11/30/16 – Reporting on ice out status is usually a spring job, but this fall the weather keeps us guessing. Warm temps and lots of rain have caused an interesting phenomenon on the lake. The ice is still there, but there is now an inch or more of water floating on top of it. This causes a strange appearance of open water that doesn’t have any waves, regardless of how windy it gets. -Clare

Bill snapped this photo showing the strange occurrence of Sawbill lake simultaneously frozen and open.