“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1897.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 3 item(s) in this section.
Lakes & Outdoors
Tim Brevik on the turn: water temps easing, walleye stacking on the deep structure, the panfish worth the trouble again, and a fourth entry in a file he did not intend to keep.
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It begins the way it always begins: not with a departure, but with a habit. The Chain’s adult loons have started rafting up in the mornings, and the log on Big Pelican has its first entry under the page marked LEAVING.
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Loon Ridge is full through Sunday and then falls off a cliff, as it does every August. Renée Fontaine on the four-week ebb, the guests who rebook before they leave, and the locals’ rate she remains happy to think about.
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