anchor! BUT, we had a GREAT TIME! Honest! We did! Fantastic weather and Fantastic friends make for a -------- Fantastic Weekend!
Well, the camper is cleaned out the boat is put away and tomorrow Marion goes back to work and it is back ---- like they say ---- to the old grind. And, in some ways it will be good to do so.

What a summer we had! We are so blessed!