While we're still enjoying warm temperatures in Alabama, our thoughts continue to reflect on the wonderful season we enjoyed in 2009. The 7 months the lodge is open seem to fly by, and we thought you'd enjoy this reflective slideshow as much as we have. Which image is your favorite?
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
I flew to New York on Veterans Day, and was so proud to see so much camaraderie amongst our veterans. On every flight Veterans were asked to raise their hands, and a round of applause was given to recognize their service. And it’s never too late or inappropriate to say thanks to all who have served in the armed forces for both the United States of America and Canada. We are very thankful of our freedom.
Mr. Stanley Bogdan of The Bogdan Reel (an Atlantic salmon tradition) was the guest of honor, and in his short talk he mentioned his son joining his business just after returning from his tour in Vietnam. Heavy with humor, Mr. Bogdan said, “Since he joined the business he has been doing all the work, and I’ve been getting the credit for it.” He did a great job connecting Atlantic salmon fishing - a father/son tradition – with the spirit of patriotism on Veterans Day, to produce a refined, heartfelt speech.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Cache and Conservation
Just because we’re not in the water doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy Atlantic salmon, does it? Of course not, and as this week’s schedule indicates, it’s certain to be both fun and informative. The Atlantic Salmon Federation is having their annual fund-raising dinner this week in New York City at The Plaza. The guest speaker will be world-renowned Bogdan Reel maker, Stanley E. Bogdan.
Proceeds will benefit the ASF, one of North America’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations founded a half century ago by individuals who shared a deep commitment to conservation and abiding respect for a majestic and severely threatened fish and its environment. ASF is a powerful conservation force with seven regional councils and 150 local river-based organizations in eastern Canada and New England, representing a combined membership of more than 40,000 dedicated conservationists.
Miramichi Black Rapids is contributing to the Atlantic Salmon Federation event by donating a 4-3-2 package (4 nights, 3 days, 2 rods) to our lodge in New Brunswick. Maybe we’ll see you in 2010?
A book which dovetails perfectly with this event is Gary Anderson’s “Atlantic Salmon: Fact and Fantasy.” It is a very well illustrated book with lots of details and theories about Atlantic salmon fly-fishing, and I reference it on a regular basis. In fact, I encourage all anglers who visit our lodge to at least thumb through it during their stay.
Like most things that appeal to a distinguished group, it’s not the easiest book to find, but here are two links which should get you started: Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble.
For other interesting items, visit Angler’s Cache on the Atlantic Salmon Federation website.
Proceeds will benefit the ASF, one of North America’s oldest and most respected conservation organizations founded a half century ago by individuals who shared a deep commitment to conservation and abiding respect for a majestic and severely threatened fish and its environment. ASF is a powerful conservation force with seven regional councils and 150 local river-based organizations in eastern Canada and New England, representing a combined membership of more than 40,000 dedicated conservationists.
Miramichi Black Rapids is contributing to the Atlantic Salmon Federation event by donating a 4-3-2 package (4 nights, 3 days, 2 rods) to our lodge in New Brunswick. Maybe we’ll see you in 2010?
A book which dovetails perfectly with this event is Gary Anderson’s “Atlantic Salmon: Fact and Fantasy.” It is a very well illustrated book with lots of details and theories about Atlantic salmon fly-fishing, and I reference it on a regular basis. In fact, I encourage all anglers who visit our lodge to at least thumb through it during their stay.
Like most things that appeal to a distinguished group, it’s not the easiest book to find, but here are two links which should get you started: Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble.
For other interesting items, visit Angler’s Cache on the Atlantic Salmon Federation website.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Miramichi Book Club: The Nine Lives Of Charlotte Taylor
Many of our clients mention spending the winter catching up on their reading (the frozen-over Miramichi River lends itself to this pastime) and though we’re now prepping for the 2010 season at our winter base in Alabama, we thought we might stay connected to New Brunswick by reading and reviewing books highlighting the diverse culture and history of the Miramichi region.
“The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor” by Sally Armstrong was a book given to me by a person I have gotten to know through the last several fishing seasons in New Brunswick. Her family has very strong roots in New Brunswick, and her father actually still lives there.
In a brief review of the book done by Amazon.com you can see Charlotte’s path was a true testimony of perseverance in tough times:
“The epic true story of Charlotte Taylor, as told by her great-great-great-granddaughter, one of Canada’s foremost journalists.
In 1775, twenty-year-old Charlotte Taylor fled her English country house with her lover, the family’s black butler. To escape the fury of her father, they boarded a ship for the West Indies, but ten days after reaching shore, Charlotte’s lover died of yellow fever, leaving her alone and pregnant in Jamaica.
Undaunted, Charlotte swiftly made an alliance with a British naval commodore, who plied a trading route between the islands and British North America, and traveled north with him. She landed at the Baie de Chaleur, in what is present-day New Brunswick, where she found refuge with the Mi’kmaq and birthed her baby. In the sixty-six years that followed, she would have three husbands, nine more children and a lifelong relationship with an aboriginal man.
Charlotte Taylor lived in the front row of history, walking the same paths as the expelled Acadians, the privateers of the British-American War and the newly arriving Loyalists. In a rough and beautiful landscape, she struggled to clear and claim land, and battled the devastating epidemics that stalked her growing family. Using a seamless blend of fact and fiction, Charlotte Taylor’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Sally Armstrong, reclaims the life of a dauntless and unusual woman and delivers living history with all the drama and sweep of a novel.”
In reading the book I felt a strong connection to the culture that continues to exist in the Maritimes. Charlotte Taylor was a woman who followed her heart to survival, which has inspired me as a female in the same area she helped settle. So far we’re at a 100% positive review rate … I highly recommend!
“The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor” by Sally Armstrong was a book given to me by a person I have gotten to know through the last several fishing seasons in New Brunswick. Her family has very strong roots in New Brunswick, and her father actually still lives there.
In a brief review of the book done by Amazon.com you can see Charlotte’s path was a true testimony of perseverance in tough times:
“The epic true story of Charlotte Taylor, as told by her great-great-great-granddaughter, one of Canada’s foremost journalists.
In 1775, twenty-year-old Charlotte Taylor fled her English country house with her lover, the family’s black butler. To escape the fury of her father, they boarded a ship for the West Indies, but ten days after reaching shore, Charlotte’s lover died of yellow fever, leaving her alone and pregnant in Jamaica.
Undaunted, Charlotte swiftly made an alliance with a British naval commodore, who plied a trading route between the islands and British North America, and traveled north with him. She landed at the Baie de Chaleur, in what is present-day New Brunswick, where she found refuge with the Mi’kmaq and birthed her baby. In the sixty-six years that followed, she would have three husbands, nine more children and a lifelong relationship with an aboriginal man.
Charlotte Taylor lived in the front row of history, walking the same paths as the expelled Acadians, the privateers of the British-American War and the newly arriving Loyalists. In a rough and beautiful landscape, she struggled to clear and claim land, and battled the devastating epidemics that stalked her growing family. Using a seamless blend of fact and fiction, Charlotte Taylor’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Sally Armstrong, reclaims the life of a dauntless and unusual woman and delivers living history with all the drama and sweep of a novel.”
In reading the book I felt a strong connection to the culture that continues to exist in the Maritimes. Charlotte Taylor was a woman who followed her heart to survival, which has inspired me as a female in the same area she helped settle. So far we’re at a 100% positive review rate … I highly recommend!
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