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Vol. CXXIX — No. 36  •  Misquah, Minnesota  •  The Chain of Lakes
Tuesday, September 8, 2026  •  September 8 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.

At press time74° · Big Pelican 64°One juvenile loon remainsGrouse opener Sat., Sept. 12Absentee voting opens Sept. 18Since Press Time →
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Current Edition

Sports

Friday lights, gym floors, cross-country hills and the scores that make Monday morning longer.

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Pike football players and coach watching from the sideline under stadium lights
The Pike sideline watches the fourth quarter at Braham. Misquah lost 21–14 after a final drive reached the Bobcats’ 12. — Pilot-Independent photo

Pike Football

Braham 21, Pike 14: A Good Loss, If There Is Such a Thing, and Sonny Says There Is

The Pike opener came down to a fourth-quarter drive that stalled at the Braham 12. Twenty-nine players dressed, nobody got hurt, and the line did what the coach said it would.

By Curt “Sonny” Halvorsen  •  September 8, 2026

MISQUAH — Pike opened its season Friday at Braham and lost 21–14, and if that sentence is all you read you will have the wrong idea about the evening.

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Sorensen Hardware

Green-and-gold paint is in aisle three.

Daybreak Café

Postgame pie while supplies last.

Tim’s Bait & Liquor

Friday scores discussed Saturday morning.

Local advertising
For bleachers, basements & everything between

Sorensen Hardware

Tape • Thermoses • Batteries • Folding chairs

If Walt says you need the bigger bolt, you need the bigger bolt.

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