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2/2/12: Big Lake Trails, Inc report:

Big Lake area trails are in great shape. Two - Three inches of new snow throughout the trail system. Temperatures currently are ranging from 28 - 33 degrees.

Due to heavy usage of the Iron Dog Trail over the last week, we will be dressing that trail up again over the next two days for our weekend users. The Houston Loop will also be dressed up to clear windblown drifts from yesterday's wind event. 

Trails 8, 10 and 2 have been brushed and groomed on a volunteer basis. The connector trail between Nancy Lake Road and Trail 10 have also been groomed on a volunteer basis to increase your access opportunities to the Park and the wonderful Big Lake Trail system. 

Enjoy the wide open spaces and work off your stress. Just have fun. 

Dan Mayfield, Big Lake Trails, Inc.

1/27/12: Nenana Ice Classic Tickets being delivered to Point MacKenzie General Store and Cafe 
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Take Burma Road from Big Lake, or the KGB to Port Access Road. The Pt. MacKenzie Cafe is on the Port MacKenzie Road side of Port Access Road. Good burgers, pizzas, and soup, sundries, beer & wine (no take-out alcohol), and snow plowing, 373-0931.

Ice Road Ready Fuel Delivery:

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Call Nick at Burkeshore Marina 892-6300, metered fuel, winter hours 10 to 6, open every day. 

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1/1/12
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The Flat Lake Chateau and Talkeetna Mountains backdrop.

Year round cabin for sale in Big Lake, Alaska,
on the north shore of Flat Lake,

$235,000. Call John Eckstein 202-507-3634 (new number & new price)

 

Haggard Boat Storage and Repair: http://haggardstorage.com/

We can also put a top on and glass in your boat:


 
Carolyn and Dale Haggard
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Visiting Southeast Alaska?
Stay at the Sitka International Hostel - year round.

Flat Lake Snow totals
'11-'12: 66.50 inches 
'10-'11: 42.25 inches
 '09-'10: 76.5 inches
'08-'09: 98.50 inches
'07-'08: 73.25 inches
'06-'07: 46.00 inches

High 5/27/11 79.3 ºF
High 7/9/10 81.0 ºF
High 7/7/09 88.7 ºF
High 7/4/08 81.7 ºF
High 6/21/07 85.5 ºF

Low 1/1/12 -20  ºF
Low 1/16/11 - 24.0 ºF
Low 11/16/09 - 20.0 ºF
Low 1/1/09 - 40.0 ºF
Low 2/3/08 - 25.1 ºF
Low 1/9/07 - 33.0 ºF

Ice thickness safety chart.

AK Mining Alaska Webcams
(So we can see what the weather's like in Anchorage)

Alaska Road Traveler Information Service 
Request Free Alaska Highway Map

Aurora Forecast

 


www.flatlake.com
"You don't have to be loony to live here, but it helps."

It is always a good day, though,
when we get to go to the cabin.

- Steve Wright, Crooked Lake

Flat Lake, Alaska 1/30/12
It is starry out and 7 above zero F at 11:30 PM.
Last snowfall 1/12-13/12: 3.0 inches

Alaska Road Traveler Information Service 
Request Free Alaska Highway Map

Big Lake Weather
(IPS Meteostar) Popular weather map

Aurora Forecast

Ice Thickness Safety Chart

AK Mining Alaska Webcams
(So we can see what the weather's like in Anchorage)

Vehicles (and certain persons) That Broke Through The Ice

Flat Lake Weddings


Loon nesting on Scott and Rachel's Island 6/29/08
Excerpts from an Alaskan writer's manuscript, The Freezing of Lakes, Flying Squirrels, Ice Puppy photos, and Iced In:
Back To The Woods, On Flat Lake Time.


Samples of each of the Elements in the Periodic Table that are safe to display excite mineralogists and chemists at the
 Alaska Museum of Natural History
The display was built to order and donated by the
Alaska Section of the American Chemical Society.

Photo and Video Cache

Flat Lake Recipes

Photo-story: Loon Tragedy

Flat Lake Open Sunshine Foursome.

Photos page 1
Photos page 2
Photos page 3

11/12/10 Ice Report video

Burston Island Fire link

Flat Lake Break-Up Party 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Walch recorded the festivities at the 2011 Flat Lake Gourmet Ski In Picnic on Root Beer Lake (above).  

Everyone had a good time at the 30th Annual 2010 Flat Lake Cross Country Ski Gourmet Picnic. photos

2009  Flat Lake Gourmet Ski-in Picnic Album

The 28th (2008) Annual Flat Lake Gourmet Ski-in Luau

Video Cache of our Governor Sarah Palin giving husband Todd a send-off kiss in the 2007 Iron Dog Snowmachine Race. (Lots of searches for Sarah Palin, but they are distracted by "Vehicles that broke through the ice" and the ice thickness safety chart.)

Big Lake Trails Photos & and Project Story

Anna Violette Reports

Dan Kruse YouTube on building his house: slide show 
SavingGraceAK - April 25, 2010 - Building our family cabin...lots of memories

Duckies

Loon battle on ice videos

The 4th (2009) Flat Lake Open Golf Tournament

Flat Lake
Open Golf Tournament 2008 photos

Haggard's 2010 New Years Party Photos

Haggards' 2008 New Year's Party On Ice

Iditarod Race Champion Lance Mackey

Black bear video

Mother and baby porcupine wrestling

 Freeze-up 2008 photos

Pauli's 40th (a retrospective)

 
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Big Lake Trails
Family Fun Snowmachine Run

Saturday, February 18th 2012

11:00 AM – 5:00
PM

$20.00 at Burkeshore Marina

Sodas and Hotdogs provided at one of our checkpoints

Easy course for all. 15-30 miles depending on route chosen

Five Checkpoints for Tickets

All Tickets entered into Raffle

Raffle Winner gets 50% of Net Proceeds

Winner to be announced at Ken Peltier Concert at 6:00 PM

If you love our smooth trails, come have some fun in support of our grooming efforts.

If you have plans for this particular weekend that do not include being at Big Lake, be sure to change those plans. Come join us for a fun-tastic time. I look forward to meeting you all. Dan Mayfield

 

Gaming permit provided by the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce

 

 

Gaming permit provided by the Big Lake Chamber of Commerce

 

1/1/12
Flat Lake New Year Pictures
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Dave Haggard, fire, and friends.

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Carolyn and Dale Haggard host another New Year bash!

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Bob, Jacob, and Janai

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What a nice place to celebrate with Bridget, their friend, and Heather. More photos

12/30/11
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Hapless young moose was apparently stuck in the Big Lake-Mud Lake channel this morning. I called Dale Haggard and he called Fish and Game. JR later reported that they tried a rescue, but the moose had a broken leg and had not broken through the ice. Sad story, but we tried. Still, - ... Do not Drive Through The Channels - the water flows there so the ice is thin! Also, it turned into very tasty sausage and spaghetti sauce. 

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