4/18/22 – We don’t have any new ice measurements to share, because, well, it hasn’t been worth expending the energy to drill a new hole! Temperatures have continued to hover around freezing during the day and dip well below freezing at night. We’ve also gotten 8+ inches of snow and counting in the last week. Forecasts show more snow and cold until about next Friday, when the weather is then threatening to turn towards more true spring-like conditions.

Last year, the ice went out on this date, April 18th. I’ve seen a few news sources assert that Minnesota spring is about a week behind last year, but it sure seems farther behind than that up here. Happily, regardless of how much base ice you start with, the ice out process always happens relatively quickly once the right weather conditions set it.

We’ll keep you posted as we wait for the sunshine and warm winds!

Clare