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It's A Family Affair 
We have come to that time of year when families all get together for the Holidays.
Like you, Krista, the girls and I enjoy looking back at 2008 and remember the good times and the good folks we have in our lives. Also like you, we're looking ahead to 2009.
Recently, I spoke with Bruce Luetzow a returning guest and friend from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As often happens when I chat with guests, Bruce reconfirmed some beliefs we share at Wilderness North. In the podcast Bruce reminds us all that conservation is something we 'are' - not something we 'do.' He is quite knowledgeable about VHS disease, and its threat to fisheries everywhere. He has some clear ideas about the use of live vs. artificial bait and about keeping fishing logs or diaries about angling experiences. Bruce also reminds us that a fishing trip to Canada is not just about the fish. In fact, he says,  fishing is secondary to the campfires and camaraderie of being in the pure northern wilderness with your family and friends. You can listen by clicking here.
All of us are aware of the economic challenges every family faces heading into 2009, so, we have decided to extend our 10% Reel Deal offer through the end of the year. Guests, who can pay for their 2009 trips in full, by check, receive the Reel Deal 10% discount. If paying by Visa or MasterCard, the Reel Deal discount will be 7%. With the  Canadian/US currency exchange rate of around 20%, a total
savings of 30% is available now to guests. In addition, Northwest Air Lines seems to be having a sale on flights from many US cities to Thunder Bay. If you are driving up from the US, gasoline prices are the lowest they have been in a few years, and we are told they should remain low through the summer. Our trip planners stand ready to find the dates and destinations of your choice so that you have something really important and really valuable to look forward to in the coming year.
Here's wishing you the best the Holiday has to offer to you and your family.
Alan
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Baby - It's Cold Outside !
...Graham Saunders, Professor, Meteorology and Climatology at Lakehead University - Thunder Bay
I mean really cold. Unseasonably cold. And it's not even winter yet, technically. Winter begins in three days, December 21, with the least amount of daylight and the longest night of the year.
Did you know that 35 below Celsius and 35 below Fahrenheit are the same? While it is not that cold here in Thunder Bay, it has been up at the Albany River. Tonight's low will be about -13 (f) warming to about 6 above on Friday - this is a warming trend. However, it has been -30(c) earlier in the week.
Our guests from the US know we have opened the door and dropped this cold air into the US recently. And how about those ice storms from the lower Midwest all the way up through New England?
My podcast today talks about winter, defines exactly what a blizzard is, and looks back in history to a very deadly winter storm. Click here to listen now.
Oh, and Happy Holidays and all the best in 2009.
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Welcome to Joe Pichey !
He is a Master Angler. He is a conservationist. And he's our newest staff member.
Welcome to former Michigander, Joe Pichey, now of Dallas, Texas, who will be looking after our guest lists and helping our guests schedule trips. He knows his stuff. He's been a guest of Wilderness North for five years, and you are likely to get e-mail from him to update your Wilderness North files, and to learn about scheduling your 2009 fly-in adventure. You can e-mail him now to get your dates and destinations or call him at 1-866-984-1705.
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