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Catchin’ Fish and Other Mishaps
Ely Memorial High School celebrated their 100th Anniversary All-Class Reunion over the 4th of July weekend. They had many events scheduled and the first one I attended was the Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet. As I entered, I spotted former student (and new inductee) Billy Groom hurrying across the room to reach me. “Hoops”, he said. “I went to Crooked in April to fish the last open weekend of border water!” That trip most years can’t take place. Ice out in this part of the world doesn’t happen until later in April or early May. He described a couple of magical days up there catching huge northern pike and watching immense schools of walleyes. In one of the currents, several eagles claimed the treetops along the shoreline and took turns, sometimes fighting for chunky walleyes as they cruised along the surface. It was Crooked Lake. That place is always magical.
End of the Road Recipes: State Fair-Style Corn Dogs
State Fair time is here. If you can’t make it down south this year, don’t worry. You can make State Fair-Style Corn Dogs right in your own kitchen. Chad Loewen was kind enough to share the recipe he makes for the Knights of Columbus bingos at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely four times per year.
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