the Olsons bought a cabin!

Our new summer cabin is on Snowbank Lake near Ely, Minnesota. I visited this lake in 1988 with my high school biology class to start an 8 day loop in the BWCA. It was love at first sight. Fast forward 34 years and the Olsons bought a cabin on Snowbank. 

Snowbank is a lake that is 2/3 BWCA and 1/3 open for all. We can use our power boat, but we can also use canoe or kayak. It is pretty special as the family who built the cabin in the 1960s built a beautiful spot for their family to enjoy. The matriarch, Dot, aged 92 is no longer able to enjoy. Her son Karl lovingly spent summers in the cabin on break from his job teaching geology at the University of Nebraska. He passed away in 2018 or 2019 so obviously was not able to enjoy the cabin any longer. We purchased the cabin from another brother who currently resides in California. 

We are very excited for this adventure and spent Friday and Saturday night at the cabin. We hope to spend as much time as we’re able and still balance family and friend time. 

And now some photos: