Harry’s Island

[KQ]

Drove across the ice and visited my island today. Temp -9F, but no wind.

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[Harry]

whats the speed limits on ice?

Ask these dudes.

Today I had a two-fer, island visit in the morning, car races on the ice in the afternoon.

Different lake, but close by.

[m2711c]

that’s fuckin’ cool. perfect use of a rental car. they probably all got amd shift knobs…


actual fact.

[anotherVTskibum]

whats the speed limits on ice?

Dunno about Harry's ice, but in Vermont it's 50 MPH. Frozen waterways are public highways by law, and that's the speed limit by law where nothing else applies.

[m2711c]

that'll make for some slow racin'...

fact.

[ötzi]

One late fall day (before the ice came in) I’m on the phone with him and he yells “oh shit! I’ve gotta call you back”.

An hour later he called back. His St Bernard had jumped up on the dock, and it slid down the bank into the water with the dog still aboard. So he had to jump in his canoe (motorboat was on the trailer in the barn and winterized), paddle out, tie to the dock and tow it back to shore.

That's pretty funny

When I was a kid we got chased by a cop and we ran across the pond, the cop chased us out onto the ice and then his car broke though it. Oops.

I guess he got okay, I dunno, we didn't stick around to find out.

[Harry]

<p>
Big events on my island. The DNR approved my permits. I was issued a Sanitary Permit allowing for a composting outhouse, and a Land Use Permit allowing a 1-bedroom dry cabin. This winter I had a logging crew clear about a 1/4 acre at the highest point above the lake with a sweeping panoramic view. Going with an A-Frame, similar to the one KQ posted earlier in this thread.</p>

[singlecross]

Nice Harry! I’m still slowly plugging away on my Island. Plan for this Summer is to deconstruct a treehouse from our property and move it out to the Island to gain a better toehold and base of operations to build the main cabin. It will then become a guest bedroom where you are always welcome!


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[riser4]

<p>
Big events on my island. The DNR approved my permits. I was issued a Sanitary Permit allowing for a composting outhouse, and a Land Use Permit allowing a 1-bedroom dry cabin. This winter I had a logging crew clear about a 1/4 acre at the highest point above the lake with a sweeping panoramic view. Going with an A-Frame, similar to the one KQ posted earlier in this thread.</p>

How dry does a dry cabin have to be?

[Full Trucker]

How dry does a dry cabin have to be?

Like on a scale of devout BYU student to Irish Catholic priest?

[axebiker]

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I&#39;ll be moving there sooner than later....</p>

[axebiker]

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And fuck this goddam board... Geezus. Fix the fuckin thing already.</p>

[Harry]

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I bought a well used four wheeler that will become my islands workhorse. This was a difficult decision, as I really cherish my islands wilderness feel. But I am getting old and slowing down. And with building a cabin having the four-wheeler will make moving building materials so much easier. I will take the front seats out of my pontoon boat and barge it out to the island. Honda Rancher three fifty in green for stealth.&nbsp;</p>

[Iowagriz]

I always thought that the perfect retirement land would justify/support a Gator type purchase. I think your case is prefect.

[Harry]

This is cool. The Blue Angels just flew right over my island at low level. (Three) groups of (two) planes, (six) planes total, spaced about (thirty) seconds apart. Real low so loud AF.

Air show in Duluth this weekend.

Fly Navy, FKNA !





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[uglymoney]

This is cool. The Blue Angels just flew right over my island at low level. (Three) groups off (two) planes, (six) planes total, spaced about (thirty) seconds apart. Real low so loud AF.

Air show in Duluth this weekend.

Fly Navy, FKNA !





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Were they in town last week also, like Wednesday? From the deepest depths of the BWCA we could hear jets in the distance that kept making what sounded like circles. It felt a bit dystopian with no access to news and the Iran thing, but this would explain it.



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[skiJ]

(( in Eau Claire (wi) last weekend ))

There used to be an Air Guard unit in Duluth.
( I am not-sure what their current status is. )

AI has the 148th fighter wing of the Air National Guard stationed in Duluth, mn ;

on a Wednesday, my bet would be you heard them flying exercises --