On Sunday evening, while pedalling a pedal boat around the bay near Carlos’ point, I saw, what first appeared to be a large muskrat zigzagging its way along the shore. As it got closer, it turned out to be a beautiful brown beaver. It has left signs of its movement and gnawing along several properties on both Boultbee and McCarthy roads, so the sighting was not unexpected. Although we kept our distance, it swam within 10 feet of the boat. It wasn’t until we turned away and it made its way around the point that it made its distinctive warning noise by slapping its tail on the water. The next morning, the distinctive drone of a large float plane, a Beaver model, grabbed my attention as it landed in the lake and taxied to a stop just across from Carlos’ point. Evidently, the plane was picking up passengers from Lac des Roches Resort as two resort boats met the plane and loaded people and luggage from the water. Most would agree, it was an impressive looking plane. That makes two “beaver” sightings in two days!
