Much like Sunday, the first half of Monday was cloudier than had been forecast. Those clouds cleared around lunch time and the mercury managed to climb to 56F. Winds were light making for a nice afternoon. It is not quite as cold this morning as the last few with the temperature right at the freezing mark. Today, and Wednesday are forecast to be fairly nice with lots of sunshine, seasonal afternoon temperatures and chilly mornings. Rain is forecast to return on Thursday and continue through Friday and into Saturday before clearing.
The Fall Cottage Life show is November 14-16 at the International Center on Airport Road.
Please remember that we are still on summer burn rules. No daytime fires. The fire chief said that it has been damp enough for winter burn rules to take effect November 1 as regularly scheduled.
Attended Limerick Council meeting Monday. There was a lengthy presentation by a tri-lakes cottage owner who went through the entire permit process and paid for a milfoil harvester to clean up her waterfront. I kept track of the expenses as she laid them out, and she spent about $5000 to have it done. She loves the result, and I hope it lasts longer than one season for her. The municipality will look into accepting the cut milfoil at the landfill in the future which would save a bit of money. There was extended discussion of Tudor Cashel asking for an RFP to take over fire protection for all of what had been Tudor Township. For the past few years that area has been split 50/50 between Limerick and Madoc Townships. Last month the fire chief asked to dip into reserves as some refurbished equipment was available at a good price. He was successful in purchasing that equipment during the month. He has been doing a tremendous job upgrading the fire department. There is speculation with our mayor and Hastings County Planning that Limerick Estates is in the process of being sold. Regardless, all of the existing conditions of sub-division will remain in place for the new owners. Still no date set for the re-schedule of the OLT hearing on the project.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the November council meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 25th.
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 many of 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. I am coming up on the end of my 2nd full season using that service and would grade it an A-. If the service keeps working through power outages in the future I will up their grade to A+.
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.
