Category: 2021
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August 7, 2021
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Ryan and Eliza took the motors and all the assorted equipment over the portage for the Nechigona boats.
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August 6, 2021
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Ryan is back and caught the first fish. Finally a bit of good news. The Canada Border Service Agents have settled their dispute with the Canadian government and there will be no work slow down at the border.
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August 1, 2021
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Before everyone gets too carried away about the damage caused by a forest fire. At right is a picture of the shoreline of Monroe across from the cabin. As you can see there is still a lot of green left and more will come each year. A fire is not the end it…
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July 31, 2021
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Good news. We received an inch of rain in the past 24 hours. This along with cooler temperatures pretty well assures us of no more fire problems.
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July 30, 2021
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Louise and Bill flew to Monroe Lake yesterday to start getting ready for the first guests in a couple of weeks. Quite windy and the fires started making serious smoke. This morning we received half and inch of rain and more is expected later today.
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July 24, 2021
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Smokey and windy today but the smoke is from fires a long way away. Nothing burning close to any of our camps right now. We portaged over to Nechigona Lake and got the ramp and boats back into position for fishermen arriving August 15. We need Ryan to portage the motors. He will…
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July 22, 2021
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A couple of days of cooler temperatures provided a great chance to get all the reef markers out. Last night we had some rain and more is forecast for Friday. The fires that threatened us here at Goose Lake are not a problem right now. Things have also settled down by Monroe and…
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July 19, 2021
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Finally, the border will open for fishermen on August 9. You must be fully vaccinated and have proof of vaccination. You must be tested within 72 hours of arriving at the border. We have space available. Please spread the word. We are open for business after August 9.
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July 16, 2021
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Today, we portaged over to Nechigona Lake and hauled the boats down from winter storage (in the bush). We anchored two boats out in the channel, inverted one boat in the water near shore and pushed the ramp well out so they would not get damaged by fire.
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July 10, 2021
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If Covid and the border wasn’t enough, we are now having serious problems with forest fires. We have fires to the north, east and west. We are not threatened yet but we have serious smoke every day. If the winds are light we have smoke but the fires don’t move much. If we…