4/27/16 – It appears the sun is finally setting on another winter season here at Sawbill. Sawbill Lake, as you can see below, is nearly free of ice. I expect we’ll be able to make it official sometime tomorrow. We also stopped in at Homer Lake today, which is ice free. Brule, on the other hand, is still covered but shouldn’t be more than a couple days behind. The ducks are back in full force, and we heard the first loon of the season on Homer. -Clare