After starting out on the chilly side, Saturday turned into a pleasant, autumn day. Lots of sunshine and the temperature reached 60F. Not bad for Thanksgiving weekend. The power came back on around 2PM after what ended up being close to a 12 hour outage. Spent the morning hours on a different chore than usual. I was the lighting reflector holder while Marilyn did an "engagement" photo shoot taking advantage of the fall colors and blue water of the lake for the happy couple. The rain/snow mix storm that was originally forecast to start early Sunday is now forecast to start late Sunday into Monday. A small chance for some wet snow mixed in with the rain at this latitude. An inch or so of snow forecast north of Bancroft. Monday and Tuesday look to be downright nasty before things improve later in the week.
Thank you to one of our neighbors for stopping by Saturday afternoon and inviting us to join them at their Thanksgiving dinner table. Very "Canadian" of them.
Roads Dept. has been out grading the dirt roads around the township. They are in great shape for the holiday weekend.
$3.00 off tickets to the fall Cottage Life Show if you buy them this weekend and use the promo code: THANKFUL
A subject I have mentioned in the past is now open: Public Consultation on Mandatory PFD use.
Transport Canada has opened a public consultation on the question of mandatory personal flotation device (PFD) wear for recreational boaters, a topic FOCA has been discussing with members over the past two years. We encourage you to learn more and share your comments by November 4, 2024. You can find a link in the "Latest News" section of our webpage: https://foca.on.ca/boating/.
Please take time to provide input or we will all be wearing PFDs every time we get in the boat.
Leaf watching on this end of the lake is still not the best. Leaves seem to be turning from green to brown and dropping off. There is an occasional splash of color but not nearly as bright as some years. Maybe the recent frost will change that.
Highway 62 remains closed through Madoc. There is a small bridge on Russell St. that is in need of repair. Looking at it Monday afternoon it still has a long way to go to completion. The detour is to take St. Lawrence St. either east or west out to #7 and then go back to 62. The small residential streets around the closure are closed to through traffic and being patrolled by the OPP.
Summer fire regulations are in effect through October 31. No day burning. The municipality is not issuing any burn permits. Nighttime fires are to be kept under 2 meters by 2 meters in size. (That is 6 X 6 to me)
The dump is on winter hours. It is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays from 11AM to 4:30PM.
The Limerick chain of lakes is in fisheries zone 15. 2024 regulations start on page 102 of the MNRF regulations book. Bass season opened on June 22 and closes November 30. If the regulations remain the same, bass will open on June 28, 2025. Lake trout season is now closed until January 1. 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.
