October in the Northwoods

The thing about October is that you can never predict what the weather will be. You can still have some beautiful fall weather or winter can reach out and touch you. This October it has been rain and more rain and a little snow. I have heard we have had 6 to 7 inches so far and the month is only 1/2 over. The lake levels are nice and Clearwater Lake has come up to it's spring level. We started the summer with the lake level about 12 inches down and it has recovered nicely. That means some of the river canoe routes for next summer will good - more paddle and less portage on the Granite River and Larch Creek might even be a creek again!