Northern cabin vacation

Oh boy do I have some good pictures for you all.  We had an amazing time on our week up north.  It was just so great and we got to experience so many things together.  I think for the most part everyone was in a good mood for every day.  (Well, 3 out of 4 anyway.....we'd switch off.)

We left last Saturday and drove about 3 1/2 hours north / northwest towards the area of Remer, MN and Longville, MN.  The cabin was technically in Remer, but we never actually went into that town.  Longville, however, was a little hotspot of about 143 people. :)  We stayed in a 2 bedroom cabin that had a loft with another 2 beds.  The kids slept up there.  We had a stove, oven, fridgerator, microwave, toaster and coffee pot.  It had a good sized dining table and a little loveseat.  No tv, no air conditioning.  Luckily, we didn't need either.

Thunderlake Lodge is a family run and owned resort of about 7-8 cabins and 5-6 hotel type rooms.  It was small enough that the owner greeted you as soon as you drove up and were immediately introduced to his wife and their 14 month old son.  They had canoes, peddleboats, and kayaks all free to use, and boats that you could rent for the day.  A small beach was closeby that had tons of sand toys, a playground, beach volleyball court, and a very nice lake with a swimming dock. 

Honestly, the days kind of blurred together after Monday.  So here are some highlights.....

John in the kayak.

Katie and John in the peddleboats.

Will enjoying the sand as Katie drifts off in the lake.

John and I both found it pretty challenging to stand on the paddleboard.....

....Katie, on the other hand, was a rockstar on it!