On November 25th the wood arrived for cabin #9. Now the carpenters can start building the cabin walls. We are thankful for all the different kinds of machines there are. This would be alot of wood to unload by hand! Just imagine all this wood as a brand new cabin #9! The last time we […]
Lake Florida sunset over Ice!
January 14, 2014 by
Today we had our first Lake Florida sunset over ice! The wind did go down and Lake Florida is as smooth as glass! There is an area about 20 feet wide where the ice was chunking up yesterday, but after that it is really smooth. For us the ice is a sign that all of […]
A very busy day at the resort!
January 10, 2014 by
Today was a very busy day at the resort. The guys were here to finish the lawn work. Guy from Tree-N-Turf sent his guys to mulch and suck up the large piles of leaves that Nate and his crew from Eagle Lawn and Labor had blown together yesterday. All of our trees that provide such […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moving day at cabin #9
November 21, 2013 by
In the off season, one of the traditions we have at Dickerson’s Resort is to make donuts when someone helps us with a project. Marcus Building Movers have raised Cabins #7, 10 & 12 and had donuts. The tradition must continue! Sunday night , October 20th Bob talked to Eric Marcus to see if they […]
Getting the resort ready for winter
November 8, 2013 by
Draining the cabins Getting the resort & cabins ready for winter is a long process and most of it revolves around water. The cabin water heaters and water lines need to be sucked out and the docks need to be removed from the lake. When a cabin will no longer be used we need to […]
A Majestic Resort Visitor
May 27, 2013 by
Today Bob looked out our kitchen window and there was an Eagle sitting on the Adirondack swing in front of cabin #7! We’ve never had one that close to us at the resort! Very cool!
Dickerson’s Lake Florida Resort – A Long, snowy winter
April 20, 2013 by
2013 has been a snowy, windy winter. At the resort, we get some pretty spectacular drifts around the cabins. 1 inch of snow can easily turn into a four foot drift if the wind is from the west or northwest. Here are some pictures of what it looks like at the resort in the winter. […]
