What is an American Plan Lodge?
Generally a American Plan Lodge is a place that offers a vacation package that includes lodging and three daily meals. Often additional amenities are include like boat rentals, guided tours and room cleaning. Not all American Plan Lodges offer the same amenities so its important to compare your options closely before selecting which lodge to stay at. Here at Garden Island we have put a lot of thought into making the prefect American Plan for people that are diehard fishermen or want to do nothing but enjoy the outdoors. We work hard to include all the amenities and services you might need compared to other "drive-to" and "fly-in" Ontario lodges.
Let Us Take Care Of Every Thing!
It all starts from the moment you arrive at Mowatt Landing unloading your luggage and fishing gear. From that point, everything in your Northeastern Ontario outdoor adventure has been carefully planned and provided. You'll immediately realize we are not a run-of-the-mill American Plan Ontario lodge when you pull your vehicle into our pre-arranged free secure parking area inside a gated lot which we have already reserved for our customers right at Mowatt Landing. Getting to our remote island location is quick and easy with our fast water transportation to and from our lodge. Eliminating the added expense of a flight and the severe weight restrictions associated with remote fly-in fishing trips.
Enjoy a "full service" vacation at an Ontario American Plan lodge like Garden Island. Your family gets to enjoy the relaxing atmosphere of a remote island lodge while you and them get to experience the fishing trip of a lifetime. We employ an attentive Garden Island staff that's here to make your week the finest enjoyable stress free best fish catching vacation you and your family have ever experienced.
Since meals are included, you will spend more time fishing and sightseeing because you aren't burdened with worrying about cooking. Each day we include a hearty chef prepared breakfast, bagged lunch or shore lunch and then finally a large home cooked dinner and desert with your choice of drinks. Everything is included in the one price which guarantees both you and your family will all be more than satisfied.
Fishing on an American Plan
When you start shopping for your next vacation choice, remember that not all American Plan lodges are going to be the same. The things that are included in the rate plans will vary greatly from lodge to lodge. The price may look similar between lodges but many of the things that come standard in our Garden Island package are going to be extra add-ons at another lodge. A good example of this would be the boats provided. Other Ontario walleye lodges might provide a small standard fishing boat with no swivel seats and/or a pull start outboard with their American Plan package. Often times even the fuel used is added to your bill! With our Garden Island American Plan package, the boats that we provide are all nicely appointed and upgraded deluxe models. We provide well maintained Lund Rebel models with newer electric start outboard motors. Our boats are always topped off with gas by our congenial crew each and every evening. This sort of exceptional service is always included in our American Plan rate.
Another extra at other American Plan lodges might even be your bait. Who wants to be on the water catching one walleye after another and run out of live bait? It's very hard to budget a vacation trip when you have no idea whether or not having a good fishing experience is going to cost you a small fortune in additional bait every day. At Garden Island each guest's bait container is checked and refilled every time the boat returns to the dock. We believe that this kind of service should always be included and expected.
Meals on an American Plan
What about the meals? Always an important part of any top of the line all-inclusive plan is going to be the meals. Our Ontario lodge is known for having great professional chefs specializing in freshly cooked meals served in our sparkling clean dining area with a wide open view of the great outdoors. Garden Island has a uniquely perfect northern setting and a top quality professional staff to provide an exceptional dining experience for your family's vacation. Here at Garden Island, we are committed to never cut corners in our American Plan packages so that we can proudly boast that we always provide the full service vacation that you have been looking for.
Ontario Lodge Accommodations on an American Plan
An important consideration will always be the accommodations at the best American Plan fishing lodges. Why? Because it will vary greatly from lodge to lodge. The outstanding fishing at a remote location, especially a fly-in cabin or island lodge, is probably going to come with a bit of a trade off in the luxuries that are being offered. For 37 weeks the lodges and facilities are subject to the fierce Canadian winter weather. Meaning every opening season there can be things that might need fixed from the winter storms. Here at Garden Island we take maintenance very seriously and have been hard at work continuing to update everything on the Island. Since Purchasing the lodge each year we have been slowly improving all buildings and cabins.
The most important part of an Ontario American Plan vacation is almost always going to be the fishing. Of course, we have that covered on Lady Evelyn Lake with some of the finest fishing in Northeast Ontario. In our opinion, an American Plan vacation should include everything. The only potential extra charges we have are an item or two some guests prefer by choice, like our extra batteries and outboard insurance. Here at Garden Island we make every effort to provide a carefree all included fishing vacation that rivals the most expensive fly-in packages for overall experience but at the very affordable rates.