Thunder Lake Lodge Blog http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog Minnesota Resort and Vacation News - 1-800-336-8163 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:12:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Kid Fishing Contest Results (9-2-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1234 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1234#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:11:01 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1234 Five contestants participated in the 12th and final Kids Fishing Contest of 2010 last week.  Here are the results:

  • Abbey Diekmann from Cottage #8 caught the smallest fish of the day.  It was a 4  3/8 inch sunfish.
  • Riley Diekmann from Cottage #8 caught the most fish of the day.  She caught 10  1/2 fish!  (yes, 10 and a half) :)
  • Jacob Anderson from Cottage #7 caught the biggest fish of the day.  It was a 9  3/8 inch rock bass.

Congratulations to all the participants!

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1234 0 Fall Special! http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1229 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1229#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:28 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1229 After Labor Day Weekend, things get really quiet on the resort and on Thunder Lake in general.  We’d say that’s the perfect time to getaway for a few days to relax and look at the fall colors from your deck in “sweatshirt weather”.  Bring your fishing gear along because as the water temps cool down, the walleye fishing picks up.  We’ll do our best to make sure we send you to the right hot spots on the lake so that you can bring home some shorelunch to the cabin.  And hey, if you just want to get away and relax and do nothing, this is the perfect time to do it.  Bring your favorite book if you like.

2 bedroom Fall Special(Sept. & Oct.):
2 people – $129/night
4 people – $169/night

Call us today for a reservation!  218-566-2378

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1229 0 Kids Fishing Contest Results (8-26-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1212 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1212#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:54:17 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1212 Ten contestants competed last week on the docks of TLL in the kids fishing contest for 30 minutes of hot fishing action.  The awards were as follows:

  • Simon White in Cottage #9 caught the smallest fish of the day, which was a 4″ sunfish.
  • Santino Diottaviano from Cottage #12 caught 22 total fish, which was the most of the day.
  • Nicole Sandstrom from the McCleary Cabin caught the biggest fish of the day.  It was a 7  1/2″ Bluegill.

Congratulations to all the contestants!

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1212 0 TLL Scenes http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1198 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1198#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:47:17 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1198 P7290233 P7300213 P7300217 P8020216 P8042209 P8042210 P8042211 P8042212 P8082243 P8192312 P8192324

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1198 0 Kids Fishing Contest Results (8-19-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1186 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1186#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:20:24 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1186 We had 8 contestants last week in the Kids Fishing Contest at TLL.  Here are the results:

  • Micah Bonick from Cottage #11 caught the smallest fish of the afternoon.  It was a 4 inch sunfish.
  • Mikenna Johnson from Cottage Deluxe caught 13 total fish, which was the most.
  • Mikenna’s sister Madelynn Johnson from Cottage Deluxe caught the biggest fish of the week, which was a 7  1/4″ bluegill.

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1186 0 Kids Fishing Contest Results (8-12-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1174 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1174#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:46:24 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1174 Five young fisherman competed against one another last Thursday in the Kids Fishing Contest on the docks at TLL.  Once again, the parents were there to cheer them on.  Here are the results:

  • Sarah Fogelman from Cottage #4 caught a 4  1/8 inch sunfish, which was the smallest fish of the day.
  • Ashley Clements from A-Frame #1 caught 10 total fish, which was the most.
  • Colton Brown from Cottage #3 caught the biggest fish of the day.  It was a 7  3/4 inch bluegill.

Congratulations to all the contestants!

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1174 0 TLL Scenes http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1151 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1151#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:21:55 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1151 H1020005 H1020010 H1020019 H1020020 H1020023 P6210198 P7020227 P7020228 P7020229 P7030225 P7030226 P7110216 P7200213 P7200216 CIMG2208 CIMG2220 CIMG2221 DSC_0120 DSC_0152

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1151 0 Kids Fishing Contest Results (8-5-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1126 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1126#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:36:00 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1126 Four contestants gathered on the TLL docks last week for a very competitive kids fishing contest.  Here are the results:

  • Luke Meyers from Cottage Deluxe won the award for Best Perch Fisherman by hauling in a 7  1/2″ perch.
  • Ryan Morrison from Cottage #5 caught the smallest fish of the day, which was a 4 inch sunfish.
  • Nathan Peterson from Cottage #5 caught the most fish of the day.  He caught 6 total fish.
  • The big fish of the day went to Jordan Meyers from Cottage Deluxe, who caught a 10 inch crappie!

Congrats to all the participants!

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1126 0 Bird’s Eye View Of Thunder Lake http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1116 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1116#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:32:04 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1116 We had the luxury of hosting a pilot this week who actually flew his own plane into Longville and then drove to visit us at Thunder Lake Lodge.  We would like to thank Danny & Doris for the great photos they took of Thunder Lake Lodge from the air.  Thought we would share them with you.  For those of you that have been here before, you will have an appreciation and understanding of the water color from the photos.  Enjoy:

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]]> http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1116 0 Kids Fishing Contest Results (7-29-10) http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1101 http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1101#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:05:56 +0000 Craig Riendeau http://thunderlakelodge.com/blog/?p=1101 Last Thursday’s Kids Fishing Contest, which was the 7th of 2010, yielded 9 contestants looking for their catch off the docks at TLL.  Here are the notables from last week:

  • Cade Hatlestad from Cottage #4 caught the smallest fish, which was a 4 1/4″ sunfish.
  • Charlie Katona from Cottage #7 caught the most fish.  He reeled in 8 total fish.
  • Brother Nick Katona, also from Cottage #7, caught the biggest fish of the  day.  It was an 8  3/4″ rock bass.

Congrats to all who participated!

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