4/17/08 – After another day and a half of warmth the ice thickness on Sawbill Lake stands at 20″ of solid ice with another 6″ of slush and water on top.
Soon it will be summer and velvet antlered bull moose will be feeding in bog meadows dotted with wild iris and pitcher plants. Kevin Van Den Hemel from Rochester, Minnesota was kind enough to send this great picture from his canoe trip last season. – Bill

Hard to believe, but this scene will be possible again in less than two months.