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After one of the latest ice-outs we’ve ever seen at Old Post Lodge, the 2026 season is officially underway — and it sure feels good to have the boats back on the water. Every spring in the North reminds us that nature runs the schedule up here. While Winter held on longer than usual this year, our crew worked hard to get everything ready the moment the lake opened, and our first guests of the season are already enjoying exactly what makes this place so special. The fishing ha

40 years ago my mother and father had the absurdly wonderful idea of starting a fish camp on an abandoned and derelict site, in truly, the middle of nowhere. Lucky for them the lake was teeming with fish and people seemed to like the idea of driving all that way to spend a week on the lake, in search of the big one. Slowly but surely the camp grew from one guest cabin to many, with fit and eager fishing guides at the ready, cedar strip boats, twenty-horse power motors, bright

Hello friends, As the holiday season arrives and another year draws to a close, Becca and I have been reflecting on this past season at the lodge. Lake St. Joseph is an incredible fishery, and the lodge itself sits on remarkable grounds, but anyone who’s spent time here knows that’s only part of the story. What makes Old Post truly special has always been its people. Early mornings shared with a hot coffee and a good friend, laughter on the beach at the end of the day, qu