We always thought it would be great to have a pontoon “party boat”. But the obvious problem is the slight lack of a lake outside of our back door.
The solution is the “bush boat”. Reminiscent of the prairie schooners of the 19th century (covered wagons that went across the prairie like schooners went across the ocean) we have a bush boat to go through the woods, like a pontoon boat goes across lakes.
We have about 2 km of mowed trails that our bush boat travels through. Our trail takes us through trembling aspen, white birch, jack pine, bur oak and even a section of open grassland.
Bev and I also like to just head out ourselves during a quiet afternoon and just sit and read, for several hours, in the forest.
This ride also seems to be perennially popular with all ages of visitors. The kids love to jump off the back and then run to catch up. Also known as: “the running of the Boyles!” (I’d like to see that with a pontoon boat!)
(First Posted on Facebook in 2016)