It is sad to see peoples old thoughts and dreams, not to mention their labor rotting away in disrepair like this. I hope someone will buy this place and bring it back to life once again It looks like this place brought many folks happiness and peace back in the day. I’m 63 and many of the dates you read off didn’t seem that long ago to me! I guess we are all just passing through this life anyway. Thanks for sharing this with us all. You have a great dog there.😊
Im also 63 I couldnt do it anymore but I would of loved bringing this camp back to life thats life a great life! it would for get you out of the Rat life!!
Glad this popped up on my UA-cam suggestions!! Definitely brought back some memories for this old guy. I worked there as a “truck driver” back about 1965ish. Job was driving the fishermen to one of about 3 or 4 different lakes that had access on old logging roads but was no road access to outside world back then. We had to maintain the roads by hauling gravel in back of pickups and rakes and shovels. Was hard work but it was “a job” Heavy stuff came over the ice. Fellow named Leo S. owned it then. Just so many memories from that summer up there. Thanks for the video.
Hi Bob, thank you for sharing this. My mother-in-law, Gretchen Lambert was formerly Gretchen Shapiro, Leo's daughter. She grew up there. I just found this video last night as we were all sitting around the dinner table talking. She hadn't seen the place since they sold it in 1973. I can't post photos here, but today she brought out a couple of they old brochures from the camp, including one with a picture of most of the staff. I wonder if you are in it. It was fantastic to listen to her describe what everything was as she was seeing it in the video. Gretchen is 83 now. Leo passed away at 96 in 2008.
@@darylgilbertoutdoors Not sure if you saw my reply to Bob. Wanted to reach out to you to thank you for the video and to let you know that my mother-in-law, Gretchen Lambert was formerly Gretchen Shapiro, Leo's daughter. She grew up there. I just found your video last night as we were all sitting around the dinner table talking. She hadn't seen the place since they sold it in 1973. I can't post photos here, but today she brought out a couple of they old brochures from the camp, including one with a picture of most of the staff. I wonder if you are in it. It was fantastic to listen to her describe what everything was as she was seeing it in the video. Gretchen is 83 now. Leo passed away at 96 in 2008. I am sending you an email with some pictures of the old brochures.
@@LloydLevine-l8j Hi Lloyd. Wow it’s amazing what comes up when one randomly clicks on a video. I still live in the Fort, mid 70,s now. Was probably 16 or 17 when I worked for Leo. I started about a month after season opened and I think I left in August to go to Atikokan (the Mines eh) A funny story with Leo…(maybe he WAS serious?) but at breakfast one morning he told me he was very happy with my driving and not bouncing the fishermen too badly but over all I wasn’t a “good” truck driver because I hadn’t caught and brought him a baby crow and/or fox. Apparently was a tradition that he had those as pets each year. Not sure if one of the other drivers came through.? Gretchen may recall the “wild” pets
Gives me such a feeling of melancholy seeing a place that was the site of so much activity and I'm sure fun and laughter sitting so silent and abandoned.
Very interesting fish camp. Wonder if 9/11 did it in? I'm originally from the Detroit area & regularly went to Ontario to fish, day trips & extended stays at fish camps. My last trip was just a week before 9/11 & haven't been back since. I'm 73 & doing all of my fishing in Florida now. I sure do miss those Ontario fish camps.
Beautiful video and commentary ! For those born and raised in the north, there are thousands of these stories and palces. Dreams that sprang up in the post war era, and really took off when the Trans Canada hwy was built , especially along Lake Superior, where I was born and raised , and Hwy 11 along the flats from Nipigon south. That melancholy feeling of watching all the hopes and memories fades back into the wilderness ,,, BC, where I live now, is filled with these as well .
Thanks, it’s crazy how many places like this there are around. The highway camps really took a beating, not sure what changed it but almost like the vacation style and travel changed.
@@darylgilbertoutdoors Several things happened , people changed the hardy folks of the 50's and 60's gave way to the more comfort wanting 70's. Better vehicles and travel trailers. Luxury became more common, the meals and accomodation got better and better in the more prosperous camps. People starting bringing their own boats. They wanted to eat their own food. They bought places to have year round. You saw the flies when you were there, guys would take it back when, but not the kids and wives. Family travel really took off. I was a dock boy / swamperat an air service at 11 , got a 1st row seat, servicing the camps, Good times ,,,
What's the story with it? Who did they sell it to, and why aren't those people taking care of the property? Did they default and foreclose to the bank?
