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Vol. CXXIX — No. 26 • Misquah, Minnesota • The Chain of Lakes

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Archive Edition

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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Misquah Mini Crossword

The Fourth-of-July Mini

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2. The ___ of July, this Saturday
5. Boat ___ forms off the landing at noon Saturday
7. Two chicks still riding low on Big Pelican
8. Fifty-one inches, landed “mostly” by a four-year-old

Down

1. Coming to the old Co-op creamery come August
2. Dusk show over Big Pelican, no-wake requested
3. The walk-in cooler’s uninvited guest
4. Martinez-truck fare gone by suppertime
6. Top new rung on the library reading ladder

Chain Word Search

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PARADE · FIREWORKS · MUSKIE · BREWERY · FLOTILLA · TACOS · LOONS · BINGO · BEAR · FOURTH

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Lake Trivia

This Week’s Question

How long was the near-record muskie a four-year-old landed on Whitefish Lake this week?

Answer

Fifty-one inches — measured, released, and reeled in, his father insists, “mostly himself.”