Hwy. 70 Construction Update
August 14, 2009
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Don’t be afraid to take Hwy. 70 West of Minocqua. The major road construction project that has been clogging up traffic flow for most of ...
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Wait Five Minutes for the Weather
August 3, 2009
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There’s a saying here in the Northwoods that has never been more relevant than the summer of 2009: “If you don’t like the weather in ...
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Watching the kids grow up
July 29, 2009
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My favorite thing about running Sandy Point Resort? Watching the kids grow up. We are so fortunate to have many, many families return year after ...
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Hollywood Spoils little bohemia
July 28, 2009
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We saw Public Enemies last week, our one venture to the movies all summer. It was the 7:00 show and the theater was packed. It ...
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Piper in the pro shop
July 24, 2009
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Musician, Dave Graham, Illinois resident and Sandy Point Guest for the past seven summers, treated the resort today with his bagpipe show. Decked in a ...
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The Chihuahua and the Chipmunk
July 23, 2009
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I missed this little event because I was in town; however, the girls (Willow, Camille and CINCO) had a visitor in the shop today. Apparently ...
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Sushi in the northwoods? Moo!
July 22, 2009
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Last week and for the past 20 years, anytime anyone mentioned “sushi” in the Northwoods, the word that most frequently followed was “bait.” It was ...
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False summer’s first sunflower
July 19, 2009
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We haven’t seen the sun in four—count them 1, 2, 3, 4 days. And now, appropriately on SUNday, at last we have been graced by ...
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The Cost of Good Clean Family Fun
July 16, 2009
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Yesterday was Camille’s birthday—a family holiday to be sure. Each July 15 we all do minimum tasks at Sandy Point Resort and put the pro ...
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Mom’s Birch Bark Factory
June 29, 2009
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I didn’t bring my jewelry-making supplies with me to Sandy Point this summer. The plan was to use all my creative energy to continue writing ...
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A Stroll Down Sandy Point Lane
June 18, 2009
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When the girls were little, we looked forward to our daily stroll down Sandy Point Lane. Our blacktopped lane is about a quarter mile long. ...
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Christmas in July
June 7, 2009
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This Thursday the annual Christmas in July Arts and Crafts fair will take place in St. Germain, Wisconsin. This will be one of only two ...
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