Crazy! Lee Anderson from Brainerd was my neighbor growing up. He used to go up there and fish and hunt all those backcountry lakes. And now I do! I’ve literally driven past hear and not known it was there. Kewl video! Thanks!
My grandmas sisters house is just like this. In Ryan Village, near Federal Dam and Bena. It’s been boarded up now, I’m glad I had opportunity to visit and walk through.
It really gets me how a place like this, at one time this place was a go to place and then boom it's all dead and left behind like no one wants it anymore. Looks like it was more then a Fishing Lodge, looks like they use as Hunting Lodge too.
I grew up in the 1950's and 60's in those camps. Understand the adults then were Depression babies who hoarded food. My parents died with freezer's still chock full of fish and game. They kept everything.
I remember when some of that stuff came out & was revolutionary. By the look of it, it was abandoned in the late '80's, and has been "explored" several times before you got there. Some of those buildings seem to have good fundamentals, but the clean-up and getting into shape as a lodge would take a few millions. Even as a modern homestead, the clean-up & trips to the dump would be an astounding lot of work.
.....no nned to go to the dump/!?!?!....Sweet Baby Jesus were do you come from?!?!?!?....goin to the dump!?!?!?!-------------------->Alot of stuff you can burn away in a burnpile
I’m in process of bringing one back to life in Southwest Alaska currently. It’s sort of sad to see peoples dreams and aspirations just wasted away but life is funny that way. I do know original owner and the are happy to see life breathing into old place
Man you could still live in the main log cabin with a bit of a clean out. What a gorgeous place. Wish I owned it, but the cold is too much for this old bird, now.
Great stuff, Daryl. My favorite part was when you entered that one larger cabin/building and looked over the photos, as well as read the brochure from the 1920s. That was really exceptional. It would be hard for me to leave those things there, as they should really be preserved and cherished. In time they will only perish if left at that cabin. On the other hand, "it's where they belong" in a sense. I would have at least taken the brochure.
Ghost Perhaps? 54:13 there is a figure of a man wearing a white shirt dark pants (overalls perhaps) black hair. You can see him walking if you pause it right, he's walking. Anyone else seeing this or am I the crazy one? Center screen he comes walking from behind the tree but further back. He walks in from the left heading to the right. You got about 3 seconds where you can see him.
Yes I saw that also,if not a ghost ,then there's something that sure looks like a man wearing hip waiters moving to the right side in center.. good looking out my friend ..
You have got some crazy good vision or you were watching this video on an 80" TV. I am on a 15" tablet and I had to back it up at least 6-8 times and go to full screen view before I saw him, but there is definitely a man there, it even looks like he is glancing back at the camera. That's a little creepy if Daryl was not aware of anyone else in the vicinity and with the cabin being so remote that random strangers are unlikely 😯
The owners are so filthy rich they wouldn't be bothered with talking to anyone . It's an asset used for collateral to buy more assets and so on and forth .
@@benwinter2420 There is a massive difference between experience and wishing for something. Most all my wishes have been realized except for one. It will be what my God provides. I don`t believe wishes and destiny are connected, that would be superstition. Good by child.
What a nice spot to have such a outdoor adventure for so many people. Maybe some day someone will clean up the land and do something with it worth while.
That picture of the gentleman eating a bowl of "fruit loops" on the wall of the dining area is great friend of mine and a hell of a doctor. I would love to have that picture to give him as he spent 17 years traveling there and would be an absolute treasure for him to have!!! Dang I miss that place!! Fished there with my dad for several years and we always have a comment about it when we see each other!! Glen and Kathy had it during our visits.
beautiful lake, not sure what would cost more though, clearing the land or restoring it.. probably why it's still abandoned today bc somebody must own the land. absolutely gorgeous lake though, would make a beautiful spot for a time share for outdoorsmen who like to hunt and fish. would definitely need some new accommodations though
@@darylgilbertoutdoors your welcome Daryl, I’m a new subscriber and a 65 year old fly fisherman and I appreciate seeing things like this, took me back to the good ol days, lookin forward to seeing more of your videos, keep up the the good work, that video was really cool seeing all that older stuff, like that old green camp stove, old fishing lures, like my old Coleman, lol, anyhow I appreciate ya man!
Its sad, seeing such a plache where generations of people had fun laying in shambles. But at least you can immagine the former glory during your video!
