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Vol. CXXIX — No. 23  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, June 9, 2026  •  Archive Edition
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The Misquah Pilot-Independent

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Misquah Mini Crossword

June 9 Misquah Mini

12
3
4
5
67
8

Across

  • 1. Column from 1976
  • 4. Question tabled again
  • 6. Resort with geese
  • 8. Corner street with Second Avenue

Down

  • 2. Hotdish top
  • 3. Fish story subject
  • 5. Library animal tier after bears
  • 7. Café with bear trouble

Chain Word Search

Find These Words

STOPSIGN · WALLEYE · WOLVES · TATERTOTS · BIRCH · LOONRIDGE · DAYBREAK · HOTDISH · MINNOW · LEGION

ZHZDINGISPOTSE
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DTOESTOTRETATI
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XINWETUBIRCHPK
WSIUOGUNLRFGMA
SHMJAEIEIKKZLE
WCKYTBBOIFESJR
LSMEGDIRNOOLRB
EEJDPXHBJFQXCY
JVMKJNDDRPPKZA
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VOEFUSMZUCCZCG
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Circle them in any direction. Earl says diagonal counts if you can prove it.

Lake Trivia

This Week’s Question

How many stop signs does Birch & Second currently have?

Answer

Three stop signs and one bare post.