Author: Loon Haunt Outposts
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March 14, 2012
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Red Lake has had very warm and sunny weather for the past week with more on the way. Everyone is talking about a record early break up. It would be great to get some serious rain in what remains of March and April. The water levels are very low. When we left Goose…
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February 7, 2012
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We are in Fort Frances waiting for the weather to improve so Bill can fly the airplane to Park Rapids, Minnesota, for repairs. The picture was taken yesterday morning at Red Lake. It took one hour to fly to Fort Frances and then all day waiting for weather and dealing with customs to…
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January 19, 2012
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Winter arrived with a vengeance this week. Up to now we have had mild temperatures and little snow. This morning we had 40 below. The picture at left was taken from the ice in front of Green Airways. Our vehicle is on the side of the road that crosses the lake…
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November 16, 2011
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Bill managed to fly to Winnipeg on floats last week and return the same day to Red Lake on wheels. The airplane will have go to Minnesota to be repaired and painted. There is a paint shop in Park Rapids, Minnesota, that painted our airplane about 20 years ago and we were…
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September 23, 2011
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We left Goose Lake September 23. The weather turned very warm and we are experiencing a wonderful warm fall to follow the nicest summer ever. Unfortunately along with the warm weather this summer, we also had a nasty thunderstorm at Goose Lake that damaged our airplane. So, we are dealing with insurance companies and…
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September 9, 2011
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The trees that came down in the big wind earlier this season are being turned into firewood. Bill took a turn at the log splitter because Louise was busy painting the floors in all of the cabins. We can no longer get the sandstone color we have used on the floors…
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August 1, 2011
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The forest fire situation west of Red Lake has been very bad the last couple of weeks. We are getting a lot of smoke but our outposts are not threatened. Life goes on. The biggest walleye at Poirier Lake last week was 26 inches. At Goose Lake this week, Keith J. caught…
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July 16, 2011
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We had a mini twister hit us at Goose Lake. It came across the lake from the mouth of the river as a water spout and slammed into the trees in front of the cabins. It all lasted a matter of seconds and we had about 20 trees down. Some ripped…
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July 1, 2011
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Walleye fishing at Goose Lake is fast and furious. Scott Barnes caught this Walleye (over 31 inches) between the two white markers going to White Dog falls.