I am kind of shocked that a bear, racoons, squirrel's, something has not tore into that bag of dog food. It is so sad to see the place in this condition, but it is more concerning to me to see how those batteries, fuel tanks, gas cans and other environmentally hazardous items are just left abandoned. From the looks of the place I am pretty sure that not all of those fuel tanks and cans were probably not totally drained, and given time those batteries will eventually leak. Maybe its just me but I think it is disgusting that the owner is allowed to let the property be in such condition from a trash standpoint, the buildings falling apart is one thing but the literal trash laying everywhere that wind and time will eventually move out into the environment beyond the camp is just wrong, do they have a permit for a dump on that property?
This is so cool! Lots of memories of that place when I was a kid. Long shot but any chance you kept the photos? I’d love to get the ones of our family.
Guess the place closed when the owner passed heres the first line of the obituary.... Glen Treflin, age 59 of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario after a long battle with cancer. Guess his wife either didnt have the means or the desire to continue the camp after he passed.
Glen and Kathy were a hell of a pair to run this place. She cooked some of the best meals I have ever had and Glen was constantly weed eating and doing the odd and end work around camp. She always had fresh cookies to pack for the days fishing trips out on Sphene Lake. Had some unbelievable trips up there and so many memories
Yea, not sure an exact date when it closed, but it shows it doesn't take long for things to fall apart back in the woods without proper maintenance and upkeep.
Got one....yep put some gas treatment in starter fluid started right up after sitting for a year. The knocking valve self cleaned oil jet stopped knocking.
Is that the illusive 10 mm socket ? Lol. I could own 5 of them and never find a one. Cool content! I love the wilderness. It would be awesome to live that dream.
Couple cabins look nice enough to move into, pile of wool blankets there, sheets didn't look too bad. Maybe someone is still crashing there .. ? The Ghost of the Lake
It'd be awesome to see a survival show here. As if you stumbled upon this when you were lost. There are so many useful supplies. Great video though I really enjoyed it
Would have been a small pump in the lake that would pull into a wateroom with a pressure tank, filters, etc. usually poly lines just on the ground going cabin to cabin
water came from submersible in the lake at Turtle Bay down behind the cabins. It pumped up the the tower shown in the video, We helped them clean the pump out and get water resupplied to camp one year..
My guess is likely early 2000's they stopped operating, some of the buildings upkeep was being neglected prior to that. The generator should of been upgraded in the 90's but other things like the stove and some of those cabins were newer, vinyl window I believe on the South cabin. What a difference those metal roofs make compared to shingles and rolled roofing. A shame the title didn't pass to another operator 20 years ago.
@@darylgilbertoutdoors I remember going to Eagle back in the day of 30 inch legal muskie, but walleye is a must for shore lunch. Going up we saw lots of signs for resorts but everyone seemed to go to the big water Lac Suel, must be about 4 big lakes and they bring the big mounts to the sports shows and smaller operators couldn't finance marketing. Cool looking place like it was frozen in time.
Reminds me of a great fishing/hunting lodge me and the boys went to for over 11yrs way way up north in the Gogama area on a lake called Horwood Lake. Looks nearly identical to this place. Boat access only via a boat killing 10mile logging road. then 45min boat ride in. Absolute paradise. Only saw 2-3 boats the whole week were there. We limited out every day. Pickerel for dinner anytime. diesel generator. Wood sauna. Then it got screwed up by an a-hole by the name of Etse who in just 2 short years destroyed it all by taking us away to dumps with no fish that were $100 cheaper and 1/2 the distance away, and he broke up the group. Hate him to this day. Turns out everyone else turned on him 1yr later when he "lead" the 3rd and final trip with no fish caught. I bailed after the 2nd one. FU Etse, and burn in hell.
stumbled across this adventure - wow what history, especially the boys camp that it used to be. I see there was a huge amount of work put into that place back in the day. I really enjoyed this video - good job. (P.S) what's the opening music - reminds me of into the wild stuff by Eddie Vedder, and your Dog is the best !!!!
Looks like civilization ruined this lodge as witnessed by the house on the far bank, etc. Still remember back in the day when we used to drive up to Hornpayne and fly in from there. Good time when Canada was more welcoming and not so woke uner Trudeau.
Unfortunately Trudeau ruined our once beautiful country. Can't wait to vote that tyrant out. I love the tour of this abandoned fishing camp but I believe it's selfish not to divulge the location. Does he believe that we would travel up to the place and trash it 😂.
Some of them are abandoned due to WHAT lives in the Woods around them. Folks were chased out of many spots by SABAE ( Sasquatch ). SABAE is Well known today all over USA and many other places. Canada, BC, USA We are Loaded w them. Loaded...
