The wreck of the MV Ithaca on the beach at low tide.
Back at the Lazy Bear Lodge, people mingle in the lobby waiting for the next adventure — maybe a trip to see Miss Piggy, a downed aircraft that landed on the rocks, her cargo of goods and people unharmed. Perhaps a trip to see the MV Ithaca, a shipwreck that sits on the beach, high and dry during low tide. It was washed ashore at a period of very high tide that ripped open the hull of the boat. Te atmosphere is warm and friendly. Tere is always a pot of coffee brewing and tray of cookies waiting, as guests swap tales of their homelands and how many bears they saw that day. Some tell of their thrilling snorkelling with the belugas or their kayaking to get up close. Te storytellers are from every corner of the world. A big iron stove warms the room when the thermometer drops outside. Te glow of the peeled logs and the comfort
Miss Piggy, a downed aircraft on the rocks.
of leather couches make it a cozy place to curl up with your smartphone to review the day’s photos. Wally built this two-storey, 38-room hotel with his bare hands, salvaging the logs from a forest fire in the boreal for- est south of town. He hauled them out of the bush with his snowmobile, a few at a time, building and adding over a 10-year period. Te newest part of the lodge is the din- ing room featuring a gigantic fireplace built from local rock surrounding an eco-friendly firebox. Wally also made the furniture in the dining room. Wally, his wife Dawn and their five children live next
door. Last year, they built a greenhouse that their only son is charged with managing, growing lettuce greens and a few other vegetables for the lodge. It is a work in progress with excellent promise.
Visitors can rent a kayak.
Kayaks with the port behind them. 52 • Fall 2016
Wakeboarding is also available. The Hub
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