Buley deck: Phase one

Pre-deck and the beginning of construction of Buley World shore deck.
It turned out great!

It was a intricate project to build the deck on the uneven rocks on the shore.

June 2008

June 2008

Drummond

It was a good June on the island. The black flies were out in force in May and June. The mosquitoes were unbearable at times. Great temps. But a bad year for bugs year on the island.

I keep telling myself, in 2009 I will be able to spend as much time as I want on Drummond, I cannot wait!!!!!!

200,000 +++++ miles on the 4runner !!!!!

MAY 2008

200,359 miles on the 1993 4runner.
The ole' girl is still going strong.

First trip up 2008

May 2008
Opening trip

First trip up. The house was fine. Two pines fell on the lawn and damaged the picnic table!

My neighbor Pete cut them up for me and I had the first camp fire of the season.

There were a few foggy mornings. The water level was down quite a bit, which exposed more of the shoal.

It was great to be back up on the island.

WOODEN BOATS

I am gearing up for the 2008 season on Drummond. I was checking on the various things going on this summer in the U.P.

One of my favorites is the wooden boat show and art festival in Hessel. this year it will be on August 8-10, 2008. If you are a wooden boat fan, check this out.

I drive through the Les Cheneaux Islands area of the U.P. on my trip up to Drummond. It is a beautiful area of Michigan. A good area to kayak too.

drummond fish house

These videos were taken in September 2007 at the fish house. I especially like the video of Logan looking out on the shoal.

drummond videos 2

new drummond videos

NOAA DETOUR WEATHER STATION

Here is a picture of the NOAA weather station in Detour. You can see the Drummond Island ferry approaching. The water levels are low in the Great lakes. The Tides and Current section has a bunch of information on Lake Huron operational forecast. Check it out!

pissed off gulls

Here is a partial picture of the gull island video below

PISSED OFF GULLS ON THE SHOAL

Every year I take time to walk out on the shoal as much as the weather lets me. There is a big island about a half hour walk into the water from my beach. Sometimes wading in the water. Sometimes walking on the rocks. It is slow going. You kind of shuffle along in rock shoes avoiding the slippery rocks and generally taking in all the beautiful U.P. scenery has to offer.

Toward the end of the area of the shoal is a bigger island. This island is inhabited only by gulls and terns. Every time I go out there they get extremely PISSED OFF. If you don't think so, listen and watch this video. This is what they do the whole time I am on their turf.

The shoal is my most favorite place on the earth.

woodpecker @ buleys

Woodpecker at Buleys. Pete is vacumning at the backround,
so you don't get the hear the drilling.

road trips

ROAD TRIPS

One of the favorite things me and the dogs like to do is travel around the island. You get to see more wildlife while in the car. I see more bears on the road (at night) than I do on foot.

The dogs love being in the car with their heads hanging out the window, checking everything out in the woods.

The dogs seem to have good sight and pick up things that I miss. Which is funny because when we are walking I can see a rabbit up ahead aways, and the dogs totally miss it. I think they are using their noses more than their sight while walking.

videos

A DRUMMOND SUNSET

BEACH SHOTS

everyday is different at the shore. the water changes all the time.
the shoal is where we want to be.