Wow. My aunt and uncle owned this camp back in the 80’s. Seeing this video just brought back so many memories. This is awesome.
This is so crazy and emotional to watch. Haven’t been there since the 90s right before they sold it.
We just watched the tape of the fishing show they did there not to long ago
It’s sad what happened to the place for sure
I went there a number of times in the80’s. Good memories. Sad it went to waste.
For sure
It is sad to see peoples old thoughts and dreams, not to mention their labor rotting away in disrepair like this. I hope someone will buy this place and bring it back to life once again It looks like this place brought many folks happiness and peace back in the day. I’m 63 and many of the dates you read off didn’t seem that long ago to me! I guess we are all just passing through this life anyway. Thanks for sharing this with us all. You have a great dog there.😊
Thanks, would be great to see it back up and running again
Every thing in this world is passing away it's never to stay on less some one puts there time and energy in it to maintains it -
Im also 63 I couldnt do it anymore but I would of loved bringing this camp back to life thats life a great life! it would for get you out of the Rat life!!
The money has been siphoned off all the folk who wandered the spots left. They broke me down over and over again, so there's no hope for me now.
GOD-BLESS
Glad this popped up on my UA-cam suggestions!!
Definitely brought back some memories for this old guy. I worked there as a “truck driver” back about 1965ish. Job was driving the fishermen to one of about 3 or 4 different lakes that had access on old logging roads but was no road access to outside world back then. We had to maintain the roads by hauling gravel in back of pickups and rakes and shovels. Was hard work but it was “a job”
Heavy stuff came over the ice. Fellow named Leo S. owned it then.
Just so many memories from that summer up there.
Thanks for the video.
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Bob, thank you for sharing this. My mother-in-law, Gretchen Lambert was formerly Gretchen Shapiro, Leo's daughter. She grew up there. I just found this video last night as we were all sitting around the dinner table talking. She hadn't seen the place since they sold it in 1973. I can't post photos here, but today she brought out a couple of they old brochures from the camp, including one with a picture of most of the staff. I wonder if you are in it. It was fantastic to listen to her describe what everything was as she was seeing it in the video. Gretchen is 83 now. Leo passed away at 96 in 2008.
@@darylgilbertoutdoors Not sure if you saw my reply to Bob. Wanted to reach out to you to thank you for the video and to let you know that my mother-in-law, Gretchen Lambert was formerly Gretchen Shapiro, Leo's daughter. She grew up there. I just found your video last night as we were all sitting around the dinner table talking. She hadn't seen the place since they sold it in 1973. I can't post photos here, but today she brought out a couple of they old brochures from the camp, including one with a picture of most of the staff. I wonder if you are in it. It was fantastic to listen to her describe what everything was as she was seeing it in the video. Gretchen is 83 now. Leo passed away at 96 in 2008. I am sending you an email with some pictures of the old brochures.
@@LloydLevine-l8j
Hi Lloyd. Wow it’s amazing what comes up when one randomly clicks on a video.
I still live in the Fort, mid 70,s now. Was probably 16 or 17 when I worked for Leo. I started about a month after season opened and I think I left in August to go to Atikokan (the Mines eh)
A funny story with Leo…(maybe he WAS serious?) but at breakfast one morning he told me he was very happy with my driving and not bouncing the fishermen too badly but over all I wasn’t a “good” truck driver because I hadn’t caught and brought him a baby crow and/or fox. Apparently was a tradition that he had those as pets each year. Not sure if one of the other drivers came through.? Gretchen may recall the “wild” pets
Gives me such a feeling of melancholy seeing a place that was the site of so much activity and I'm sure fun and laughter sitting so silent and abandoned.
It’s sad really, I’m sure some people have some of the best memories of their lives there
Very interesting fish camp. Wonder if 9/11 did it in? I'm originally from the Detroit area & regularly went to Ontario to fish, day trips & extended stays at fish camps. My last trip was just a week before 9/11 & haven't been back since. I'm 73 & doing all of my fishing in Florida now. I sure do miss those Ontario fish camps.
It definitely closed down a bunch of camps and slowed the industry down for sure
Beautiful video and commentary !
For those born and raised in the north,
there are thousands of these stories and palces.
Dreams that sprang up in the post war era, and really took off when the
Trans Canada hwy was built , especially along Lake Superior, where I was born and raised ,
and Hwy 11 along the flats from Nipigon south.
That melancholy feeling of watching all the hopes and memories fades back into the wilderness ,,,
BC, where I live now, is filled with these as well .
Thanks, it’s crazy how many places like this there are around. The highway camps really took a beating, not sure what changed it but almost like the vacation style and travel changed.
