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THE HISTORY OF PLUMMER'S
LODGES
Chummy Fishing
Chummy taking a moment to fish on a sunny summer afternoon
Uncle Chummy and Bastian
Uncle Chummy with Bastian
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Lodge Photos Now
Lodge Photos Then
Warren Plummer fishingWarren Plummer fishing with his father Chummy Plummer at Great Slave lake in 1945. (Chummy is named after his grandpa) Chummy Plummer was already up in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada since the early 1930's. He had a pool hall and other businesses in Yellowknife at the time. The pool hall was situated at the top of the hill beyond the Wildcat Café. | Chummy 1957Chummy with Arctic Grayling Plummer's Great Slave Lake 1957 | C.C. Chummy, WCP Warren, CP ChummyWarren Plummer, Addie Plummer holding Val, Grandpa Chummy "C.C." Plummer holding Grandson Chummy. Of course, there always must be a dog in the photo as well. |
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Lady with beautiful troutOne of the lady guests at the lodge. Late 1950's. | Plummer's Guests 1960'sGuests pulled up for shorelunch. | Grumann GooseThe Grumann Goose was used by the lodges to transport guests. |
trade show booth Milwakee 60s.jpg | Warren Plummer in Beaver airplaneWarren Plummer in the 1940's had a flying service out of Sioux Narrows, Ontario, Canada. He flew fisherman to areas in Lake of the Woods. After visiting Taltheilei Narrows where our Great Slave Lake Lodge stands now with his father in 1938 Warren decided to take guests from Sioux Narrows to Great Slave Lake for their fishing trip of a lifetime. | Guests at Plummer's Great BearGuests at Plummer's Great Bear Lake Lodge in the 1950's. |
Guests of the lodge in late 1950'sThis photo was taken at the original site of Plummer's Great Bear Lake Lodge at Conjuror Bay in the early 60's. The totem poles came with the move in 1967 to the Dease Arm on Bear Lake. They still mark the entrance to the main lodge. | Flight attendent greeting our guestsAs Plummer's Lodges grew from a small bunkhouse at Taltheilei Narrows on Great Slave Lake to a lodge on Great Bear Lake our guests were transported from Winnipeg with a variety of aircraft throughout this years. |
Warren Plummer with sports photographer Jean Lovetang and Ed Eppinger, owner of Eppinger Lures Co.
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