Christmas Ornament 2013

 These are photos of our Christmas Ornament for our 2013 season. Our Tee Lake Family will recognize this graphic from our Christmas card that they will be receiving this year. The Illustration was done by  Andy Bauer and the ornaments were then hand crafted by me, Dave Gugel. The shadow box ornament was created because we love old vintage ornaments. We both have ornaments from when we were kids that when you look into it, you feel like you could enter  into the scene. That's what we want people to feel, like they want to escape into our winter wonderland. Happy Holidays!!!!

Christmas Merchandise

Here is a practice piece for future Merchandise for the Mercantile. I've seen these in stores and have always loved them. Since it's the holiday season I thought I would first attempt this as a Christmas themed one. I love the way it turned out and I'm excited to try more soon.

June 2012 Tee Lake Resort Report

May 2012 Tee Lake Resort Report

Mercantile- Lakeside line of merchandise

Tee Lake Themed Oar Art

New to the Mercantile is our Lakeside line of merchandise that I'm creating. This line is inspired by lake living. It offers new artwork with a vintage/rustic feel, and it's all hand painted by myself. There are buoys, oar art, and an assortment of signs. The "38" that is featured on some of the items is the year that the Resort was established. 

Tee Lake Themed Buoys

All pieces are custom, so if you want specific colors, dates or sayings please contact me. One option on how to customize these would be to put your kids  initials and their birth dates on the buoys. 

These items will be featured in the cabins as well as the Mercantile. 

Themed Signs

Deer Trail Cabin Rehab Continues

Deer Trail Cabin Rehab

Work continues on Deer Trail Cabin. I've replaced the old lighting with a new ceiling fan and set of lights over the counter area. Drywall has also been installed in the peak area where there was only studs. I've painted it and trimmed it out. It looks so much better now that the ceiling and beams are exposed. I'll be posting one more time after I have the cabin staged again, otherwise you will have to make a reservation for Deer Trail to see it in person. Thanks for following the progress on the cabin.

New to the Mercantile

New to the Mercantile is a set of magnets of the four cabin icons. These are hand crafted by myself. The artwork was created by the Andy Bauer Studio. This was a fun craft project for me to do, and I love how the packaging came out. Each magnet is 1 inch in diameter, and have a very strong magnet on the back. It is $5 for the set.

Deer Trail Cabin Rehab Part-1

Deer Trail Cabin rehab photos

It's day 4 of my interior rehab project in Deer Trail and here's a little update. I removed the drop down ceiling to give it that open feel that the other cabins already have. To my surprise I found some old messages from past guests that had stayed here in the 1960's. Click on the image to view more photos. It's so fun finding things like this. I love to learn about the history of the Resort, and I couldn't think of a more fun way to gain some information. Tomorrow will be a day of varnishing the wood ceiling, and then it's on to the new lighting. I'll continue to post updates as I get things done. 

April 2012 Tee Lake Resort Report

Tee Lake Furniture

I'm working on rehabbing and building new furniture for the cabins. I LOVE to rehab furniture, it's so therapeutic for me. I plan on opening a small shop to sell pieces that I have reworked, hopefully by this summer. We currently have Tee Lake Mercantile where we sell Tee Lake Resort themed merchandise. I want to expand into more of my furniture pieces and some 5 and Dime type items. A place that has a 50's feel were families from the lake ride their bikes to. I'll keep you posted as we continue to work on this.

Morel Mushroom Hunting

Looking for a great place to stay while hunting Morel Mushrooms? Stay with us at Tee Lake Resort. There's nothing better then fresh cooked Morels, and with our full kitchens you can do it the same day you pick them. Enjoy them while you sit overlooking the crystal clear waters of Tee Lake. We are located right in the heart of the best hunting grounds. Check out our website for more information www.TeeLakeResort.com 

Happy Spring. We hope everyone is enjoying this great Spring Weather. The ice has melted off the lake and Madison has already been in it.

Winter Snow Leap Day

Our 2012 Leap Day gave us a fresh new layer of snow. Even though spring is just around the corner, this is a beautiful site to see. The layers of snow on the trees makes for a winter wonderland.

Our 2012 Leap Day gave us a fresh new layer of snow. Even though spring is just around the corner, this is a beautiful site to see. The layers of snow on the trees makes for a winter wonderland.

HAPPY LEAP DAY!!! Today's the day to get 35% off our rates in celebration of Leap Day. This special requires a minimum 2-night stay, and excludes the months of July, August and all weekends in October. Reservations must be made today to receive this discount.

Leap Day Special

Tomorrow is the one chance to get our Leap Day Special. Make a reservation with us on Leap Day, Feb 29th and get 35% off our rates. This special requires a minimum 2-night stay, and excludes the months of July, August and all weekends in October. Reservations must be made on Feb 29th to receive this discount.

Here is a new item I made for the Mercantile. More patterns for the deer to be finished soon. These will make great decor for the Deer Trail Cabin as well.

2012 Easter Eggstravaganza

The 2012 Tee Lake Resort Easter Eggstravaganza weekend package includes:

• Egg Coloring
• Easter Movies
• Easter Egg Hunt (with prizes for kids & adults)
• Easter Picnic
• Campfire S'mores Roast

Spring Special 2012

Only 10 days left to get our Spring Special of 15% off weekly and daily rates; April 20th to May 20th. You must make your reservations by Feb. 14th and mention Spring Special 2012 to get this great deal! Please share with your Family and Friends.

Spring Fever

What did you do on this beautiful spring like day? We went snow shoeing with the dogs today. We just had to get out and enjoy this weather, and we hope you did too! This was our first attempt with Snow Shoes, and neither one of us fell. The dogs had a work out with the deep snow but they loved being outside. We plan on enjoying this spring weather as long as it's here.

Spring Special 2012

Time is running out to get our Spring Special of 15% off weekly and daily rates; April 20th to May 20th. You must make your reservations by Feb. 14th and mention Spring Special 2012 to get this great deal! Please share with your Family and Friends.