@@darylgilbertoutdoors Several things happened , people changed the hardy folks of the 50's and 60's gave way to the more comfort wanting 70's.
Better vehicles and travel trailers.
Luxury became more common, the meals and accomodation got better and better in the more prosperous camps.
People starting bringing their own boats.
They wanted to eat their own food.
They bought places to have year round.
You saw the flies when you were there, guys would take it back when, but not the kids and wives.
Family travel really took off.
I was a dock boy / swamperat an air service at 11 , got a 1st row seat,
servicing the camps, Good times ,,,
It isn't near as scenic, but the same thing here too.
I remember this camp, I used to moose hunt and fish in the same area! Thanks for sharing.
That’s awesome! Nice area
My parents used to own this place back in the 80’s. Brought tears to my eyes seeing it in this condition 😢.
Sad for sure
What happened? Did they sell it?
Your parents owned it in the 80s. Are you related to the other person who said their aunt and uncle owned it in the 80s.
Hi. What happened? Thanks..
What's the story with it? Who did they sell it to, and why aren't those people taking care of the property? Did they default and foreclose to the bank?
Broke my heart, seeing that old one-pull-start-every-time Honda lawnmower just sitting there. 😟 Those 80's era Honda mowers are legendary.
Lots of old stuff left behind
Crazy! Lee Anderson from Brainerd was my neighbor growing up. He used to go up there and fish and hunt all those backcountry lakes. And now I do! I’ve literally driven past hear and not known it was there. Kewl video! Thanks!
That’s crazy!, thanks
This place is pre internet and amazing reminds me of my childhood we lived in a little log cabin like one of these
Always nice to be away from all that for awhile
Delux outhouse!! That was a respectful tour of this beautiful area. Thanks for taking us along. The water looks really healthy
Thanks, it’s a beautiful lake. Has a really nice waterfall on the one end leaving the lake also
I was going to guess the 80's I bet the first places he was in was staff housing. And that is one dang good dog!!
Definitely the staff housing, close to the dock and set up like a barracks really. He is awesome!
My grandmas sisters house is just like this. In Ryan Village, near Federal Dam and Bena. It’s been boarded up now, I’m glad I had opportunity to visit and walk through.
Always cool seeing old places , like taking a trip back in time!
It would be cool to see it respectfully like he did. I have property near there.
It really gets me how a place like this, at one time this place was a go to place and then boom it's all dead and left behind like no one wants it anymore. Looks like it was more then a Fishing Lodge, looks like they use as Hunting Lodge too.
They did hunt out of it also
Been watching you and your wife fishing recently, awesome hope your endeavor in fish lodge goes well
Thanks
I enjoyed that, thanks for taking us along
Thanks for watching
I grew up in the 1950's and 60's in those camps. Understand the adults then were Depression babies who hoarded food. My parents died with freezer's still chock full of fish and game. They kept everything.
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Man this cabin so tempting so beautiful.
It was a pretty cool place in its time
I remember when some of that stuff came out & was revolutionary. By the look of it, it was abandoned in the late '80's, and has been "explored" several times before you got there. Some of those buildings seem to have good fundamentals, but the clean-up and getting into shape as a lodge would take a few millions. Even as a modern homestead, the clean-up & trips to the dump would be an astounding lot of work.
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.....no nned to go to the dump/!?!?!....Sweet Baby Jesus were do you come from?!?!?!?....goin to the dump!?!?!?!-------------------->Alot of stuff you can burn away in a burnpile
I’m in process of bringing one back to life in Southwest Alaska currently. It’s sort of sad to see peoples dreams and aspirations just wasted away but life is funny that way. I do know original owner and the are happy to see life breathing into old place
That’s awesome, hope you get it back the way you want it without too much trouble
@@darylgilbertoutdoors it’s slow but it’s getting there
Good Luck with your Project!!
He is a beautiful dog.
He is
Man you could still live in the main log cabin with a bit of a clean out. What a gorgeous place. Wish I owned it, but the cold is too much for this old bird, now.
It does get cold there and a lot of snow!
Great stuff, Daryl. My favorite part was when you entered that one larger cabin/building and looked over the photos, as well as read the brochure from the 1920s. That was really exceptional. It would be hard for me to leave those things there, as they should really be preserved and cherished. In time they will only perish if left at that cabin. On the other hand, "it's where they belong" in a sense. I would have at least taken the brochure.
