It is still April and the weather seems to tease with warm weather and then cold. 38 degrees with a 20 or more mph wind is not "pleasant" weather to be out on the lake. Oh, the water temperature is…
Peter Goodwin
It Is April, Not Swimming Weather – and a Buoy Warning
Things are warming up but not that fast. Not many people are boating but a few are out. Buoys may be an issue for a while in that the ice has moved some and others have been ruined by having…
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An Unfrozen Lake – It Will Warm Sooner or Later
The ice is out but the water is cold. If you venture out, wear a life jacket don't just have one with you. If you fall into cold water, you don't want to have to find and put on your…
Ice Out Is Getting Closer
The ice is changing on the lake. Rain and wind on Thursday night into Friday caused big changes. The rain will melt ice and also cause water to flow down into cracks which makes them bigger. The winds and those…
Ice Still Around and Will Be For At Least a Week or More – video link attached
Ice is still around. Out on the lake, at least of foot of it remains even though it has been warm and sunny. It is supposed to cool off in a day or so and this will slow the melting…
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Warm, then Cold and It Is Going to be Warm Again
The lake is starting to think it might be Spring and time to melt all the ice. It was warm a few days ago and then got cold. But on the 20th, tomorrow, things are going to change. Temperatures will…
The Lake Before the Melting Starts
It has been cold through the 8th of March but now things are starting to change. It may hit the upper 50s this week but it will take more than a few "hot" days to get rid of the ice.…
The End of February
February started with ice for skating but quickly changed to a snowy surface. This allowed snowmobiles and skiers to get out on the lake and make the skaters and ice boaters go elsewhere or change their sport. Not much snow…
Snow on the Lake, No Skating but People Having Fun – Also a drone video
Snow came to the lake, about 5 inches of it. Snowmobiles are happy and people are out in 4 wheelers because the snow isn't too deep. People are XC skiing as well. The ice is thick and, now with a…
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No Skating, Just Skiing and Other Snow Sports
It has been snowing. Some people got out on the last day of good ice, skating around the snow patches and some, perhaps, braver people were out XC skiing on the snow patches between the ice. Fun was had by…