Mercedes the wonder dog.

Cede has been working very hard being Borchers official greeter. However she feels she is ready to take on larger tasks such as answering phone calls and taking reservations haha.

Have no fear..the Boy Scouts are here!

This weekend we were graced with the presence of Boy Scout Troop 419 from Ohio. For some canoe camping was nothing new, however for a few members of the group it was their first time camping on the river. These young men and their leaders faced a lot of challenges on their journey from Grayling to Mio from the weather, with it raining 3 consecutive days on them. However they persevered and they were all smiles at the end. We hope to see these Boys Scouts again in the future.

School is Out....almost!

Wow, what a hectic week it has been with 3 different school groups taking an end of the year class trip down river.

On Tuesday we had Mrs. Gabriel and the entire seventh grade take a trip down to Burtons landing. They had beautiful weather and they made the most of it. They stopped at Rayburn's property where had lunch, swam for a couple of hours and made the trip educational by testing the water for a science project, before they made their way down to the landing.

Then on Wednesday we had Mrs. Casey and her fifth grade class take her annual end of the school year trip to Stephan Bridge. We got to see one of our favorite former employees Sean Casey that day, which is always very exciting.

Then finally on Thursday Mrs. Lewicki took her class down to Burtons Landing.

Here is Ryan giving students instructions on how to navigate the river.

It's Adventure Season

Here at Borchers it is not uncommon for us to have people who want to come and camp on the river, occasionally we get an adventure group like we did this past weekend. Iko Suzuki and 16 other members of the Michigan Adventures Club took a 2 day trip down river to Parmalee. Some of them were beginners so Alex and John taught them a thing or two about steering a boat.


After the trip was over they said they had a good time but they were pretty exhausted from all of the paddling. We hope that wherever their adventures lead them that they are always safe. We also hope that their adventures lead them back to Borchers. If you are interested in their group, check out their website http://www.meetup.com/MI-adventurers.

Cheri & Iko

Memorial Day

Finally canoe season is in full swing. Memorial day is the unofficial start to the canoe season and this year was no different. The weather was a little uncooperative, but is was still a very good weekend for us. We were able to get some new people in to learn the ropes, which is always fun.

Newbie, Levi

Also we got to see some familiar faces with the Vendt family staying with us for their 6th annual visit with us. It was nice to be able to catch up with them, and we can't wait to see the entire gang again next year!




Bob, Linda, Rob, Laura, Clinton, & Sherry

Ready For the Weekend?

Borchers is ready for the week-end, are you?



Our senior staff is checking off the details.

John & Alex taking care of reservations.

Ryan, Mark, and Matt finessing the yards.

National Safety Council

It was our pleasure to host facilitator, James, and his class this past week. Representatives of driving schools across the state came for a Defensive Driving Course presentation.