Thanks, they are right where I left them. Hopefully everyone else follows suit
I enjoyed tbat as well❤
Ghost Perhaps? 54:13 there is a figure of a man wearing a white shirt dark pants (overalls perhaps) black hair. You can see him walking if you pause it right, he's walking. Anyone else seeing this or am I the crazy one? Center screen he comes walking from behind the tree but further back. He walks in from the left heading to the right. You got about 3 seconds where you can see him.
I’ll have to check it out, you never know at these places though!
Yes I saw that also,if not a ghost ,then there's something that sure looks like a man wearing hip waiters moving to the right side in center.. good looking out my friend ..
Someone there for sure
You have got some crazy good vision or you were watching this video on an 80" TV.
I am on a 15" tablet and I had to back it up at least 6-8 times and go to full screen view before I saw him, but there is definitely a man there, it even looks like he is glancing back at the camera.
That's a little creepy if Daryl was not aware of anyone else in the vicinity and with the cabin being so remote that random strangers are unlikely 😯
I am.watching on my cell phone and saw it. I'm guessing the guy must have been with him.
would love to restore this place to its natural glory
That would be ideal
Good job! Appreciate you taking us on a memorable tour, thanks
Thanks!
Be nice to find out if the owners are interested in selling it…I’ve been looking for a place away from people,for the last few years of my life ❤
Unfortunately they just want to let it rot
@@darylgilbertoutdoors That logging road used to be much better. On the south end is a dam. Was the lake level raised and flooded their access?
@@darylgilbertoutdoorsdo the owners live near by?
Sad people would do that to other peoples legacys.😢@@darylgilbertoutdoors
The owners are so filthy rich they wouldn't be bothered with talking to anyone . It's an asset used for collateral to buy more assets and so on and forth .
So very sad that this camp went under!
It is
If we live long enough, we see the dream come full circle.
One can only hope
Careful what you wish for , very careful
@@benwinter2420 There is a massive difference between experience and wishing for something. Most all my wishes have been realized except for one. It will be what my God provides. I don`t believe wishes and destiny are connected, that would be superstition. Good by child.
@@benwinter2420 You practice the word salad of leftism, get lost.
@@benwinter2420 Thank you for proving your sickness. Get lost.
What a nice spot to have such a outdoor adventure for so many people. Maybe some day someone will clean up the land and do something with it worth while.
Get it operational again would be awesome
Stumbled across your channel today, and im already 3 videos in. Awesome content!
Thanks!
That picture of the gentleman eating a bowl of "fruit loops" on the wall of the dining area is great friend of mine and a hell of a doctor. I would love to have that picture to give him as he spent 17 years traveling there and would be an absolute treasure for him to have!!! Dang I miss that place!! Fished there with my dad for several years and we always have a comment about it when we see each other!! Glen and Kathy had it during our visits.
Sad to see it in the state it is in!
beautiful lake, not sure what would cost more though, clearing the land or restoring it.. probably why it's still abandoned today bc somebody must own the land. absolutely gorgeous lake though, would make a beautiful spot for a time share for outdoorsmen who like to hunt and fish. would definitely need some new accommodations though
That would be awesome
epic - just loved it
Thanks
Guided this area of Rainy Lake/ Lake of the woods etc for many years, beautiful country!
Lots of nice lakes in that area for sure!
For future reference deer flies & horse flies are active when tempature rises 71°F or above.
Cool place with lots of memories.
I’m sure there’s a ton of the best memories at that place. Would love to hear the stories
Beautiful place.
I'm sure it was an awesome lodge, it's still beautiful.
The lawnmower lost the fight with the lawn.
It really did
A blessing and a legacy that should be preserved by the coming generations...so much hard work and dreams going to waste...a shame
It is for sure
Pretty cool show my friend. Thanks for taking us along. And kudos to you, I kept expecting a horror movie to begin.
Thanks! , glad it didn’t haha
He didn't open the fridges.
wow what a awesome campI It would be fun to reopen some of these with a little work.
It would for sure
That seems like nice enough place I may just go there and finish out my days
Definitely!
If some buildings can stay in good shape for years, it should be easy to live in. ( @49.0031452,-93.3080349,229m/ )
Beautiful
Sure is
D, You're a man of many talents glad you and Deke keep busy in off season! That 3/8" socket though. She'd look good on your call lanyard!
Haha thanks!
Very cool place to discover and explore
It was!
It shows how nature can start to take over even after a short time of less than 30 yrs
It really only takes a few years
Very cool
It is!
Great watch!
