Summer camp at Rice Lake
Great use was made of the cottage at Rice Lake by the family, starting with Megan Tom and Maggie on the July long weekend. Tom and Megan finish their first swim of the season as Paul installs a new security device on the outboard motor. Paul and Megan ready to launch the canoe for its maiden voyage of 2015. The grandkids are not quite coordinated as Megan backs the canoe away from the dock. Still, in spite of the eager assistants, Megan was able to steer the canoe into the bay. Megan looks back at the end of the bay to see Maggie jump in the swamp to try to get out to the canoe! Every grandchild claimed to know how to swim; but the “house rule” was that everyone had to wear either a life preserver or a flotation device or both. Ella did not like the idea of jumping into the lake from the dock, so she walked down to the lake through the flowers and weeds to start her swi...