This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Janelle Smith to talk about the positive impact an outdoor lifestyle can have on your mental health!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Pat Tryon to get his take on the technological advancements in fishing and what that means for the future of our fisheries and our connection to the land.

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Mike Beaudin, a die-hard angler and former Motocross Racer who has turned an unfortunate accident into an opportunity to inspire others through his infectious passion for the outdoors!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by one of the most recognizable names in the Canadian tournament fishing scene, David Chong, for a discussion on making a career out of your passion!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by two specialists in their own right, third-degree jiu-jitsu blackbelt Frank Ungaro and natural health specialist Gary Tibbo!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Andy Todd, Manager of Lake Ontario Management Unit with the Ontario MNRF!

On this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Will Palowsky, owner of Nordic Point Lodge, to talk about the power of brand building and the effect it has had on his business!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Radioworld's Jack Summers to talk about electronics and how they are changing the way we experience the outdoors!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is joined by Brian McRae, Director of Government Affairs at Delta Waterfowl to talk about protecting our right to hunt and fish, enhancing hunting opportunities in Canada, and much more!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, Steve is riding solo for another edition of Cottage Cracks; this time, helping you with all the essentials in opening your cottage!

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner. It's been five seasons since I sold Chaudière and it's about time I introduce you all to the man who bought it.  He started in sales and worked his way up the corporate ladder to heights rarely achieved.  You will be surprised by the awesomeness of his positions and the people who chased him down because of them.  Yet the call of the wild in his heart was strong. And he came back to Ontario where he is...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, it's all you and me folks, and we're going to talk about one of the most important parts of the northern tourism industry - managing your resources. On this show, we touch on the impact of fishing on local ecosystems, the importance of balancing sport fishing and sustainability, and what lodge owners and anglers can do to make positive impacts on our ecosystems. So if you love the outdoors, my crazy stories, and would like to...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, we discuss one of the fastest-growing threats to lodge owners, northern businesses, and humanity as a whole -  wildfire! On this show, we look through the smoke and into the life of a B. C. forest firefighter with a highly trained Deputy Crew Supervisor of the Firehawk Unit from Northern British Columbia, Mackenzie Rowson.

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This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, it is my pleasure to, not introduce this guy to you because you're already familiar with him, but to allow you to get to know him better. One of the cogs in the podcast network/Fish'n Canada Show machine.  He's an extremely self-motivated guy, graduating from the University of Northern British Columbia, and is an outdoor writer, former guide, and outstanding angler in his own right. And believe me, he can run...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I'm stoked because here's another episode inspired by all of you. You guys stuffed a bushel basket right full of food-related questions. So I decided to gather them all up and answer them right here. Now I know.  All of you know, that I do love eating and preparing food. Have done a ton of shore lunches, and for a decade, managed the food experience at the lodge. But on this episode, I've planned something...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I'm leveraging connections. The acquaintance is made by one colleague to another. But my secret is, I love to take these connections and turn them all into my friends. And on today's show, it is my pleasure to introduce to all of you,  a connection turned great friend. I met this mountain of a man back in my lodge days through Ang. He was our guy at the Fan 590 radio station when the Outdoor Journal Radio show...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I'm pumped because this episode is from you to me and me to you. And I gotta tell you, when I asked for questions, you guys delivered. Wow! So I decided to pile them all up and let them take us on a journey full of information and great stories. On this show, it's like we're back at the lodge getting to know each other, with your questions conjuring up memories otherwise lost in my brain. So thank you for...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, we get a great view of corporate America through the eyes of someone who worked there all his life. His roots run deep and his qualities as an honest human being are what led him to outstanding successes and truly impacting the lives of thousands of people worldwide. He started as an engineer for the company Whirlpool. And over 40 years later, ended his fantastic journey as CEO of Cooper Tires. And when at...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I wanted to talk about two of the most important and expensive aspects of the lodge business. Each with common threads that could very well affect your lives. And those aspects are purifying your water and dealing with your sewage. To get the low down on these systems, I'm leaning on two of the finest engineers in these fields. And my trust in them is steadfast.  I'm excited to introduce to all of you,...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I'm excited to introduce to all of you someone whose profound impact changed Ontario's fishing industry forever. This king of Ontario tourism put our fishery on the world stage by building out a massive strategy that included Uniting the four largest Canadian fishing shows as one dream team to collectively promote Ontario tourist operations. With this, he and his team changed the fortunes of outdoor-based...

This week on the Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Network's Diaries of a Lodge Owner, I get to know a wonderful couple with great stories who have united in a common dream. And that dream is giving people an outstanding northern experience. From an amazing facility, together their dream of owning a lodge and making a positive impact on the world is becoming a reality. And I am so excited to share their story with you because I was there. I know how scary and demanding, yet exciting and...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast, I wanted to take the time to sit with you and talk about another aspect of my lodge business.  In fact, my favorite one. And, in my opinion, the most important factor to creating an absolutely outstanding experience for everyone involved - Jam Night. On this show. I talk about jam nights and how I found the confidence to pull them off their impact on the business, our guests, my staff and family. I talk about the positive...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio's Diaries of a Lodge Owner podcast,  I'm talking about the single largest and most important cog in my lodge business. And for that matter, possibly every business on the face of the planet, your staff.  On this show, I share my struggles and triumphs, and how I dealt with staffing the lodge in the early years.  As always, I tell some stories from my experiences and hope to help you not make the same mistakes I did. And on the flip side, talk about the...