Thanks
The first brochure you picked up had a picture in it of that big fireplace at the beginning @18:21
Yea that’s the one in the main building
Cool video!
Thanks!
thanks for the walk through, also, you have a very nice dog !
Thanks!
Those old shervell gas refrigerators weighed about three times what a new fridge does.
About fifty pounds per cubic foot of storage space.
Yea definitely old technology now days
Very cool video Thanks man
Thanks for watching!
Wow what cool place, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching
@@darylgilbertoutdoors your welcome Daryl, I’m a new subscriber and a 65 year old fly fisherman and I appreciate seeing things like this, took me back to the good ol days, lookin forward to seeing more of your videos, keep up the the good work, that video was really cool seeing all that older stuff, like that old green camp stove, old fishing lures, like my old Coleman, lol, anyhow I appreciate ya man!
Its sad, seeing such a plache where generations of people had fun laying in shambles. But at least you can immagine the former glory during your video!
Thanks
I am kind of shocked that a bear, racoons, squirrel's, something has not tore into that bag of dog food.
It is so sad to see the place in this condition, but it is more concerning to me to see how those batteries, fuel tanks, gas cans and other environmentally hazardous items are just left abandoned. From the looks of the place I am pretty sure that not all of those fuel tanks and cans were probably not totally drained, and given time those batteries will eventually leak.
Maybe its just me but I think it is disgusting that the owner is allowed to let the property be in such condition from a trash standpoint, the buildings falling apart is one thing but the literal trash laying everywhere that wind and time will eventually move out into the environment beyond the camp is just wrong, do they have a permit for a dump on that property?
Probably not
Complete with fire watch tower...how cool😅
Cool place for sure!
Mudbug. Awesome bait! Also good to use as a diver to pull worm or leech harness for walleye
Cool old bait!
This is so cool! Lots of memories of that place when I was a kid. Long shot but any chance you kept the photos? I’d love to get the ones of our family.
Everything is left where it was in the video
Guess the place closed when the owner passed heres the first line of the obituary.... Glen Treflin, age 59 of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario after a long battle with cancer. Guess his wife either didnt have the means or the desire to continue the camp after he passed.
There’s more to the story after that chapter I believe
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Glen and Kathy were a hell of a pair to run this place. She cooked some of the best meals I have ever had and Glen was constantly weed eating and doing the odd and end work around camp. She always had fresh cookies to pack for the days fishing trips out on Sphene Lake. Had some unbelievable trips up there and so many memories
awesome vid!!!
Thank you!
would love to see places like this restored
That would be cool
@@darylgilbertoutdoors i think hunting and fishing clubs and offroad clubs should group up to buy old lodges to
Lee from Brainerd Mn,, me too!
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Great Video, I realy found this interesting, thanks.
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Hasn’t been abandoned for too long. On the one kitchen counter was a 2010 Mercury calendar
Yea, not sure an exact date when it closed, but it shows it doesn't take long for things to fall apart back in the woods without proper maintenance and upkeep.
There's definitely signs of some people living in there not too long ago
The first cabin he went in had a pair of shoes, some clothes folded up in the corner and a journal on the dresser with a pen
56:45 I’m guessing the wind blew that window in. Looks like it fell straight onto that table and shattered.
Hopefully the wind and not vandalism
Nice video. Newly subscribed. The lure in that mess is an Arbogast Mudbug.
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Got one....yep put some gas treatment in starter fluid started right up after sitting for a year. The knocking valve self cleaned oil jet stopped knocking.
The Dodge?
SW of there a mile is some beautiful falls.
There is!
Is that the illusive 10 mm socket ? Lol. I could own 5 of them and never find a one. Cool content! I love the wilderness. It would be awesome to live that dream.
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Great video Daryl!
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Couple cabins look nice enough to move into, pile of wool blankets there, sheets didn't look too bad. Maybe someone is still crashing there .. ? The Ghost of the Lake
Possibly
Hard to believe camps like this are just left to rot.
It’s a shame for sure
@@darylgilbertoutdoors The owner passed away of Cancer Dec 26, 2010.
The same year of that Mercury Calendar.
Ask your self why?
I can believe it!! ,
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It'd be awesome to see a survival show here. As if you stumbled upon this when you were lost. There are so many useful supplies. Great video though I really enjoyed it
That would be cool, thank you
1996...Jesus...its hard to believe that was 30 years ago
Yea, seems like yesterday!
I can move in tomorrow
Life goes buy very fast ,doesn't it
At first this looked like a lake out of Perham, Mn.
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Where was the water for showers coming from?? Water pipes were put in this site. Way back when??
