Dr. Ron Burmeister - now retired - worked for over thirty-five years as a obstetrican gynecologist in Rockford, Illinois. Over those years, he joined several of our trips to the North - initally for fishing, and then more recently for fly-fishing & wildlife viewing combined. Ron came north with us five times beginning in 1988, 89, 91, 2004 and 2009, to many of our different camps including Lynx Tundra Lodge, Talston Bay Outpost, and Whitefish Lake on the upper Thelon River. Ron's most recent trip was in 2009 to our 'Dance with Caribou' trip to the Chesterfield Inlet area in Nunavut.

Ron''s deep Christian values has led him to write articles about the spiritual element of his northern Arctic adventures: see links below!

"My recent trip this August (2009) to the Nunavut Territory was the most unique, camping on an idyllic bay with caribou, musk ox, peregrine falcons, and a host of other creatures including lake trout to keep us enthralled..."

I was accompanied by a professional wildlife photographer whose practiced eye opened many vistas I had not seen before. Again, Steve MacLachlan, Steve Lybeck, and Tom provided excellent service and helped us to understand more clearly how special the tundra, its history, and the aboriginal people who live there really are.

I consider it holy land and cannot wait for my next opportunity to visit this magic place..."

Ron Burmeister
Rockford, Illinois

Lonnie Brock