agassiz Lodge burns again

[shakey legs 2]

Reports have it that Agassiz Lodge burned down over the weekend.  I think this is the second time it has happened.

[Outdoors Junkie]

Is this true?

Cookie can you verify? 

If so, what terrible luck for Jeff!  I hope and pray it is not true.

[JohnWester]

again???

verify please?

[jigglestick]

it's true.

[dtlandscape]

I saw it burnt yesterday coming home from LOTW.

[Russ-Judy]

heres the conversation i had with Jeff yesterday


Agassiz Lodge on Upper Red has burned down, Jeff is just sick since this is the second time;;

heres a report i got from him yesterday

heres the conversation from Jeff
up date direct from Jeff

it was a kinda nice day, but he felt kinda crappy the last couple days;
Cookie was having his Coney Dog day -- kid prizes and free coney's to everyone that attended the Crappie Hunt excurision--
so Jeff said "YA" "I will come out for awhile and maybe just talk or drill a few holes and try"

2-3 hours later he recieved a phone call on the lake and looked to the shore line and saw smoke;;
it was gone already as he reached his place, the fire fighters were there but it was gone- again all he had was his truck and the cloths on his back, everything was gone;;
he said " thanks to all that came threw his place this year to give him a boust (sp) he said he "could see a light at the end of the tunnel after the last burn" ;
the houses did get off the lake with help before he got another burn from DNR
Right now hes found a place just to lay his head and collect his thoughts once more--; theres clean up to do,
so we discust ideas, I ask him to set up a date for a few workers to help? he could use a bobcat, and a dump truck to haul things away-

we offered our cabin thats real close and sleeps 10 to him and anyone that helps with the cleanup over the weekend he choses at no cost--its inspected electric heat, has no water or inside water hooked up, but cooking refrig and outdoor toilet

the fire department is looking more to an electric malfuntion --not wood

hes looking for a laptop to use for awhile, but i told him he can call me and i will post his messages as they come in;;

[JohnWester]

ok, this was a brand new place... electrical probs?  I wonder if he was like me and just do-it-your-self electrical work.  Not inspected = no insurance money...

[fishercz20]

Wow, tough times just got tougher. I wish him the best.