This blog is dedicated to an annual pilgrimage to the frozen tundra of Callander Bay, Ontario and the rag tag group of Canadian primates who choose to partake in the on ice festivities. The original trip started in 1999; the core group and our always gracious hosts Cara Lee and Garnet Hughes of South Shore Camping and Ice Condos have been rocking the ice ever since!
Don’t knock it until you try it! Sleeping in 8 man heated cabins a kilometer out on the ice equipped with BBQs, Stoves, TVs and Heated Shitters can’t be beat. Mix in a little ice bocce, a propane potato gun, some Scandanavian Army issued cross country skis and a few “refreshments” (must stay hydrated) and it equals many of the best on land fishing camps around.
Update from the hice… Another eventful evening here on scenic Lake Nipissing. Thursday’s rain has been flash frozen and all the standing water is ice. Some more solid than others but enough to lock vehicles to the ice. Fishing has been reasonable by Lake Nippising standards and many a beverage and stories have been shared […]
As the 2018 Ice Drinking adventure approaches it is clear that things change but some things remain the same. The list of participants has shrunk and for the first year since this adventure began, we are down to a single ice condo. We will miss our brethren who are not participating this year and hope that […]
Blame what you want, Global Warming, Mother Nature or El Nino but there is no sense crying about the fact that our yearly ice pilgrimage to Lake Nipissing at the beginning of January had to be rescheduled due to poor ice conditions. We have made a conscious decision to book the first or second week of the season […]