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Vol. CXXIX — No. 20  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, May 19, 2026  •  Archive Edition
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The Voice of the Chain of Lakes

The Misquah Pilot-Independent

“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1897.



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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · Spring Work, Soft Roads · Full weekly section page with current issue material, standing notices, and back-page items.

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Misquah Mini Crossword

Spring Work Mini

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23
4
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8

Across

  • 2. Museum with three Pauls
  • 4. Supper with meatballs nearby
  • 6. Wrong one removed during cleanup
  • 7. What finally left the Chain
  • 8. Baseball condition after rain

Down

  • 1. Meeting with two attendees
  • 3. Insect no longer theoretical
  • 5. Animal at large near County 6

Chain Word Search

Find These Words

ICEOUT · MOSQUITO · GOAT · DOCK · LUTEFISK · PUDDLE · BUNYAN · BOARDS · PANCAKES · RANTALA

LDBTASEKACNAPG
FWDPGXSDRAOBZB
PVARNOTIUQSOMT
DUICHCUJLINFBQ
OBDTDWMGICLXPS
FWVDGYBZVEFFGK
QDIDLTOVFOAOPV
NOSQJEULMUAVIE
RCWNKSIFETULAO
XKCAKXBRANTALA
RIEYHYPLTJVLSU
TEWNJMXNUCATGW
KFHUHUOMWVSNBM
WSNBYVWBFOCIWF

Circle them in any direction. Earl says diagonal counts if you can prove it.

Lake Trivia

This Week’s Question

Who won the ice-out coffee-can pool?

Answer

Donna Skoglund.