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The beginning of December has fallen on us at the Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge, and everybody is busy getting ready for Christmas.  Lots of people are busy planning their Christmas party at Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge, and preparing for the festive season. 

Lots of people have already planned their Christmas parties in December as the staff at Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge has already booked 9 parties to take place over the course of the next couple of weeks, and they keep rolling in.  Everybody is in the Christmas spirit and it is very nice to see. I personally am ready for Christmas and have done all of my Christmas shopping, as we prepare to travel to Alberta for the holidays and spend it with family out there, and am very much looking forward to the holiday season this year with family and friends.

Of course Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge will also be helping to celebrate the season by having an early New Years Eve party on Friday, December 30. It will be Karaoke with the King, and will be a 60's and 70's them so dig out your old clothing and prepare to bring in the New Year a day early.  There will of course be drink specials as well as food specials and we look forward to seeing everybody there.

Lake Manitoba Narrows Lodge is looking forward to the New Year and what it will bring for us next year.  With the channels open and the lake levels finally dropping, next year is looking for promising.  We hope everybody is as excited about next year as we are.

Looking forward to seeing everybody at Narrows West over the holiday and celebrating the season with you all.

Well it looks like we have had our first official snow fall on the record books now.  With a very busy fall happening out at Narrows West, we are hoping that the lots for sale will start to take off now.  It has been a very busy summer/fall with still trying to cope with several flooding issues, and making sure we have everything in order for the upcoming year. 

There are still several of lots for sale out at Narrows West, and we are hoping to sell off the final lots over the course of the next year.  As things start to become finalized with the flooding, and the new channels open things are looking very good for next year, and the lots for sale. 

With work moving forward on the golf course, driving range, and hotel site people will need to start looking at what lots for sale they would be interested in purchasing.  There are still a couple of lots for sale available right on the golf course, which in a years time will be a great view of a lot of activity. 

The water has receded so much that it has allowed us to really step up on a couple of things, and try to make up for some lost time due to the severe flooding that we experienced this year.  Have removed the docks from the water, and will be refurbished for next year, golf course discing has been worked on this fall, as well as clearing for the hotel that will be going up in the future.

The lots for sale end of things will really start to pick up now that the government has held up their end and has worked on getting the channels open to help lower lake levels by spring.  This gives Narrows West and all of its residents great hope for what next year will bring for us and all of our patrons, and land owners. 

If anybody would like a tour of the area to see what is all happening please get in touch, and make arrangements.  We would be glad to show you around to keep everybody up to speed.

As my journey continues with Narrows West, it seems like every week brings me a new aspect of this company that is new. 

After my last visit to the Narrows, I had a long visit with Blair who runs the Outfitting end of things.  Blair is an experienced hunter, and is well known for his ability to put hunters in the right spot to get the prize that they were looking for.  Bear hunting seems to be the sport of choice, as many Americans come up to test their skills against the bear.

With bear season getting ready to open in September, they are busy preparing the baits, and getting set for the visitors that are coming.  People usually come up looking for a unique bear.  Meaning a black bear that may actually be blonde, or have different markings on them.  Anything that makes them stand out from the average black bear, makes them a sought after commodity.

With a passion for the busines, and  years of experience under his belt Blair is well know around the US as one of the best in the business.  He does all the processing and skinning himself, and has created great relationships with repeat customers that rely on his hunting experience to make their trip successful.   Maintaining a close relationship with people like Bushnell, who will send 10 people up at a time to hunt with Blair, he has built a very successful Outfitting company.  Whether you are looking for bear, deer, fish, or goose hunting, he is the one who knows all the right spots. 

Blair is a licensed outfitter, as well as a licensed commercial fisherman.  For the people who are looking to take trophies home in all 3 categories of fishing, goose hunting, and bear hunting, he is definitely the man to help you reach those goals. 

After talking with Blair, I also got a chance to talk to Brian, who is one of the guides that take people out and drops them at their tree stand, or bluff,  which ever is necessary.  If you want to hear some great stories about bear hunting, I highly recommend that you stop in at the lodge and chat with these two men as they certainly have stories to share. 

In 2009 a group of hunters came from different areas in the US.  However the one thing that they all had in common was that they were all involved with hunting in some aspect of their business.  Some worked for hunting and fishing magazines, while others worked for gun companies.  It was a collaboration of big names from varying areas, and they were wowed by the experience that Blair, and Narrows West had to offer their crew.  They left extremely happy with about 55 geese, a few bears, and several master anglers that were released back into Lake Manitoba.

All in all, Blair’s reputation as a top notch Outfitter, is well earned, and well know through out the United States, and people continue to travel miles for a chance to hunt under his guidance.