Crooked Lake Resort is for the family who loves the beauty of the spruce - pines - cedars - birch - clear lakes - hiking - fishing - hunting - winter activities - "The quietness of the Northwoods", at it's finest - well enough - "To use an outdoor Toilet" - "Carry water from a pump to your cabin" - "Sit by a wood burning heater, and listen to the whisper of the pines".
We invite you to spend some time in this fabulous area. One of the few places left in the world where you can get away from it all. One of the few places left where nature (not man) is still the dominate factor. One of the few places which still possesses beautiful scenery, breathtakingly beautiful lakes, clear and unpolluted, one of the few areas where fishing is still supreme. Still an area where you can use fishing motors - enjoy your snowmobiles, all seasons activities - with no restrictions - and still enjoy the same beauty as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), which is just 12 miles away.
May and June are great for walleye fishing. July is the month for the walleye and smallmouth bass. August the smallmouth bass are still eager to bite, and the berry picking is at its best. September and October the leaves are turning into a blaze of color - yellow birch - red and orange maple, mountain ash, heavy with clusters of scarlet red berries - "Watch autumn unfold in this nature's paradise." This is the time for camera or gun. Grouse and ducks are found in the area, also deer - moose - and black bear. Late November our area puts on its white winter coat so pack up your cross-country skis - snowshoes - or snowmobiles and come enjoy the hundreds of miles of trails.
We offer the best in northern, walleye, smallmouth bass and trout fishing. Lakes and streams abound in the Crooked Lake Resort area. Your biggest decision will be - "Where do we fish today!"
Come share the relaxing atmosphere of the lodge built of old timbers from a railroad trestle. This trestle crossed Hoist Creek and was used in the logging era over 80 years ago.
Sit at the lumberjack bar, have your favorite cocktail and see the original timber bell. This was used at the Crooked Lake Resort tavern during the logging days. When someone would ring the bell, anyone hearing it was entitled to a drink - compliments of the "bell ringer". Hanging over the back bar, see the huge original bear trap - also used during that era
Upstairs in the loft room, you'll find a romantic setting with fireplace and dining area.
The hearty northwoods menu offers satisfaction to the hungriest of appetites. From the famous Trestle Burgers to juicy steaks, you'll find it all. Through winter, the Trestle Inn crew welcomes our snowmobiler friends to the hub of the North Shore and the Tomahawk trail system. We usually have snow from Thanksgiving through all of March. Come mid November - we all THINK SNOW! You can also rent snowmobiles and accessories from our friends at Beaver Bay Sport Shop
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Diving
The islands of Gozo, Malta and Comino are most probably, the only remaining Mediterranean islands still totally unspoilt, with Gozo being a haven for scuba divers from all over the world. The warm crystal clear waters ensure perfect diving in Gozo. One can enjoy the drop offs, caves, tunnels, grottos and spectacular scenery for which Gozo dives are renowned. Combine this with the profuse marine life and you have a diving photographer's paradise.
Frankie's Gozo Diving Centre offers complete diving holidays in Gozo, including airport transfers, self drive car hire, accommodation in Gozo Farmhouses, villas and self catering apartments as well as at the dive centre's hotel. We offer beginners' dives, all PADI diving courses, guided dives as well as unguided non limit dive packages for the more experienced. Apart from the excellent shore dives, less frequented sites can be reached with any of our dive boats.
For the less experienced or the total beginner, one could not find a safer, or more exciting place to learn todive. At our diving centre we have hotel for diver a training pool that has been specially constructed for beginners' courses. Unlike normal pools, it has a flat bottom and two different depths, one of 1.5m and the deep end of 4.5m. This is the only pool of its kind on the island as our centre is not just a dive shop but a complex for divers
The Mariblu Guesthouse is part of our Dive Centre Complex. Here one can stay in double rooms, on bed and breakfast or half board.Family suites, consisting of 2 seperate bedrooms, bathrrom, kitchen and dining room are ideal for groups or families as here they can stay on bed & breakfast or even self catering as these suites have a fully equipped kitchen and facilities. Our restaurant, The MARIBLU offers Italian and Traditional Local Cuisine, while our Pizzeria & Wine Bar is open all day. Mouth watering pizzas as well as light snacks are served all day by the pool. We also serve dinner al fresco and also organise barbeques by the pool for our divers. After the dives, one can relax and have a beer while making new friends and talking about the diving experiences and travel plans. It is just like a DIVERS' CLUB for a week or two and this is also what makes our centre different from others, which are just dive shops that close down after the dives. After all, that's what is nice about diving, talking for hours about a 45 minute dive !! We do not just provide diving services but also a good friendly atmosphere which after all is the social side of diving.
Unlike in other normal hotels, here, all the residents have the same hobby and interests - diving - and so you will not be isolated, not even if you are travelling single.
We can offer all services from your arrival at Malta International Airport till your departure.
We will meet you at the airport and provide the transfer to the accommodation of your choice. Same arrangement will be provided on the way back.We can also book self drive cars for you and you will find these on arrival by the ferry or where you will be lodging.
There is a variety of cars from small economical cars to bigger and airconditioned ones. For groups, we suggest self drive jeeps that will be more ideal for bigger numbers and will get you anywhere round the coast.
