“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1897.
Tuesday, August 11, 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.
Misquah Mini Crossword
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Chain Word Search
PERSEID · HONORBOX · KNOT · PICKLES · ENVELOPE · WEIGHIN · CHAIRS · LEAVING · DRAWER · WESTERN
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| S | I | P | V | L | M | C | Y | B | S | T | F | A | B | T |
| G | N | I | V | A | E | L | X | G | T | V | Q | Y | D | K |
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| B | O | V | A | A | O | O | P | I | R | A | A | R | C | E |
| L | C | X | D | Q | H | O | B | V | N | W | K | Y | U | C |
| J | S | W | F | H | L | Q | Z | R | E | C | D | F | A | A |
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Any direction, including the diagonals, where Earl says the good ones always are.
Lake Trivia
The Perseids peak this Wednesday into Thursday under a new moon. What is the shower’s parent comet — the one that leaves the debris we fly through every August?
Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last came by in 1992 and is not expected again until 2126. Sigrid notes that the town will therefore be seeing the same dust for the foreseeable future, and that this is no reason to skip Wednesday.