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Bear Island South · 11-07-2009, 06:22 AM

Woke up this morning to see another great sunrise.

How many island residents (by boat) are still coming up? I was suprised to see the north easterly side of Mark and Mink Islands dark last night, not a sole in sight.

We enjoyed a half moonlit night on the porch last night, looks like we are in for a treat the next few days with temps hitting 50's.

Couple more weeks for us before we close up, the dock comes out the day after Thanksgiving.

hazelnut · 11-07-2009, 08:22 AM

We shut down the weekend after Columbus Day. We mainly do this because we get so busy at Home during the fall. Plus, I would be spending so much time worrying about a hard freeze and my pipes bursting. We have little kids and the though is that when they get older we will extend the season. Right now it's a bit tough dragging the twins (6) and a 2 year old this time of year. I am jealous though on days/weekends like these. I find that most of my neighbors close up right around the time we do. It seems like Columbus day is really "the last hurrah."

Enjoy the peace and quiet.

I was up for a day trip last weekend on Sunday. It was beautiful.

Rattlesnake Guy · 11-07-2009, 10:10 PM

We closed up today. Only saw a few boats all day. Around 3:00 I sat at the water's edge and just listened to how absolutely silent the lake was. Can't wait for ice out to do it all again next year.

ishoot308 · 11-08-2009, 04:23 AM

We are still here (Welch Island), though this is the last overnight weekend. Camp will be closed up this week and one or two more day trips next weekend and the following and that will be it.

Dan

Mink Islander · 11-08-2009, 07:46 PM

Coming up next weekend and then the final hurrah every year is Thanksgiving weekend. No running water though... that was drained a few weeks back. If it's warm enough, we'll fire it up for the weekend and drain again.

codeman671 · 11-08-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear Island South

Woke up this morning to see another great sunrise.

How many island residents (by boat) are still coming up? I was suprised to see the north easterly side of Mark and Mink Islands dark last night, not a sole in sight.

We enjoyed a half moonlit night on the porch last night, looks like we are in for a treat the next few days with temps hitting 50's.

Couple more weeks for us before we close up, the dock comes out the day after Thanksgiving.

Must be nice... My lights on Mark went out early this year, we usually are open until Halloween but with my wife being VERY pregnant (2 weeks to go!) we were not going to hang in late this year. We shut down on Columbus Day. We lost basically the whole month of September to other commitments so it was a rather lame fall for us.

I almost dropped the boat in Great Bay and went for a ride today as it was gorgeous down here, but couldn't get the wife and kids to bite.

11-07-2009, 06:22 AM	#1
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 128 Thanks: 13 Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Island Living Woke up this morning to see another great sunrise. How many island residents (by boat) are still coming up? I was suprised to see the north easterly side of Mark and Mink Islands dark last night, not a sole in sight. We enjoyed a half moonlit night on the porch last night, looks like we are in for a treat the next few days with temps hitting 50's. Couple more weeks for us before we close up, the dock comes out the day after Thanksgiving. Attached Images

11-08-2009, 04:23 AM	#4
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chester, NH & Welch Island Posts: 655 Thanks: 79 Thanked 126 Times in 56 Posts	Still Here We are still here (Welch Island), though this is the last overnight weekend. Camp will be closed up this week and one or two more day trips next weekend and the following and that will be it. Dan

11-08-2009, 07:46 PM	#5
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwell, MA Posts: 392 Thanks: 14 Thanked 52 Times in 21 Posts	still open Coming up next weekend and then the final hurrah every year is Thanksgiving weekend. No running water though... that was drained a few weeks back. If it's warm enough, we'll fire it up for the weekend and drain again.

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11-07-2009, 08:22 AM	#2
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: COW ISLAND Posts: 1,132 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 248 Thanked 255 Times in 98 Posts	We shut down the weekend after Columbus Day. We mainly do this because we get so busy at Home during the fall. Plus, I would be spending so much time worrying about a hard freeze and my pipes bursting. We have little kids and the though is that when they get older we will extend the season. Right now it's a bit tough dragging the twins (6) and a 2 year old this time of year. I am jealous though on days/weekends like these. I find that most of my neighbors close up right around the time we do. It seems like Columbus day is really "the last hurrah." Enjoy the peace and quiet. I was up for a day trip last weekend on Sunday. It was beautiful.

11-07-2009, 10:10 PM	#3
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 857 Thanks: 187 Thanked 123 Times in 58 Posts	We closed up today. Only saw a few boats all day. Around 3:00 I sat at the water's edge and just listened to how absolutely silent the lake was. Can't wait for ice out to do it all again next year.