Category: Monroe Lake
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May 15, 2017
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Today we got Unnamed Lake ready. We installed the reef markers and cleared the portage. On the way back to Red Lake, we stopped at Monroe Lake to finish painting the exterior of the cabin
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May 11, 2017
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Cold and windy today but we managed to finish up the new deck at Monroe. Warm weather to return on Sunday.
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May 10, 2017
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The new deck at Monroe. We kept the two burn barrels going full blast to burn up the old deck. We also cleaned out the old plywood from under the cabin.
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May 7, 2017
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Ryan and Bill have been busy at Monroe Lake. The old deck is being removed, which had three layers of wood floor. The original one inch rough boards were mostly sawdust.
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September 24, 2016
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We have been busy. Louise has been painting all the buildings at Goose Lake from top to bottom. Ryan Scott (more below) has the firewood is all cut and split for next season. The boats at Unnamed Lake have been welded and the wood stoves at Unnamed and Monroe have new plates welded…
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September 2, 2016
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This morning, Bill picked up a group of four from Monroe Lake, the last group at Monroe in 2016. In 2015, they caught five northern pike over 40 inches. They only got two over 40 inches this year but each was 45 inches.
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May 15, 2016
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We finished getting Monroe Lake ready while the nice weather held. We left Monroe on Thursday afternoon just as the rain started. We did not pump any water into the cabin plumbing as freezing weather was forecast for the next several days. The nice weather will return on Tuesday. Unnamed Lake is…
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May 9, 2016
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We visited all locations yesterday. No surprises and we moved the Poirier Lake dock into position. For all the people who put up with the Monroe Lake dock being awash in the past, thank you, the dock is now finished and you will be high and dry. The water level is…
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May 7, 2016
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A load of lumber to Monroe Lake. The ice has been sinking the dock at Monroe a little each winter and we have built a dock on top of the old dock about 10 inches higher. The project is about halfway done.
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August 25, 2015
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In 2004, three friends from Switzerland tried fishing in September at Monroe Lake. Eleven years later and we welcomed them back. They flew from Switzerland to Montreal then to Winnipeg then to Red Lake then to Monroe Lake. On their bucket list for this trip was seeing a Moose. Would…