Sharing Your Fish Pictures

I've been providing our email address to those that want to share their fish pictures with us. That has worked for some, but what might be easier is to just send your photo from your cell phone to my cell phone. Find the picture that you've saved in your camera phone and SEND it to 605-881-9313 (like you are sending a text message). You may be charged (like $.15 cents) if you don't have text messaging in your phone plan. But that will work for getting your pictures into the online album. This week I saw a 5#2oz. small mouth bass and a proud angler walleye. This morning a 9# walleye weighed in at the resort...

HUGE THANK YOU!

A Huge THANK YOU to all who made our 10-year anniversary celebration a fun and memorable event!
Thank you to all for the gifts and well-wishes from those that were there and to those of you that had other commitments, but were there in spirit.
Our food, liquor, and beer distributors generously donated to the enjoyment of the weekend.
Our kitchen people outdid themselves with the 'Bourbon Steak' while providing the quality meals we've all come to expect. So thankful to have Dee back on hand. She made up the week's chili and "mannned" the till.
The live band, ONE NIGHT ONLY, was absolutely awesome; singing and playing to the enthusiastic crowd who succeeded in convincing them to do an encore for one last dance.
The karaoke singers made our first ever, Karaoke Contest, a 'must-do' for every 3rd Saturday of each month. What fun and great listening for all!
Barb Carlson baked the beautiful (and delicious) cake and cookies for the Pinata Party. Those kids were so determined to break open that stubborn donkey so he'd release the hidden treats for them. They all took turns swinging for over a half-hour. They truly earned what finally came tumbling out of the pinata!
And finally, to our friends Mary & Dick who are always there to help...a heartfelt thank you, too.

Fishing Report: They Are Out There, We've Got Proof!

I have updated the online fish photo album with more, (and more recent photos) of fish caught and brought in to LAKEVIEW. However, I'm frustrated that I can't get the slideshow on this page to reflect the updates. I also failed in trying to provide the link here on the blog to the online album of fish. I'll work on it on this end, but in the meantime, go back to the lakeviewresortlakepoinsett web page. On the fishing/hunting page is the link. Click it to go right to the album.
Speaking of photo albums. When at LAKEVIEW, look for the photo album of the last 10 years. I have more photos online I'll share throughout the next few months...

Winds blow

Like the public boat launches on Lake Poinsett filled in with sifted sand, my poor old computer was rendered almost useless by the barrage of saved stuff that had accumulated on my hard drive. So I have spent time this week 'digging out.' Now I am finally at to the point where maintenance will keep me operable. GF&P is in the process of contracting for a 'dig out' of the public boat ramp next to LAKEVIEW and to have weekly maintenance 'dig outs'. After all, these last two weeks have made it obvious that the wind here in South Dakota is not going to quit blowing.

It's here, the Anniversary Celebration Weekend!

Been quite a whirlwind here preparing for this weekend's festivities. Hope you all get a chance to stop by and join in the fun. Thanks to all of our food, liquor, pop, & beer distributors, we have some very nice and unique prizes to raffle throughout the weekend.

Published in South Dakota Magazine

FYI Lake Poinsett: A City on the Beach is on the cover of the May/June 2009 South Dakota magazine. http://www.southdakotamagazine.com/current_issue.php An unidentified donor left a copy at the resort. We are very grateful to them for sharing. It was thrilling to read and enjoy the wonderful color pictures of familiar faces.

The article begins with history. Early visitors to our lake found cactus on its shore. Lake Poinsett was named in 1938, to honor the statesman, Joel Poinsett. In his travels, Joel Poinsett also brought back to the United States (and named) the Poinsettia plant that he discovered was part of their Mexican Christmas celebration.

Get your hands on this magazine and experience, "Poinsett's Enduring Charm" by Chuck Cecil and "Celebrating Our Ethnic Ways" by John Andrews which highlights Lake Norden's St. Urho celebration every March.