On Wednesday, Nov. 6 we woke up to our first snowfall of the season at Lake Florida. Lake Florida is still liquid, but the docks which are still in the water were covered in 1/2 inch of beautiful white as were the cabin roofs. This is probably a sign that it is time to get […]
The wood for cabin #9 arrived-let the fun begin!
January 6, 2014 by
On Monday, November 4th I was busy making donuts for Bob’s mother’s 90th birthday when the phone rang. It was Keith from Collin’s Construction wondering if the wood for the cabin was here. I said no, but then I looked out the window and yes, there was a Perkins Lumber Truck just pulling up to […]
Nov. 1, back filling at cabin #9
January 5, 2014 by
It’s another exciting day at Dickerson’s Resort. Today is the day to back fill and put down pea rock in the crawl space of cabin #9. Wade from Swenson and Son’s Construction came with Johnny and Steig to help Bob get the job done. It was nice and sunny, but only about 20 degrees when […]
Nov. 2-cabin #9 gets new owners!
January 5, 2014 by
We are having a great time getting ready to build the new cabin #9, but of course the old cabin needs to find a new home. When we raised the cabin Marcus Building Movers suggested we put an ad on Craig’s List. we got quite a few inquiries which was exciting. On November 2nd, a […]
Cabin #9 foundation walls
January 4, 2014 by
October 29,2013-today is the day to build the foundation walls for cabin #9! The concrete blocks were delivered yesterday. Note how there is just enough room to get the truck backed in to unload. Not much extra space here between trees and cabins! All of the blocks are here. Sure hope they brought enough! It’s […]
Lake Florida sunset – Oct. 28
December 3, 2013 by
The sky on October 28th was blue and the clouds and sunset were gorgeous! Bring your family to Dickerson’s Resort for vacation and experience some of our beautiful sunsets for yourself!
Lake Florida sunset Oct. 26,2013
December 3, 2013 by
I don’t remember anything about the rest of the day at the resort, but just look at the beautiful sky and sunset we had on October 26th!
Pouring the footings for cabin #9
December 3, 2013 by
On Thursday, John came and started the forms for the cabin footings. Late in the day, Tom came and finished up. They are also working at our neighbors to the north of the resort, so it is quite handy! The footings for cabin #9 were poured on Friday, October 25th. There are many of us […]
10-24-13 -the Lake Florida sunset
November 27, 2013 by
It was a beautiful fall day at the resort. We were treated to another beautiful Lake Florida sunset.
Digging the footings for cabin #9
November 27, 2013 by
Wednesday morning before 8:00, Wade & Greg arrived to start digging the footings for cabin #9. Digging the footings in an existing cabin is a little more work than starting from scratch. There are water, electric, propane and sewer lines below and around the cabin that all need to be watched and gently moved during […]
