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Your Hosts: Daryl, Ellen & Justin Gaudry
    In 1992, when ownership of Mylie's Place reverted back to Mylie Gaudry after 10 years out of the family, Daryl (Mylie's second oldest son) got involved in an ownership group that he bought out during the early years to became the sole owner of the resort. The 2009 season will be the 18th year that Daryl, his wife Ellen & and number 1 son Justin have been taking care of resort guests with a level of service and committment that has helped create a loyal, growing customer base. Ellen manages the office and oversees the entire operation. After starting out working summer and weekends, Justin has been taking care of outside operations and pitching in whevever he can (website, bookwork, etc) on a full time basis since 1997. Justin graduated from high school in 1995 and then pursued post secondary studies in the fall of 1995 and 1996 full time. He took a year away from his studies and worked full time for the resort in 1997 and then returned to part time pursuit of his degree in 1998. He FINALLY received his diploma in May 2008 after all those years taking the few courses at a time that the seasonal nature of the resort business allowed.
    The Gaudry Family has now owned and operated Mylie's Place Resort for 40 years out of the 50 years that have passed since Mylie Gaudry purchased "Fred's Place" from Fred Vauthey in 1959. We hope is that your first trip to Mylie's Place will be make you want to continue enjoying the great Canadian experience that only Lake of the Woods can provide. Our goal has always been to provide the type of service and attention that will allow first time customers that may have arrived as strangers, to depart as friends and then return as memebers of the Mylie's Place family.

What Can You Expect From Your Hosts?
    Ellen and Justin manage the day to day operation of the resort and 99.9% of the time, at least one of them is available to answer questions, address any concerns and generally just be there for whatever reason they might be needed as part of the usual routine of taking care of the resort and its guests. While still working full time for Ontario Power Generation, Daryl takes time off in the spring to help with start up work and then provides support on weekends throughout the season. We do our best to maintain and upgrade facilities on a regular basis so that they are in good working order for you during your stay. We aren't always able to check that every single thing in each cabin (toaster, coffee maker, shower head, etc.) is functioning the way it should be so we ask you to let us know when anything isn't working 100% so we can check it out and take care of it for you. We have things like new toasters and coffee makers in boxes, as well as back-up stoves and fridges. We promise to do everything we can to solve any problems that are brought to our attention and pledge to do the best we can to be prepared for some of the possibilities that can happen during a season. Due to our wilderness location at the end of HWY 621, it's not always easy to go pick up a fridge, stove or coffee maker down the street. We've planned ahead for the possibility that things do need to be replaced from time to time.   We also promise to do our best to make the resort pleasing to the eye so that you will feel enjoy your time both on the lake, and on land while you visit us. We have a small, but dedicated staff that assist us in providing you great service during your stay. We try to get by with the minimum of hired help because we feel it's important for our guests to see that we are working for them and are in touch with everything involving the resort on a day to day basis throughout the season.

What Does Mylie's Place Have to Offer?
    Lake of the Woods is rarely a tough sell when it comes to fishing and hunting. It is one of the best known lakes and greatest fisheries in all of North America. Whether you are considering the 14,500+ islands or the 65,000 miles of shoreline, it's sure to have something for every outdoor sportsman and sportswoman. We cater to every type of group you may be a part of. Family trips, buddy trips, and father/son trips are just a few of the combinations we have had numerous times over the years. We have built Mylie's Place so that it can be enjoyed by everyone. Some of the things you can expect from Mylie's Place besides dedicated staff are:

Mylie Gaudry achieved his dream of owning a fishing resort when he purchased Fred's Place from Fred Vauthey in 1959. A few years later, he renamed the business Mylie's Place Resort. The 2009 season will mark the 50th anniversary of Mylie's purchase of the resort.

When Daryl took over ownership of the resort in 1992, it had been out of the family for 10 years and was badly in need of some TLC. The first upgrade was done the following year in the form of a new septic system. Over the years, each and every cabin was stipped down to the bare studs and rebuilt and upgraded inside. Once the insides were up to standards, the outsides were improved with vinyl siding. Maintenance and improvements are still being made on a regular basis in the form of new beds, flooring, A/C units, etc. Docks were built, repaired and maintained on a regular basis until we installed our floating dock system early in the new millenium. The floating docks have been a wonderful upgrade and we continue to maintain them and find better and stronger ways to anchor them so that they can withstand some of the strong winds that come our way from the northeast on occasion.

Fred's Place circa approximately 1959, click on postcard photo to englarge.

I hope to add some more historical photos of the resort we have come across over the years. I will make them available on the photo page if/when I can get them scanned and added to the website. Thank you to Peter Granger and family for giving us the postcard that is pictures above when they found it going through some family belongings.

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