Besides diving services, we also offer Private Charters, daily cruises, sailing trips, jeep safari, combi tours and other excursions round the islands. These are also ideal for non diving members of the group or family. The "BLUE LAGOON" is a 40 foot motor cruiser which is used for daily boat dives round the island. This too, has been built with the driver in mind as it has a big diving platform with nice ladder specially designed for divers. It also has a head (toilet) kitchen and fresh water shower. The "BARBAROSSA" is a 70 foot wooden motor sailing yacht and it is the only one of its kind on the island. We use this graceful boat for Dive Safaris, Sailing Trips and also for Private chartering not just round the islands of Malta and Gozo, but also to Siciliy. The BARBAROSSA can sleep 12 divers in 6 double cabins, all with ensuite facilities. It also has an aircompressor on board.
Frankie's Gozo Diving Centre is now a well established dive centre in a class of its own, offering all the facilities that the diver needs, in just one place - the professional way
These facilities include a specially built deep diver training pool, ideal for beginners courses. Our dive boats have been designed with the diver in mind to give extra ease and comfort during boat dives. The dive shop is very well equipped with the best brands if diving gear, both for hire and sale. All PADI videos and teaching aids are to be found in our lecture rooms. Rinsing and drying rooms have been purposely built for our divers. We offer dive courses from the Introductory to the Assistant Instructor Level. Our instructors can also lead you either from the shore or from our dive boats to wonderful reefs, magnificent drop offs, caves, tunnels or wrecks, even on night dives.
Frankie's Gozo Diving Centre offers complete diving holidays in Gozo, including airport transfers, self drive car hire, accommodation in Gozo Farmhouses, villas and self catering apartments as well as at the dive centre's hotel. We offer beginners' dives, all PADI diving courses, guided dives as well as unguided non limit dive packages for the more experienced. Apart from the excellent shore dives, less frequented sites can be reached with any of our dive boats.
For the less experienced or the total beginner, one could not find a safer, or more exciting place to learn todive. At our diving centre we have hotel for diver a training pool that has been specially constructed for beginners' courses. Unlike normal pools, it has a flat bottom and two different depths, one of 1.5m and the deep end of 4.5m. This is the only pool of its kind on the island as our centre is not just a dive shop but a complex for divers
The Mariblu Guesthouse is part of our Dive Centre Complex. Here one can stay in double rooms, on bed and breakfast or half board.Family suites, consisting of 2 seperate bedrooms, bathrrom, kitchen and dining room are ideal for groups or families as here they can stay on bed & breakfast or even self catering as these suites have a fully equipped kitchen and facilities. Our restaurant, The MARIBLU offers Italian and Traditional Local Cuisine, while our Pizzeria & Wine Bar is open all day. Mouth watering pizzas as well as light snacks are served all day by the pool. We also serve dinner al fresco and also organise barbeques by the pool for our divers. After the dives, one can relax and have a beer while making new friends and talking about the diving experiences and travel plans. It is just like a DIVERS' CLUB for a week or two and this is also what makes our centre different from others, which are just dive shops that close down after the dives. After all, that's what is nice about diving, talking for hours about a 45 minute dive !! We do not just provide diving services but also a good friendly atmosphere which after all is the social side of diving.
Unlike in other normal hotels, here, all the residents have the same hobby and interests - diving - and so you will not be isolated, not even if you are travelling single.
We can offer all services from your arrival at Malta International Airport till your departure.
We will meet you at the airport and provide the transfer to the accommodation of your choice. Same arrangement will be provided on the way back.We can also book self drive cars for you and you will find these on arrival by the ferry or where you will be lodging.
There is a variety of cars from small economical cars to bigger and airconditioned ones. For groups, we suggest self drive jeeps that will be more ideal for bigger numbers and will get you anywhere round the coast.
Besides diving services, we also offer Private Charters, daily cruises, sailing trips, jeep safari, combi tours and other excursions round the islands. These are also ideal for non diving members of the group or family. The "BLUE LAGOON" is a 40 foot motor cruiser which is used for daily boat dives round the island. This too, has been built with the driver in mind as it has a big diving platform with nice ladder specially designed for divers. It also has a head (toilet) kitchen and fresh water shower. The "BARBAROSSA" is a 70 foot wooden motor sailing yacht and it is the only one of its kind on the island. We use this graceful boat for Dive Safaris, Sailing Trips and also for Private chartering not just round the islands of Malta and Gozo, but also to Siciliy. The BARBAROSSA can sleep 12 divers in 6 double cabins, all with ensuite facilities. It also has an aircompressor on board.
Frankie's Gozo Diving Centre is now a well established dive centre in a class of its own, offering all the facilities that the diver needs, in just one place - the professional way
These facilities include a specially built deep diver training pool, ideal for beginners courses. Our dive boats have been designed with the diver in mind to give extra ease and comfort during boat dives. The dive shop is very well equipped with the best brands if diving gear, both for hire and sale. All PADI videos and teaching aids are to be found in our lecture rooms. Rinsing and drying rooms have been purposely built for our divers. We offer dive courses from the Introductory to the Assistant Instructor Level. Our instructors can also lead you either from the shore or from our dive boats to wonderful reefs, magnificent drop offs, caves, tunnels or wrecks, even on night dives.
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