5/1/25 – Dan did a small reconnaissance drive yesterday evening to a couple of the other entry points around Sawbill. He went to entry points #36 (Hog Creek), # 37 (Kawishiwi), and # 39 (Baker) to check how the ice was doing. According to Dan, Baker is out as well as Peterson, but the portage situation might be hairy due to high water right now. Hog Creek is in a similar state, ice out but high water that is moving fairly quickly. We recommend the utmost caution if anyone is heading to those entry points in the next several days. Kawishiwi still had ice, but it was very dark in color, so we expect ice out to happen soon there.

A few of us early crew members wandered down to the lake after lunch to check out the ice coverage. The ice looks quite dark and the ice has pulled further away from shore. – Sawyer