We don’t spend all of our time at the resort working on the cabins. On December 13th we went to Florida. We own a rental condo there and just like the resort cabins it requires cleaning and upkeep. Our friend Sandy took very good care of Simon and Sasha while we were gone, but they […]
The Last Lake Florida Sunset in November
January 16, 2014 by
The last sunset in November was so beautiful we had to show you many pictures! Isn’t it amazing how it changes from beginning to end? Our project for the day was putting up the snow fence so included a couple of sunset pictures with the fence in it. Sure hope it works! 🙂 Check […]
The first wall of cabin #9
January 15, 2014 by
It’s time to build the walls! On Tuesday, Nov. 26th Travis & Brian started building the walls for the cabin. Keith, the owner of Collins Construction was also here to go over the plans and make sure we are all on the same page. I’m sure there will be many changes as the days go […]
The wood for cabin #9 arrives
January 15, 2014 by
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 […]
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 […]
10-22-13 The backhoe & the sunset
November 22, 2013 by
Late in the afternoon on Tuesday, the backhoe was delivered to the resort by Swenson & Sons Construction who will be digging the footings for the cabin. The footings for the cabin will be dug tomorrow! Yeah! We’ve never been able to take a sunset picture here before. Sunset minus cabin #9! Tomorrow is going […]
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 […]
The end of another vacation season at Dickerson’s Resort
October 27, 2013 by
We had a wonderful summer at the resort. We had many, many wonderful guests, made new friends and watched at least 100 beautiful sunsets! The beach & water were the place for much of the activity. Everyone had fun using the kayaks, hydrobikes, canoe, paddleboat and swimming as well as riding bicycles and tricycles. Julia […]
