Category: Loon Haunt Outposts
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May 14, 2013
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The picture is of our bay this morning. The ice is still reluctant to leave. Some of the small lakes have open water and we hope to get to Monroe and Unnamed by the end of this week.
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May 8, 2013
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Do not be fooled by the open water in the background. We flew the airplane off the ice and landed in the river–the only open water around.
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April 23, 2013
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There has been much discussion lately about when will the ice go out. The following chart is a record of ice out at Goose Lake.
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April 13, 2013
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The photo at the right was taken today. Breakup will definitely be much later this year. We set the record for early breakup last year and may set the record for late breakup this year.
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January 22, 2013
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This morning the low temperature at Red Lake was 30 below Fahrenheit. Our old thermometer indicates lower but with the wind chill it was rated at 44 below. Our pessimistic thermometer can provide a bit of a shock early in the morning, especially if you look at the large outside numbers…
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January 18, 2013
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We went for a little drive on the ice and took a picture of this ice fishing hut. If you look closely there is a satellite television dish on the closest hut.
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December 31, 2012
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We hope everyone had a great Christmas and offer our best wishes for the new year. We have had some very cold nights (20 below) and after being away for three weeks, we returned to only about four inches of snow in the driveway. Cars are now regularly traveling on the…
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September 23, 2012
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We closed down Monroe Lake today. We also cut and hauled three boat loads of firewood for next year. The fire killed trees make great firewood but they are very dirty to work with.
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September 20, 2012
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We are almost finished at Goose Lake. Today, we replaced some more cabin supports and washed the decks with deck wash solution and the high pressure washer. We are very pleased with the results as the decks look new.