Last July we did our year end campout out at Cross Lake Provincial Park.  We borrowed canoes from our regional group and canoed out to Georges Point to camp for two nights. We had 5 families consisting of 7 adults and 10 children able to go.  We all met at the campground boat launch in the afternoon, loaded up our canoes and headed across the lake. The weather was fair and it didnt take too long to get across the lake.  No one tipped, but Andrew and Gwyn were having trouble keeping on course.  Gwyn hadn't canoed before, but Andrew has and we figured he would be ok to steer and get them across.  When they started going way off course, Russ had to catch up to them and give them a crash course on how to steer. Georges Point is classed as a walk in campsite area as there is a trail from the main campground.  Canoeing is a more enjoyable and an easier, quicker way to get all your gear to camp.  Georges Point also has its own dock.  The camp...

 Last March our JFW weekend outing was an overnight at our local JFW cabin.  It is out on a chunk of leased land, part of a county park.  The kids always enjoy going out to this area whether they only come for the day or brave the night in the rustic cabin. The hike in is about 1km, up and down hills, through the forest.  I'm always hoping that there will still be snow on the ground when we go out there in early spring, as I would rather deal with icy conditions than slippery, messy mud on the trail. It feels isolated as there are no modern facilities besides the Christmas lights strung up in the cabin for light, that run off a solar panel. The property consists of the cabin, with a wood burning stove, a cookhouse with a second wood burning stove, a firepit area, an equipment shed, a dock and several outhouses.  There are also areas for overnight shelter building and an area where we can set up tents. The previous time we came out for the weekend we fill...