Road Report March 12, 2010

We have had a unbelievable sunny week here at Beautiful Leech Lake, but unfortunately, dear old "Bob" (The New VR) weather man, says we are going to get rain and more rain for the weekend and into next week, what a bummer!!! But on a brighter note, it will certainly melt away more of that dirty white stuff.

The road conditions are typical for this time of year, some bare patches, snow covered and icy sections, and the usual ruts....so if venturing out to the cottage, drive carefully and have a great March break with your family and friends.

Now on a lighter note. There seems to be a few people on the lake that believe it our responsibility, and that we are being paid to maintain the roads all winter. This is not true! So, I am going to set you and the record straight. We were contracted to blow the snow off the roads, yes, but only after an accumulation of four inches. So if we get two inches on Monday, we stay home. Now, if we get another one inch on Wednesday, we stay home. If we get no more snow that week, we will do the roads on Friday, only because we have contracts to do a few driveways. So we drop the snowblower and the grader blade and do the roads, not because we have to, but I cannot see us driving around the lake without doing the roads at the same time. Man, could you see the complainers come out of the snowbanks then. So now if on a Wednesday or Thursday, if we had of received another inch or more of snow, you would have seen us on that day and not on Friday.

I really hope this helps all the people that travel these roads in the winter months. If anyone would like the roads graded they can hire the terminator at $50.00per hour.

Thanks,

Jerry & Carol Cragg 1195 Leech Lake Rd North. 705-645-8851. Hope to see you on the weekend.

P.S,

This photo is the end of our dock, yes that's water, and under the water is still some ice, but be forewarned, the melt is happening. And the pot holes on the road are there, so be careful. Stay in the middle as usual.