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Post Cancer Homecoming on the M.S. Kenora

A Warm August Night – 2011

Post Cancer Homecoming

This is one of those unforgettable moments! A glimpse of a night on Lake of the Woods aboard the M.S. Kenora. It was the celebration of my Post Cancer Homecoming with all my old friends.  Here is a link to an article in the local newspaper that summarizes the event. Newspaper Article

Kenora Reunion of Mark Winkler's Family and Friends

From top left going around the clock: 1. Me with Nikki Dubenski 2. With the Litmans, 3. With Suzanne Gilbert 4. Sookie Katz and Marlene Lundin 5. With Dell Ambs 6. With Jerry Litman 7. With Dorothea Belanger and Blaine Goodridge, 8. With Ruth Bowiec.

Post Cancer Homecoming on the M.S. Kenora2023-09-26T19:18:14-05:00

Lake of the Woods…with Friends

It All Began…

in June of 2013 when I decided to rent a cottage on Lake of the Woods, in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. I invited Bob Cortez, my ex-boss, and his wife, Linda with whom I have become good friends over the past few years. This cottage was just a mile or so from another good friend, Dorothea Belanger (remember the flute player in the “Supporting Dorothea” section?). Her husband Mark is an excellent fisherman and a great guide to this enormous lake of over 14,000 islands. Mark is a man of many talents. In addition to knowing all there is to know about the lake, he also built his own brick pizza oven near his dock so they could bake pizzas right on the water. What you see below is a combination of beautiful nature mixed with beautiful people … a great little moment in my life.

Eagle landing on his nest
Bob Cortez and Linda Cortez - Fish catch of the day

My Best Bud and his Wife

These are two very important people in my life, Bob and Linda. I Invited them up to Lake of the Woods because they love to fish. I teamed them with Dorothea’s ace fisherman husband, Mark. And the story can be told by this picture. Two very satisfied tourists.

Beautiful Lake of the Woods

While out on the lake, heading to a restaurant on an island called