5/11/13 – Today’s Sawbill Lake ice report: 10″. Progress is happening in spite of cool temperatures.
Baker Lake opened up yesterday, but we don’t know if the lakes north of Baker (Peterson, Kelly and Jack) are open. A warmer forecast after the weekend should do the trick for most of the lakes near Sawbill. – Bill

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about possibly paddling around the edges of the lake. As you can see, that is not yet possible.

Sawbill Lake is getting darker, even on a cold, cloudy and blustery day like today.
Here is the latest edition of the Cook County West End News from WTIP, North Shore Community Radio.