Our Fall Trip to the Ozark's

The first weekend of October Dan and I went over to the Ozark's for a four day weekend. We took the boat and it took about five hours to get there. We stayed at a resort, that wasn't the greatest, but the weather was so beautiful and we spent most of our time exploring the huge lake and it's many tributaries. Most of where we were was privately owned and we were very surprised to see how many mansion type homes were on the lake. Lots of condos too. It was their off season so the normal crowds of boaters, skiers and jet ski's were not there. Apparently, at high season, the wakes created by the big pleasure boats make it pretty rough and unstable for regular boaters. We experienced a few of those moments, but since it wasn't a constant occurrence it wasn't bad. After gawking at the homes and grounds of the rich lakeside owners, we went up the Gravois arm of the lake where the state park is located. There were practically no homes here and more fishermen as well as people anchored and swimming or partying. One day we did go ashore to a really nice bar with a terrace where we drank a couple of beers and watched the action from there. It was a very relaxing trip and we both thought being able to visit the area during a slower time in the fall was great. I did experience some trepidation when we discovered a scorpion in our bedroom one night. We looked it up on the Internet the next day and discovered that nonpoisonous scorpions also enjoy the Ozark's. But I remembered my boss at the Bayfield Inn's response to a guest who had discovered a mouse in her guest house in Bayfield. That's just part of the charm of the northwoods! She bought it, so I just figured, what are ya gonna do.