As most of you know, Marg passed away on December 29, 2019 from a short but well-fought battle with cancer. Originally, I had planned on having a memorial some time after the snow and winter weather had passed and that was planned for this coming Saturdy, May 9. Needless to say, those plans were abruptly cancelled with the invasion of the current Covid-19 virus where all church services, gatherings and funerals are on an indefinite hold. All I can say right now is that there will be a memorial service at a later unknown date after this pandemic is over and things return to some semblance of normal, possibly in the late summer or autumn. Thank you.

First of all, I'd like to say that the lodge is still open and offering all of the same packages that we have been known to provide to all of our customers on an annual basis. It is "business as usual".

LODGE FOR SALE

In the summer of 2019, it was with a heavy heart that we we decided to sell our business and retire due to health issues. Thirty four years ago, we bought a business that was in severe need of an upgrade to everything including the structural and cosmetic works, tourism packages and clientelle list. Since 1986, I can proudly say that all of this and more has been accomplished. Today, our lodge has branched out into previously unheard of tourism possibilities and is now Temagami's premier tourism destination not only for hunting and fishing packages but for non-consumptive experiences in photography with a major emphasis on the unique flora and fauna of north eastern Ontario with special emphasis on wild native orchids, old growth red & white pine forests and mushrooms for both photography and consumption. Please scroll through all of the headings below for an expanded description of each of these packages.

Unfortunately, Marg passed away from cancer on December 29, 2019 and never had the opportunity to experience retirement after lodge life. It is a fair amount of work to operate the business for two people and now with her being gone, it is more than I want to do by myself. This is the reason that I would like to pass the reins on to another younger couple that will continue the lifestyle that we created and expand it even further.

This lodge is not another "fixer-upper" project. This is a turn-key operation with structurally sound buildings, metal roofs, new docks/cribbings, and boat/motor combos that stay dry and run well. If you have to ask if the motors work, this business is not for you. This is the only lodge in the entire Temagami area with town water, town sewers and garbage pick-up. If that alone doesn't make you sleep better at night, nothing will. This is also the only year-round lodge on a 30-mile (50-km.) lake system with a healthy population of walleye, bass, pike, lake trout, whitefish and lesser amounts of ling and channel catfish. Commercially, you will "own" the lake as there will never be another lodge started on this lake system unless the MNR relaxes their policy of no shoreline development of cold water fishery lakes (a.k.a. trout lakes) and I doubt if that will ever happen. You will never have to worry about looking out over the lake and seeing a clear-cut shoreline as I was the leading opponent to this Neanderthal practise and it is now classified as a Conservation Reserve called the White Bear Old Growth Red and White Pine Forest with a well-developed hiking and snowshoeing trail system with trees over 500 years of age and exceeding five feet in diameter. These trees were mere saplings when some guy called Chris was getting his fingers greasy with a bunch of natives at a turkey dinner over on the east coast at Plymouth Rock. Walking these ancient documented trails to access these old trees will take you along foot paths that were well worn by the original inhabitants of this part of north eastern North America and through carbon dating techniques, have been traced back to six thousand years ago. In simple words, these trails were here on the ground for two thousand years before a kid named Tut was piling up square chunks of rock in the middle of a desert halfway around the world.

The lodge is a year-round operation with ice fishing and snowmobiling being the main sources of winter income. Ice fishing guests bring their own pop-up tents while the lodge provides meals and accommodations. For sledders, we are located directly off the OFSC "A" trail, again with all-you-can-eat meals and accommodations. Our restauraunt comfortably seats 18 people. The games room has TV, a large shuffleboard and a slate pool table. The interior fish cleaning station is in a well-lit butcher shop for processing our guest's moose and bear during hunting seasons.

Ideally, the prospective new owners will be a couple that are tired of the typical rat race they are currently living in and realizes they will not be getting a key to Fort Knox but will be buying into an outdoor lifestyle that is rich in a diversity of income opportunities and they don't mind a bit of hard work to maintain this lifestyle. There are busy times as well as off season slow times for personal rest and relaxation. I will not be leaving this gorgeous little town and will be here to assist the new owners with tips and tricks to carry on the self-sustaining lifestyle that we've enjoyed with our customer base that easily dates back over an average of 25 years as repeat guests. If this is something that you can appreciate, please call to set up a viewing appointment where we can discuss these and countless other points of lodge life.

Thank you, Doug and (the late) Marg Adams.