more stone........

Here are the pics of the lodge addition with the stone in place. We like it........hope you do too.

You can come anytime to have a look and a visit........in about a week we have our July 3 Friday after Five, which might be a good time for a visit.........or..........

if you haven't booked your river float yet........as hundreds already have......you can give us a call with your date for a float and check out the lodge when you are checking in..........

Been busy with the weather turning summer like..............overnight! But hey, it's great to have some hot days cause it is sooooo cool on the river.......canoes, kayaks and river tubes........all full service.........just come to Seven Oaks, and we provide the labor, the equipment, the transportation and you have the FUN......I know there are some of you winter enthusiasts out there that have not enjoyed the river yet.........

see you soon.......

Geez, where ya been?

Well......let's see.........the stone has been installed on the exterior of last fall's lodge addition......we think it looks great.......maybe I can get Ken to send me a couple pics to post for you who haven't been on site to see it for yourselves........and some landscaping was done after that......still have to lay down some mulch.

And then there is the Friday after Five on June 5th that had about 250 people in attendance for a really great night.......food from Grand Times, drink specials, beer tasting, lots of laughter......oh and the hoola hoop contest......

I shouldn't forget to mention the lodge has been busy on Saturday nights with receptons and reunions.......had a reunion again last Saturday night and another one this Saturday night.......followed by a flurry of wedding receptions.

The new livery operation in Webster City on the Boone River is up and running........Joel with three staff took kayaks on the new stretch last week.......mid week.......and had a blast. It was reportedly a new experience when they engaged the rapids......fun....

Can you believe the month of June is more than half done......wow........and have you seen our ads on the KCCI web site? Before you know it we'll be sending an e-news about the October season pass sale! The new brochures are supposed to be done this week so we can begin using them for next winter mailers.

We are tired of the unseasonably cool days and cloudy skies and rain or the threat of rain. Really looking forward to this weekend with mid and upper 80's for temps and NO rain........but it is admittedly better than this time last year with about five feet of water flowing over highway 30.

Had a surprise visit from our friend Todd a week ago........the guy that engineered the chairlift installation last year. He was in Wisconsin installing another chairlift, had the weekend off and decided to come visit all the Seven Oaks gang. Had a chance to catch up with him and to show him the livery in Webster City.

in closing........enjoy the outdoors..........at Seven Oaks........if you are one of our winter friends, give a canoe, kayak or river tube float a try........we think you will like it........

A couple of cool photos

As promised............

this one is my favorite........

........while not an everyday view from top........happens pretty often as the heat from the nearby river meets the air in the valley.......and our campers enjoy it.

later........

What do you think??

Well as you have seen by now we have done a facelift on the Seven Oaks web site. We would enjoy hearing from you on the new look. Easier to maneuver? More appealing? Easier to find what your looking for? Take a minute and give us some feedback.

Paintball has been really pretty busy.....weather has held for the weekend groups and several more on the books.........don't wait..........we have the equipment if you don't.

Canoes, kayaks and river tube reservations are also coming in daily. ...........and we are pretty excited about a new river outfitter location we are starting soon..........near Webster City ........on the Boone River. Totally different look......has some class I and Class II rapids...........should be interesting and an option for some of you.......yes it's a little further drive if your coming from the south.........but again ..........different river and different scene.

Want to remind you that Memorial Day is coming right up..........will be here before you know it.....so if you want to reserve a canoe or kayak it is not toooooo early to do just that. Give Dee a call.

Hope to have the stone applied to the exterior of the lodge addition in the next couple weeks.

Joel took some very cool pics last weekend from the Valley View Chairlift area looking down over the morning fog in the valley.......I'll try to get them posted soon.

see you soon.........

new look

please drop me a note regarding the new web look. if there is something more you would like to see include that in your comments as well. thanks

An overdue update

Staff has been getting in some R&R (skiing, climbing, riding, golfing, traveling and sleeping) since we closed the winter season....... while making the transfer from winter activities to summer activites.

• In the next couple weeks we should have all the stone applied to the exterior of last years lodge addition.
• The Friday after Five themes from May thru November have been determined (I'll post it here one of these days.
• The Lodge at Seven Oaks has been reasonably busy with receptions, corporate meetings and meals, young professional meetings, etc and is about to get REALLY busy soon with after prom parties, graduation parties, weddings, receptions, reunions and meetings. It's going to keep everyone busy.
• We are evaluating what improvements we will make before next winter to the interior of the rental building.
• The vans, buses, trailers, canoes, kayaks, tubes are almost 100% inspected for summer use.
• The paintball fields have been cleaned up; the markers have all been gone thru and the paint has arrived.
• Big ISU campout is coming up within a couple weeks.
• 100% of the lodge carpet has been cleaned.
• A couple roof leaks between lodge buildings have been professionally repaired.........we hope.
• We are pretty pumped about a new venture involving our river activities but I can't quite reveal what's new in that area......quite yet. Stay tuned for this one.
• We are investigating a complete re paint of both chair lifts this summer.
• The patio tables are being set up for this summer.
• Reservations are coming in regularly for summer fun at Seven Oaks.
• A new marketing strategy is about to be kicked off.
• Our web site is again being revamped.
• Andrew Frost has been added as a full time employee........welcome aboard Andy.

come see us soon..........

Going, going but not gone

Thought I would stick with tradition and give the readers a quick view of the remaining snow as of this morning. It was a good season wasn't it. We're already discussing next season.......what changes we want to introduce in packages, prices, hours, trails, etc.

If you have some thoughts ......that are legit.......drop us a line.

The crew is busy putting the "winter" stuff away and getting ready for paintball and river floats. Plenty to do. Also have a lot of meetings and meals in the lodge this spring. All the carpet has been cleaned , the first time......with more planned after all the winter traffic. Thanks to each of you for using Seven Oaks.

enjoy summer