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Old 22nd Aug 2002, 01:39
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Charlie Blair used to own a fishing and hunting club in this neck of the woods. The main chalet was at Mingan on an old WWII USAAF base, where he kept two Norseman on floats. There were two outlying clubs, one at Musquarro Lake for trout and landlocked salmon, and another at Mabille Lake for trout fishing and woodland caribou hunting in the fall. He'd come to Mingan in a Mallard, and from there use the Norseman to get around. I flew the occasional charter for him with a Beaver if one of their aircraft were unavailable. One of my uncles was the head guide at the Musquarro camp, and his wife was the cook.
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