For those making their way to, or from the lake, the Tim Hortons in Madoc is closed for a major renovation. I suspected it was coming as construction trailers and fencing had been accumulating in the parking lot recently. The construction between Madoc and Ivanhoe continues. Hit and miss on how much the delay is.
A beautiful, sunny, autumn day on Thursday. It started out several degrees below freezing but warmed to a seasonal 64F in the mid-afternoon. It was a gorgeous sundown with the lake becoming glass calm and the sun shining on the remaining colored leaves. Friday morning is once again a few degrees below freezing with lots of frost around. It is supposed to be a bit cloudier and warmer today with a 30% chance of some rain later in the day. Saturday looks to be the nicest day of the weekend with a mix of sun and clouds and an afternoon temperature above seasonal. If the forecast holds, Sunday could be downright nasty with up to an inch of rain and winds gusting to 30mph.
The lake is no longer "really low." It is now exactly where it should be for late October. The calendar has caught up to the declining lake level. Unfortunately, we were dealing with October lake levels in August.
A new addition to this website. There is now "View 6" on the webcam page. Thank you to LL South Shore 165. It is pointed roughly north from where it is mounted.
Now that we have figured out how to keep webcams alive all winter (provided Hydro One does their job) we are mulling over ways to re-introduce the spring ice-out contest. It would just be for bragging rights, but could be fun. I will need to bum a snowmobile ride from someone in early March to set up the pole. Stay tuned for further info.
Please remember that we are still on summer burn rules. No daytime fires. The summer restrictions may be kept in place later than November 1 if drought conditions persist.
The October Limerick Council meeting is on the 27th (not the 20th) due to schedule conflicts with two of the councilors.
There may be an update on the issue of boating access to Dixon Lake this weekend. Check back here on Sunday.
The Rogers 5G tower on Sutton Rd. is operational. The Rogers / FOCA special pricing plan for internet service is $60 per month this year. (unless you have a Rogers phone in which case it remains $50 per month) Even at the $60 price it is the best internet service for us on the lake. It appears they throttle the 5G connection to 40MBps down, and 10MBps up. That is plenty of bandwidth for any single-family use. On a related subject, Bell seems to have improved their cell signal in the area as I can now make calls indoors. I used to have to sit on the front steps to make or receive voice calls. Now I am showing 4 bars of 5G service indoors.
The dump is on Winter hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 4:30PM.
2026 fishing regulations are not yet posted. If things remain unchanged, lake trout season will open January 1. Bass season should open June 27, 2026 and close November 30. The Limerick chain of lakes has a "slot size" for lake trout that MUST be returned to the lake if caught. It is roughly 16 to 22 inches. It is also a "one line" lake when ice fishing. The Limerick chain of lakes are at the very south end of zone 15.
