March 28th and 29th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived at 2am. Temp: 0. Brought the four-wheeler. Boppa wheeled all over the
country. Visited Kermit and Howie (they weren't home). Drove right in with the
Jeep. 4 wheel drive. The lake is frozen smooth and very noisy. Jeff says it
sounds like fireworks in the distance. Doug says it sounds like thunder of heat
lightening. He did "donuts" all over the ice.
Friday, May 10th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived about 7pm. JoAnn, Jeff N., Jeff B. and Megan and I. Jo, Jeff N. and I
started pulling the old steps down for burning while Jeff turned on the water.
Our permit was for three days but it was too windy to start burning. Swarms of
fish flies. Ate pizza, went to bed.
Saturday, May 11th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Jeff B. cleared the lake road with the crawler while the rest of us pulled
out the old dock sections for burning. Jeff N. worked on removing two stumps on
shore. Jeff B. brought the equipment down in the Jeep and pulled one stump out.
We started working on putting in dock. Had to replace several boards. Water was
very cold. Air was hot and humid. 80's. Went on a jeep ride looking for
seedlings. Six thirty we started the fire. Did some back burning and had
everything on the fire by 9:30pm. The old steps, dock sections, and old boat and
Martin house. Also, Jeff cut down a dead birch. Ate dinner at 11pm.
Sunday, May 12th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Took a morning walk and checked on the fire. About 75 degrees and humid. No mosquitoes
but wood ticks starting. Trees are first budding. Transplanted 30 red
pine and white pine to area along the driveway.
Monday, June 3rd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived about 5pm. Put the boat in on the old Jeep road. Skunk in
garage...couldn't see but smell!
Tuesday, June 4th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cleaned all the windows inside and out. Mowed the lawn and the driveway and the
beach. Jeff trimmed around the small pines that we planted along the driveway.
Water level below the culvert. Jeff started the boat and we rode around the
lake.
Wednesday, June 5th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 80. Took the half dead birch tree down hanging over the little cabin.
One large branch hanging over the cabin fell on the chimmney and took out 2
shingles. The main part of the tree got hung up on another birch and we had to
take them both down. Fixed the roof and put on facia board. Went fishing to Duck
Lake. They were biting!! Kept six good ones took them home and fried them for
dinner. Meagan was up all night with itchy ears.
Thursday, June 6th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Jeff dug the holes for the overhang supports while I cleaned the bathroom. He
poured footings. We took the Jeep to town to get more quickcrete and propane. We
stopped at forestry office and got a burning permit. Went to gravel pit and
stole stones for footings. Jeff finished pouring. Megan eating grass and
throwing up like crazy - she couldn't even keep water down. She is sick.
Friday, June 7th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny 80s. Jeff replaced all of the bad boards on the dock and added one more
section to make 3. While he did that I started taking apart the boat house. We
started burning at 7pm. Jeff took down several small dead trees and we burned
those also. We finished at 11pm and ate dinner at midnight.
Saturday, June 8, 1991 - entry by Pat
Partly cloudy and 80s. Jeff went fishing in the AM. It was so windy that it was
difficult to fish. I painted the fascia on the little cabin and he started the
posts for the overhang. Jeff finished the posts at 4pm. We went to town for
cigars and pizza. After dinner we went in the boat to T'man's for a visit.
Megan is better but not 100%.
Sunday, June 9th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cloudy and humid. Jeff tried to fix toilet drip - Had the wrong part. We took
Meagan on a short walk. Jeff went fishing. Packed up.
Friday, June 21st, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived 8am. Jeff fixed toilet. Found a dead bat on the porch. Had to start a
fire in the wood stove as the temp reached mid 40s.
Saturday, June 22, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 75. I stripped, sanded and scraped the 2 chairs from the boat house.
Repainted white and yellow. (It took all day) Jeff fixed three lights. Jeff put
in the boat. Windy again. He also put up a shelf in the closet. Went fishing
about 5:30pm. At Duck Lake we ran into Bob Cook, Donna, Jeff and Amy Blake. They
had their limit. We only kept four. One of which was around 2.5-3 pounds
(largemouth bass).
Sunday, June 23rd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Put another coat of paint on chairs.
Friday, July 12th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived around 8pm. Had a tree on road. Sat on the deck and enjoyed the weather.
We ate pizza and went to bed.
Saturday, July 13th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 80. I washed and waxed the kitchen floor while Jeff fixed the lawn
mower and mowed the lawn. We then mowed the beach and I mowed the driveway while
Jeff cut the downed tree and disposed of the brush. About 4pm we went for a
swim. Went for a Jeep ride to south road. Went into Jack Lake.
Sunday, July 14th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 80. Jeff went fishing in morning. We cleared (again) the old road to
gate. Several trees down. Also put a new lock on the old gate. Went down to the
lake and Jeff washed the rowboat inside and out.
Friday, August 2nd 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived 8:30pm. Front door was wide open and the closet window was broken. They
didn't seem to have taken anything. Sue, Norm, Annie and Steve arrived about ten
minutes after we did. Cleaned up the glass.
Saturday, August 3rd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Rained all day. We went to Grand Rapids to the school house, etc. After dinner
we made a camp fire and roasted marshmallows and told scary stories.
