Girls trip North

It was my first solo vacation up at Three Lakes without the family and boy was it a learning experience. That weekend greatly changed me and suddenly I have more insight into why my dad is the way he is ("special"). I learned how to negotiate with the police, take care of 5 woman-children (??), manage the house and vehicles, and manage a crisis when the family dog ran away (and was found). The weekend easily took several years off my life... but it was more than worth it watching Gladys rip up the dance floor at Bonnies, seeing Emily play pool in a full ghoul costume in a bar with no one else in costumes, being a model for Ashley and Sam, being handcuffed by Liz, and having overall an amazing time with great friends. Thank you mom and dad for letting us use the place for the weekend! -- Katie


As usual I had a fantastic time at camp Donahoe! The entire weekend, the 6 of us joked about Katie and I's close calls with the cops, as both of us drove separate, and each car was pulled over within 20 minutes of the other. Our car even got pictures of Katie pulled over >:) It was a gorgeous weekend to be up north! Saturday was warm, the sun was out, and Three Lakes was in full fall foliage mode. We had a slow start to the morning, cozied up with brunch, walks and runs outside, and kicked off the afternoon by mo-pedding/atv'ing into town. We visited the winery and the antique stores in town. Later in the evening, Gladys cooked us some homemade fajitas, and we spent some time each doing our makeup and getting our halloween costumes on. We went to a couple of townie bars. A few people raised their eyebrows at our motley crew, but for the most part, we were mostly given compliments. Katie, Ashley, and Gladys made the dj proud with the dance moves they brought to Bonnie's. Sunday we slept in again and had a delicious brunch. As we started packing to leave though, buster somehow snuck out, and sent us in to a 2 hour (wo)man hunt for him across the woods. Luckily he had an AirTag on and we eventually found him in a neighbor's yard nearby. Overall I had a very fun and memorable halloween. Special thank you to Katie for being such a good host and showing us a fantastic and responsible time. And thank you for letting us use the house for the weekend!! -- Emily


It was a great Halloween weekend at Camp Donahoe. We partied hard responsibly?? we only had 3 encounters with the police, but no one was actually arrested so I'd say it was a success. We ended the exciting weekend with losing the family dog in the great wilderness, but he was found far away, which surprised me because he is an old man with slow legs, but those slow legs carried him far -- Liz

Missed the Texas Jay's visit but was able to meet a lovely lady from Hooters at SpirtView Lakeside. Lakeside had a DJ and complimentary snacks which encouraged dancing. I wore a Yoshi head that was left unattended at a table for a few seconds but did place it back on the table. Overall, I had a good time on the trip ending with a small chase in the woods looking for Buster. I've got my eyes on you, little man. Love, -- Gladys

Pros: Got to play at Texas Jays. Best titties in the whole Three Lakes area. Terrorized locals. Cons: had to chase a criminal through the woods Overall experience 10/10. -- Ashley