Would have been a small pump in the lake that would pull into a wateroom with a pressure tank, filters, etc. usually poly lines just on the ground going cabin to cabin
water came from submersible in the lake at Turtle Bay down behind the cabins. It pumped up the the tower shown in the video, We helped them clean the pump out and get water resupplied to camp one year..
Beautiful place.
It is!
It would still be a nice place for a lodge.
For sure!
Very interesting!
For sure
Sad this was left to ruin.
Definitely
My guess is likely early 2000's they stopped operating, some of the buildings upkeep was being neglected prior to that. The generator should of been upgraded in the 90's but other things like the stove and some of those cabins were newer, vinyl window I believe on the South cabin. What a difference those metal roofs make compared to shingles and rolled roofing. A shame the title didn't pass to another operator 20 years ago.
Exactly
Well done video.
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Amazing drone work. Nice job.
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looks to be UHF antenna for the radio phone / repeater on tower .
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its a beam antenna and its pointed to another repeater most likely
Pretty sure the fire place in the brochure at 18:33 is the same one you walked by at the start of the video
Different one, that big ones is in the main building
Good video bud. Been awhile bro
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My old motor needs that exact lower unit!!
Haha that one is probably not worth swapping out for
@@darylgilbertoutdoors just kills me I need it and down here can't find one, up there they are laying around!!! LOL 😆🤣😂
Very enjoyable video.
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It would have cool to see if there's fish still three. Guys might fly in with gill nets to bring to market.
No walleye in this lake
@@darylgilbertoutdoors I remember going to Eagle back in the day of 30 inch legal muskie, but walleye is a must for shore lunch. Going up we saw lots of signs for resorts but everyone seemed to go to the big water Lac Suel, must be about 4 big lakes and they bring the big mounts to the sports shows and smaller operators couldn't finance marketing. Cool looking place like it was frozen in time.
It wouldn't take to much money to get thst place up and running again so many different versions of power now solar panels radiant hot water heaters 😊
Yea it wouldn’t be too bad
What a shame for a place like that to be left to rot down ! ☮️❤️
For sure
i like that they left it as is and just abandoned the place when they got in trouble for abusing kids out there.
Great Video!
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GREAT VIDEO!!!
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This is a beautiful place but not maintained ❤ alot of work is required here but it can b look alike heaven on earth, this is possible ❤ lol
Just takes money
Reminds me of a great fishing/hunting lodge me and the boys went to for over 11yrs way way up north in the Gogama area on a lake called Horwood Lake. Looks nearly identical to this place. Boat access only via a boat killing 10mile logging road. then 45min boat ride in. Absolute paradise. Only saw 2-3 boats the whole week were there. We limited out every day. Pickerel for dinner anytime. diesel generator. Wood sauna. Then it got screwed up by an a-hole by the name of Etse who in just 2 short years destroyed it all by taking us away to dumps with no fish that were $100 cheaper and 1/2 the distance away, and he broke up the group. Hate him to this day. Turns out everyone else turned on him 1yr later when he "lead" the 3rd and final trip with no fish caught. I bailed after the 2nd one. FU Etse, and burn in hell.
Interesting story!
stumbled across this adventure - wow what history, especially the boys camp that it used to be. I see there was a huge amount of work put into that place back in the day. I really enjoyed this video - good job. (P.S) what's the opening music - reminds me of into the wild stuff by Eddie Vedder, and your Dog is the best !!!!
The music is from soundstripe.com not really a production song. Thanks, He is awesome
Looks like civilization ruined this lodge as witnessed by the house on the far bank, etc. Still remember back in the day when we used to drive up to Hornpayne and fly in from there. Good time when Canada was more welcoming and not so woke uner Trudeau.
There are no other houses on this lake, any buildings there are from the lodge
Unfortunately Trudeau ruined our once beautiful country. Can't wait to vote that tyrant out.
I love the tour of this abandoned fishing camp but I believe it's selfish not to divulge the location. Does he believe that we would travel up to the place and trash it 😂.
You had some good pickerel fishing, flying into a camp out of Hornepayne ,,
Well said! Canada has lost its comradery with US
This is probably way places like this have gone to shit
Yup, Trudeau , another selfish narcissistic dictator!
Some of them are abandoned due to WHAT lives in the Woods around them. Folks were chased out of many spots by SABAE ( Sasquatch ). SABAE is Well known today all over USA and many other places. Canada, BC, USA We are Loaded w them. Loaded...
That’s exactly the reason why this place closed down how did you know
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