With about 3 hours of sleep we woke up at the park. We broke out our stove and utensils and had a nice hearty meal of a family breakfast favorite consisting of warm white rice, milk, brown sugar, and cinnamon. That warmed us up along with a cup of coffee. We "broke camp" and headed towards our outfitter destination to pick up the new member of our family.

I had decided after my first trip taking my daughter into Hog Creek earlier that I wanted to sell my 2 man fiberglass Adirondack and move to a kevlar 3 man. After many discussions with outfitters and reviews online I finally decided to purchase a Wenonah Seneca that was being retired from an outfitter. Upon arriving at the outfitters and picking up "Annabelle" we headed out for a day trip to make its inaugural run. I wanted to hit some waters we had not been on yet so opted to hit Fall Lake and get into Newton Lake.

We dumped our gear at the EP of Fall lake hopped into the canoe and were off! What a beautiful day! Although we woke up to 38 degrees it was now warmed into the low 40's and with very little wind it was a great day to be on the water. The fall colors on the tree's were vivid and breathtaking and the water and wilderness were as quite and calm as I had ever seen. I don't know how I had never been to this area in the fall!

We headed towards Newton Falls while just getting a good feel for this new canoe. Most of my experience with a 3 man kevlar was with a Souris Quetico 185 so this was a nice change. It's very hard to form a good review and opinion if you only use one product your whole life. I thought that overall the Wenonah Seneca was a very stable canoe that cut through water very well. I think I'm going to be happy with the purchase.

We jumped over the 83 rod portage and got into Newton. We rigged up our fishing poles and got out on the water. I normally spend hours analyzing places to fish in order to have success but this being our first day out and not really having an agenda I didn't really know what to expect so we just paddled up Newton with cranks and also trolled some lindy rigs with minnows. We did end up finding a spot that picked us up a couple small pike, a perch, and a small walleye.

Nicole, my wife, was starting to get a little chilly so we decided to head back to Fall Lake and head into town.

We ended the day at a place I am fond of, the Boathouse Brewery. Not that this is any sort of hidden place but I really do enjoy the food and the beer here. I am not a huge fan of fruity beers but I fell in love with the Blueberry Blonde. Just a hint of blueberry but a nice crisp finish. Nicole and I enjoyed our brews and supper whilst deciding where to spend our second day. I had done some research found a lake that may be a good fit for us.

We decided to head over to a campground to park and get some shuteye. While fully expecting to pay for a camp site we were pleasantly surprised when the Fenske Lake Campground had a sign that said that there was no fee after September 30th. The campground was pretty empty so we picked a nice level spot and resorted to the back for some shut eye.