End of summer
Labour Day has past and the season at Ministikwan Lake is coming to a close. Fortunately the sun came out making the weekend perhaps one of the nicest on record, unlike the start of the season with the cool weather. Although the cold didn’t stop the teenagers from enjoying water sports during the May long weekend, most of us shivered at the sight. The campground almost seemed quiet this season as we were without the excitement of the bears eating from the bird feeders and making their way back and forth amongst the camping rows keeping everyone on bear watch. Then we had the wandering horses and the heard of cows contributing to the animal excitement. On a daily basis now, when he’s not golfing with his regular foursome, Robert can be found assisting campers or handing out freezies to the children, always around to bring his personal touch to the campground. This past year the campers got together for several golf tournaments, horseshoe tournaments, quadding adventures and of course the annual street dance. It’s always nice to see the entire campground rally together to make these events a success, not to mention the time and effort the organizers put in. We take our hats off to all those people who volunteer to make these events a success. Thank you. As the seasonal campers head home, the population decreases to a mere handful of full-time residents outside of the Island Lake First Nation. This year Marvin and Corrine Hopaluk are Ministikwan Lake’s newest full-time Saskatchewan residents. Marvin and Corrine are no strangers to Ministikwan Lake, first camping for about 20 years, then building a cottage, giving them a total of 35 years on the lake. Over the years they have fished the lake, quadded the forest, picked the berries, harvested the fire wood and could never get enough, so they now call Ministikwan Lake home. |
