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Vol. CXXIX — No. 29  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, July 21, 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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Puzzles

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · July 21 Edition · the mini, the word search, and no answers until next week with current issue material, standing notices, and back-page items.

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Misquah Mini Crossword

The Under-Advisement Mini

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4

Across

  • 1. Back on County 9, and the paint crew knows the drill
  • 4. The five who took it under advisement

Down

  • 1. What the Northern has; what Second Avenue soon will
  • 2. What the school bell hasn’t done since June
  • 3. Pad the bass sulk under, north end

Chain Word Search

Find These Words

TURTLE · MELODY · VINES · WINGS · HEARING · SMALLMOUTH · SWEETCORN · CASSEROLE · PRONOUNCER · LADDER

ORHGBXZOTQNENU
SPRONOUNCERFTS
JRAVNRBUYDOLEM
XMFIXIAMKDFIYP
VIDGZHUDHCMHXL
OMGTNROCTEEWSY
SENIVLXEKRZIQW
FCASSEROLEESZG
RRWHTUOMLLAMSM
STURTLELADDERP
JCHDRDDYSGNIWU
HEARINGPGKGPKK

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.