Day 13 – Friday, August 1, 2025
Today I took a break from the steady rhythm of camp projects and decided to make a supply run—plus sneak in a little sightseeing. I made the nearly two-hour drive down to Home Depot in Ellsworth, stocking up on essentials for the bathroom rebuild and a few other upcoming tasks. As usual, I spent more than […]
Day 12 – Thursday, July 31, 2025
Today was an early start as I got to work tearing down the walls of the current bunk room in the cabin. These walls only go up about six feet and are open at both the top and bottom—roughly the first two feet from the floor are wide open, presumably for ventilation. That may have […]
Day 11 – Wednesday July 30th
Today I stayed close to camp, focused on getting things done around here. I ordered lumber from Hammond Lumber, which should be delivered tomorrow. That’ll let me get started on rebuilding the area that will become the bathroom in the cabin—finally putting some pieces in motion. I also ordered the roofing materials, which I think will be […]
Day 10 – Tuesday, July 29th
Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike. What day is it, Mike? Guess what day it is. It’s Dump Daaaay! It’s Dump Daaaaay! Time for a trip to the dump to start clearing out some of all these boxes that I’ve accumulated from all the supplies I brought up. So, of course, heading down to […]
Day 9 – Monday, July 28th
Today was a very productive and much less stressful day. I got a lot done—though none of it was actually at the camp. The day started off on a good note. Just as I was getting into the rowboat to head out and return the trailer, I got a call back from the timber supplier […]
Day 8 – Sunday, July 27th
Today was all about the U-Haul trailer and picking up the farm gates I bought from Facebook Marketplace. I left the camp around 9:00 a.m. and got to Lincoln by 10:00. On the way, I ordered breakfast from Dunkin’ Donuts via mobile a couple of miles outside town, hoping it would be quick. But when […]
Day 6 – Friday, July 25th
Well, this morning I had a first—I went swimming in the pond. I needed to check on the water pipes I’d placed in the lake to be sure they were positioned upright and in the right place. The only way to do that was to actually get in the water and see for myself. The […]
Day 5 – Thursday, July 24th
Today was definitely a phone call kind of day. The big one I was expecting was from the contractor — he was supposed to call around noon so we could meet around 1:00 at the camp. I wanted him to take a look at the place and see what the roofing job would require. Unfortunately, […]
Day 3 – Tuesday, July 22nd
Do you know how painful it is to have a blood clot in your leg? Neither do I — thankfully. But in the middle of the night, I woke up to this incredible pain in my leg, and at first, I really thought it might be something serious. Turns out it was just a cramp… […]
Day 2 – Monday, July 21st
Finally got the trailer unloaded today — a big milestone. I was moving supplies along the new road that the DIRT guys had just finished. While I was there, a pickup truck came up the road. I assumed it was just a couple locals checking out the new path, but it turned out to be […]