Not long after I got up I heard the roar of a float plane. The first couple of times we were here they were a common sight. The past few times it was rare to see one land or take off. Today probably 8-10 of them were in and out. Perhaps there was some type of special event at the Bush Plane Museum across the river.
Then we began noticing strange looking small boats making passes up an down the river. There were at least three of them, and maybe four. They kept going up and down in a pattern like they were spraying or seeding. Kathy noticed spray arms on one of them. I asked one of the campground maintenance guys. He told me that it was the Fish & Wildlife guys killing off sea lamprey eels (they aren't actually eels, they just look similar to one), an invasive species that feeds lake trout and whitefish. The Fish & Wildlife people treat the water by spraying a pesticide and also by "broadcasting" a pelletized version. The pelletized version settles into the mud on the bottom and kills the sea lamprey larvae. The guy told me that this is the Canadians year to do the treatment.
We sat outside quite a bit today. We also got to see the Ojibway make a run out with supplies for one of the freighters. Soo Marine Supply is right next to the campground.
https://soomarinesupply.com/home-page
Mid afternoon we saw the unit below pull in. Anyone else think the truck may be overloaded? I think the travel trailer is a Salem Hemisphere 310BHI. Hitch weight 1,245#, GVWR 11,445#, OAL 38'1".
They got in and set up. Now it will be interesting to watch the people in the 5th wheel, behind the small travel trailer, get out, if they leave first.
A new couple pulled in next door to us. They are from the Bay City, MI area. They spend time up here in the summer and spend a lot of time in Mississippis and Florida in the winter. It was nice visiting with them.
God is good. I pray that He bless you and yours. He has blessed me.
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