I have made the 11 hour trip from Iowa to Thaddeus Lake Lodge on multiple occasions. From the moment you arrive at camp Marty and Jody make you feel right like part of their family. After settling in and starting to visit with Marty, his passion for his job and the outdoors become very apparent. Once you have had the opportunity to sit in the stand, you can immediately see the hard work that Marty puts in to make sure that your hunt is successful. During any down time that you have there is plenty of great fishing to be done on Thaddeus and Ord Lake. Marty has gone out of his way to provide me with the opportunity to bring my daughter up there for a last minute bear hunt to make it successful and provide memories for my daughter and I to have for a lifetime. If you ever have the opportunity to book a hunt with Thaddeus Lake Lodge, I highly recommend it.