Well, that is pretty much a wrap for 2025. Did most of the cottage closing on the 29th and then picked the worst day of the entire fall to move the dock on Oct. 31st. The only positive about the move was the northerly wind that left it calm on our shore and created a tail wind for pushing the dock across the lake. Heavy, wet snow was falling by around 1PM.
On Saturday the rain gauge is showing 1.3 inches of rain since Thursday morning. Finally, a significant rainfall. Last one of those was in May.
You can keep an eye on the snow depth by looking at View #5 on the webcam page. The rings of tape on the pole represent 1 foot each.
The Fall Cottage Life show is November 14-16 at the International Center on Airport Road.
We are now on winter burn rules. Fires are permitted 24/7.
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.