Sunday, August 4th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 75. Swam and sat in the sun while Norm and Jeff reviewed the cabin
wiring.
Friday, August 23rd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived 8:30pm. Unpacked and ate dinner.
Saturday, August 24th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cloudy, 75, and humid. Took a morning walk and checked the newly planted trees.
Lost about five of them (out of thirty). Jeff put a new shower head in the
shower then he fixed the broken window. Started rewiring the cabin. Put a
junction box in the attic. Put in 2-20 amp circuits. Pulled a new wire above the
sink. I cleaned out drawers and the closet.
Sunday, August 25th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny, 85, and humid. Pulled new wires for the porch. Put in two new outlets and
a junction box. Fixed the outlet on the porch. Will finish next week.
Friday, August 30th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived 2:15am (Saturday). JoAnn and Jeff N. arrived about 9pm and opened up.
Saturday, August 31st, 1991 - entry by Pat
Partly cloudy and 75. Jeff and Jeff N. fixed Jeff N's headlight and battery
cable. Mowed down by the lake and put the boat in. Tom, Joan, and their friends
Charlie and Bill (and Woody) came over for an afternoon of water skiing, etc.
Sunday, September 1st, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny, 80, and windy. Went for a walk in am and mowed by the road. Jeff worked
on electrical while I split wood. JoAnn and Jeff N. cleaned up the shoreline
with nippers. They also dug out the hump and filled it in with sand which
completed the phase I of "Beach Restoration". Meg got stung down at
the beach. Jeff learned how to drive the Jeep. Jeff N. finished the fish puzzle
during the Viking game. JoAnn and Jeff N. cooked excellent stir fry and wantons.
Played "Taboo" and fell asleep.
Monday, September 2nd, 1991 (Labor Day) - entry by Pat
Jeff finished rewiring the cabin and JoAnn and Jeff N. went swimming and took a
boat ride.
Saturday, September 21st, 1991 - entry by Pat
70, cloudy and windy. Arrived about 12:15 (with Jack). Moved the old wood stove
down to the garage. Moved the "new" wood stove into place. Took about
nine hours. The old stove was very heavy.
Sunday, September 22nd, 1991 - entry by Pat
50, cloudy, very windy. Took a morning walk with the dogs. Jeff dug up to sewer
to see what had to be done.
Friday, September 27th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Arrived about 9pm. Unpacked the car and started the fire and the gas heaters.
Saturday, September 28th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Partly cloudy, 50 and windy. Rearranged the closet. Put the boat in.
Sunday, September 29th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cleaned up the trundle bed frame and assembled. Went to gravel pit and got a
load of gravel.
Monday, September 30th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny, 50 and windy. Painted the trim. Painted the ceiling of porch. Put a new
propane tank on. Sonny Huju stopped with P. Said there were more break-ins.
Tuesday, October 1st, 1991 - entry by Pat
Partly cloudy, 50. Rained afternoon. Covered the old drywell. Dug the new
drywell on the east side of the cabin (new location). Buried a 40 gallon drum
with two 10 foot leech fields. Lots of roots and a huge rock at about 5 feet
deep.
Wednesday, October 2nd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cleaned the shed and reorganized so that we could fit the excess furniture etc.
Straightened the garage so that the four wheeler will fit. Gathered up a load
for the dump. Had a visitor about 4:45 - orange VW beetle license number
798-FWE. Went to town (Marcell). Jeff bought a small game license and we called
JoAnn and Nana.
Thursday, October 3rd, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 60. Went to Grand Rapids and dump. Jeff bought connectors for gas
hose. Went to Glens Army Surplus, L&M, Manney's, Taco John's, and antique
shop and the grocery store. Arrived home about 5pm. Jeff went hunting and when
he got home he put stove black on the wood stove.
Friday, October 4th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Sunny and 40s. Jeff tightened up and reinforced the boat bracket on the Jeep. We
went grouse hunting on the south road. Jeff got one about a mile in. Megan
scared up a clump of about 6 but Jeff's lens fell out of his glasses and he
couldn't shoot. JoAnn and Jeff N. arrived about 9pm. Steve, Pat, Elizabeth and
Ted arrived about 9:30pm.
Saturday, October 5th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Rain/sleet and 30s. We all went to town shopping. Antique shops, etc. Got back
home about 4pm. Had happy hour, shot BB gun and cans, ate dinner and had a
marshmallow roat in the rain.
Sunday, October 6th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Elizabeth, Jeff and Steve went fishing to Duck Lake while Pat, Ted, JoAnn, Jeff
N., Megan and I went for a long walk to the gravel pit and around the snowmobile
trail. They only caught two bass. Jeff drained the water.
Friday, November 15th, 1991 - entry by Pat
30s and clear. Arrived about 8pm. Unpacked the car and started the woodstove and
the wall heater. Check the break in damage in the garage and shed. Went down to
the lake and filled up two containers of water.
Saturday, November 16th, 1991 - entry by Pat
20s and clear. Went to Marcel to call the Sheriff's Department. Took a walk and
looked for a Christmas tree. Jeff wired the fixture above the stove and I made
kindling wood. Deputy came about 5:30.
Sunday, November 17th, 1991 - entry by Pat
Cut two Christmas trees and tied them on the Jeep. Fixed the lock on garage and
shed. Packed up. Left about 3:30.