Red Deer Log Cabins

Bookings are still coming in for the holiday weekend; one cancellation only.  Still tent spots available, and one place with electricity.  This summer is starting off with a bang!  There is also still a group site up for grabs if anyone wants to camp with a bunch of friends. :-)

Just did a random internet search for this place, and I found no less than 12 listings that I did not create!  Normally one would think this is great but...all of them had the location incorrect!  Not really much of a help is it.
On top of that, my information at Ontariotravel.net was changed by someone, because my listing has a bunch of 'inaccuracies' in it.  I update everything every winter, so someone got their hands on it since then.  Figures, the government website has it WRONG!
This website is created and maintained by me, and is best information.  I can't control the internet...I just try to keep it from burying me under bad info!

I get a lot of inquiry from western Canada and the western States.  I never assume that those people aren't in Ontario looking for a place to stay...but sadly, they are quick to fill in the inquiry form or call, without noting the location of Red Deer Log Cabins.  I know it can be confusing, a place called Red Deer in Ontario, but we have wapiti too!  The name is historic, from the time before the elk were hunted out; they have been subsequently successfully reintroduced.  
People come here from around the world, and I have had a few visitors from Alberta.  I hope people in Ontario looking at the site aren't thinking this place is in the west...it is almost equidistant between Ottawa, North Bay, Toronto, and Kingston, so it's a great meet up spot if your friends and family are spread far and wide.

1.  You can now find Red Deer Log Cabins on Facebook.  Yes, I finally did it...just type Red Deer Log Cabins into the search bar, and it will take you there.  Note: there is a Red Deer Cabins page that was made by someone (at Facebook) else.  It is inactive.  I tried to merge it into my page so it would disappear, and there would be no confusion, but no go.

2.  Bookings for the July long weekend are heavy, so if you want a spot, make your bid very soon.  Cabins are full; I still have room for about 12 tents.

3.  Some of you may wonder why I don't post photos and insist on writing instead of showing.  Simply put, my internet feed isn't up to it.  I spent way too much time on Sunday trying to upload a picture of my father to Facebook, and it failed every time.  I continue to look for a solution to this.  My highspeed internet is not the equivalent of city highspeed, and my data usage is very very restricted.  So please, read on!

Flocks of swallows cavort, flying with their mouths open and eating biting bugs.  Yay!  Go swallows, go!

In the parade of spring, we have reached the special lighting effects portion of the program.  Meanwhile, the bullfrog chorous is ramped up to its height.  The soprano section, the peepers, are winding down.
​And the black flies are definitely gone.

It appears full functionality has been restored to my website.  Of course, I don't trust any systems any more, so I am double checking message points to make sure that I receive any requests in a timely fashion.  Thank you to anyone who has been patient while this glitch was being resolved.

It rained a lot of today, and this evening it is not possible to be outside.  There are definitely bugs.  We were on the edge of drought; grass was starting to die off where it had been cut.  There is a fire ban the next township over.  I haven't heard anything about here yet.
Speaking of fire bans, I am hoping with all of the consciousness about Fort MacMurray and the recent wildfire there that it will not be so difficult to get people to comply with fire safety rules here this summer.  It's fine to be cavalier about your campfire, as long as you want to pay top dollar for the place after you burn it down..my insurance company will insist the bill is paid.  Finding cigarette butts that were left to burn out on pine needles under trees is particularly nerve wracking.  It does not take much; the natural environment cannot be made fireproof.

The black flies are over.  This is the second day I have not worn any bug proofing, and no bites.  This is the earliest date to be clear of black flies in my experience.  Those of very tender skin may still be attractive to them, but for all intents and purposes it seems safe to venture this way.  Of course, there are ways that you can be more appealing to them; sweet scented and musky soaps, perfumes, hair products...all those kinds of things. Usually it is a good idea to skip bananas and eating lots of fruit this time of year, but I have not taken that precaution, and still, nothing!

​Yay!

It's too bad everyone pretty much gets their holidays during a 2 month stretch.  Some cabin dates are already full, and people who have no flexibility for their vacations are being turned away.  That being said, there is still camping available for all dates at this time.
 
So..."what about the black flies?" you may say.  My hair oil from the east Indian grocery store works better than the sprays everyone buys.  I have fewer bites (none), and my hair is very soft.  It really does work very very well.  It's much cheaper than spray, not toxic, and does not eat the finish off of furniture or melt plastic.  Vatika with amla and henna seems to be the best oil to use.  One application a day does the trick.
 
The dragonflies are prolific this year as well; they love it when I stir their meal up out of the dirt as I clean the place up for camping.  I am being surrounded by clouds of them.  Enchanting!