Trans-Canada Trail

Trans-Canada Trail from Jessica Lake to White Lake. This trail has been newly upgraded and is now comparable to the rest of the Trans-Canada Trails in this area.   They’ve widened the trail , spread a base and top layer of gravel.   The trail is approx 4 km from the Jessica Lake trail head to White Lake.  From White Lake you can…

Super Moon

Here is an excerpt and pictures from an email I received from a guest that stayed with us this summer. They were here during the “Super Moon” this August. “Jessica Lake Lodge is well-kept, the owners are helpful and pleasant, and the place is SO relaxing, private and peaceful. We enjoyed the canoes, kayaks, swims…

From One Year to the Next

  October 4, 2012 Can you beleive this?  Same date, one year ago today. This was the start of the Thanskgiving Long Weekend.             The weather improved over the weekend, making for great snowman conditions.   Let’s hope that this Thanksgiving weekend we don’t see the White Stuff!    …

Getting Ready for Winter

FALL IS UPON US   One real sign of fall is the preparing for winter of our little friends the chipmunk. If you put out a dish of seeds of any kind you’ll be sure to get a little guy filling his cheeks.  It won’t be long before word spreads and you have the whole family. …

Blueberries in the Whiteshell

THE POWER OF BLUE Blueberries, nature’s antioxicant superfruit and Manitoba’s sweetest! I get so excited each year when blueberry season rolls around and when it looks like its going to be a good year.  This year was an exception, with a bumper crop like we haven’t seen for years. Picking a pail of blueberries was…

Summer in September

Off to the beach on a beautiful September afteroon.If you didn’t know it was September, one would think that it was mid July by the weather.Even though the resort is full, it’s been so quiet this week, as kids are back to school so it’s all couples.Well, with the exception that we have our grandson out…

It’s A Misty Manitoba Morning. . . . . .

. . . .And we like it that way. It’s turning out to be another beautiful week at Jessica Lake Lodge. The weather has definately been on our side, providing us with lovely warm temperatures during the day and cool evenings  making it perfect for sleeping. Cooler temperatures at night results in very “misty” mornings. Calm…

A true Canadian Beaver!

This beaver house is just around the corner from our resort. Many nights when out walking, I enjoy taking the time to watch them work. If they catch sight of you or hear you, they will slap their tail and then they’re gone. I was privileged a couple summers back to have come upon an…

Lady Slippers

Did you know that Lady Slippers are one of Manitoba’s Orchids? Beautiful and often rare, orchids have a mystique that draws us to them. There are 19 orchid species on the list of the flora of Manitoba.  These here are the large yellow lady’s slipper. This one below is the Moccasin-flower, or the Pink lady’s…