Winter a Little Further North of Chicago

November 29th (Gary's birthday) we arrived late at night in Canada. There was some snow on the ground, everything was white, and the lake was starting to freeze over. The next day, Gary left around 10:00 am with Dave to go help a friend "for a couple of hours." By the time he got home at 11:00 pm, it had snowed about 3-5 inches at the cabin.

It looked more like the second picture. The lake was mostly snow covered and freezing fast.

And then, on Sunday evening, it snowed. Not one of those wimpy 3-5 inch snowfalls--more like 10-12 inches. The lake was mostly frozen and the poor Toyota was mostly buried.

Brenda had to call the local snowplow guys to come out and plow out us, the Daubs, and Mountain View Camp. Normally, Dave and Mark do their own plowing, but due to a slight miscalculation in the arrival and preparation of a new (used) plowing truck, the pros had to be called in.

We're all keeping our fingers crossed that the snow will last (and build up) for the New Year's holiday. So far it looks good--the snow here in Cadillac is sticking.

Our only regret is that we didn't have this snow for the Sharon's visit last year. Are you guys sure you don't want to come for a visit this winter?