12/19/16 – A good old fashioned Minnesota winter freeze set in this week and the lake ice is measuring about 9.5″ around 50 feet out from shore. The cold has helped the slush to freeze solid from what we’ve experienced. Unfortunately, the windchills of around -20 to -30 have mostly kept us off the lake. Tomorrow though, it is supposed to be back on the above zero side of the thermometer. There isn’t much snow on the ground, still only around 7 inches. Things are shaping up for some great lake skiing in 2017! -Clare