"single best town"
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Printed Date: January-10-2025 at 4:45pm
Topic: "single best town"
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Subject: "single best town"
Date Posted: August-03-2010 at 8:23pm
I'm sure glad I'm not up north this week!! One of our residents without thinking entered Three Lakes in the Kraft "single best town" contest and it ended up winning!! I understand the whole town is a absolute "zoo"! I can only imagine the number of "walleys" out on the lakes. 
All the streets on blocked off for the "block" party today. My wife had a hard time getting to the wireless at the library to check her email this morning!! Three lakes is really a pretty "sleepy" little town and certainly not used to this influx of tourists!! BTW, Free Kraft singles grilled cheese sandwiches all day during the block party!! 
http://familyfun.go.com/vacations/kraft-single-best/best-town-contest-winner-879739/ - what I'm finding so far ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
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Posted By: WakeSlayer
Date Posted: August-03-2010 at 8:44pm
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Thanks for the help, neighbor....
------------- Mike N 1968 Mustang |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-03-2010 at 9:27pm
Mike?? We've got to have 200 miles between us!! What are you saying? I didn't catch what your were trying to say!! Yes, the economy it bad in Wis. and I'm sure the same in Minn as well as all over. Maybe this event will rub off to surrounding areas?? Hey, I think you're north of Charlie in Lake Elmo correct? How far? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
WakeSlayer wrote:Posted By: WakeSlayer
Date Posted: August-03-2010 at 10:13pm
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Pete,
That would be sarcasm stated at your neighbor, from your perspective... Our cabin is near Sandpoint, ID, and they routinely have major magazine articles stating how great it is there. Sunset Magazine, The New Yorker, etc. My point is: "Yes it is, please keep it quiet, or it won't stay that way". ------------- Mike N 1968 Mustang |
Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: August-03-2010 at 11:00pm
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The secret is that it is a secret.;) ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
Posted By: Toigs325
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 3:25pm
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Hopefully you will steal a few from Minocqua so I can go skiing without a Baja charging through at 65mph ------------- 2003 Ski Nautique 196 SE 1966 Correct Craft Mustang |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 4:07pm
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Andrew,
Sorry but it was a one day event on the 3rd. I checked in that day with my wife and asked about the traffic on the lake. She said it was very quite!! Evidently everyone was in town eating the free grilled cheese sandwiches! Also, it didn't bring in a boating crowd.
65 MPH Bajas! See, I told you I don't like coming over there unless I have too!!  I have never see one on our chain. The worst we ever get maybe once a summer is a day boater running around in a "California" jet.------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Toigs325
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 5:07pm
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There are a few regular weekenders with Donzi, Scarab, and Baja that are 25-32ft. Then there are a couple guys with the twin rig Merc racing hydrofoils...And the fleet of thousands of southerners with glastrons and bayliners who are scary to watch from shore...much less from another boat heading in their direction
Now that I think of it, it really is a gamble everytime I hit the water on the Minocqua Chain ------------- 2003 Ski Nautique 196 SE 1966 Correct Craft Mustang |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 6:31pm
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Andrew,
Every time I think of Minocqua, I always think of John Candy and Dan Aykroyd in "The Great Outdoors". You do know that it was supposed to take place in your town!!?? Candy trying to find a spot to pull out in traffic with the jet boat in tow is sure typical!
BTW, anything over about 22' is unusual for us.  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Toigs325
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 8:25pm
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Yeah, I have heard that. Traffic has gotten excessive over the last 8 years...plus our summer house is downtown so I can barely get home sometimes. Yeah, anything over 22" is unusual for the chain too but there are always those guys who bring their boats over from the Great Lakes, Mississippi River, St. Croix River, and Lake Winnebego.
Do you ever enter your boat in the boat show in Minocqua? Were you at the auction off of 51 the other day? I kept my eyes open for ya. ------------- 2003 Ski Nautique 196 SE 1966 Correct Craft Mustang |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 8:43pm
Even though or chapter of the ACBS sponsored that show for several years (needed so he could get ACBS advertising), I never brought any of my boats over there. Small show that my time was better spent at other shows. The last show I came over to see and was very disappointed. It was very obvious even then that he was in financial trouble. Then the last year (last summer??) he tried to it again but the bankruptcy court wouldn't allow it. What's going on with Bosackies (sp?) now?? ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 8:45pm
I'm not used to traffic lights in small northern Wisconsin towns!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 8:48pm
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Pete, Suck My Wake was a V-Drive.
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Posted By: davidg
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 8:50pm
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Pete.....You should take all your new found friends coming to the "best town" on down to Weasel's, and, uh, expose them some of that fine "Northwoods ballet" culture
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Posted By: Toigs325
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 9:03pm
I could go into detail but not on a public forum. Basically, the owner, who will remain nameless, spent all the revenues instead of reinvesting it. Time caught up with him. The place has fallen apart, the bank owns it and all of his assets, and it requires a couple million dollars in repairs now. They are trying to sell it and last I heard it was going for a measly $750,000 and still no one wants it...This has been going on for a couple years now. ------------- 2003 Ski Nautique 196 SE 1966 Correct Craft Mustang |
Posted By: Toigs325
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 9:04pm
I heard those are some special ladies in there...I wouldnt know personally ------------- 2003 Ski Nautique 196 SE 1966 Correct Craft Mustang |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 9:08pm
BTW, CQ and HW do know about the place!! Man, I haven't been in there in at least 30 years!! One thing that I do understand is he does bring in "talent" world wide!! Next time we meet, I'll have to tell you the story about one of the "talents" I ran into at a wayside just north of Wittenburg one day on my way north. Her car had broken down and she needed a ride!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: davidg
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 10:21pm
Pete....Come on. Everybody in the know, knows about Weasel's. Its world famous. By the way, there is a big injection molder over in Phillips WI (Price County). Its about 70 miles west of Weasels, er, uhm, I mean Three Lakes A beautiful drive through the National Forest to get over there. I make it a point to really get a feel for the locals in my travels.
I also like to drive by Watercraft Sales to see if there are any classic Correct Crafts about so I can give reports back from the field to CCF HQ
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: August-12-2010 at 10:38pm
That movie still makes me laugh. The boating scenes were actually filmed in Bass Lake, near Yosemite in California. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: Brady
Date Posted: August-16-2010 at 9:46am
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Pete, I think its been a lot less than 30 years since you were at Weasles, I believe my bachelor party was about 20 years ago! ------------- Charlie Three Lakes, Wisconsin 69 Barracuda |