4/27/26 – Continued progress over the past few days, plus steady rain today, has us pondering if the ice will be off the lake sooner than later. At the moment I’m guessing it’ll go out sometime next week, but the weather in the near term is looking pretty chilly overnight, so that might stall things a bit.

The ice has broken away from shore and is now free floating. Those of us currently here are not feeling motivated to venture out onto the punky ice that still remains. In a few days some of the crew will be arriving to help us put the store back in order for the season, so maybe one of them will be willing to shimmy out there in a canoe to test things out. 🙂

Also of note; Dan did a little exploring this morning to see what other lakes in the area were looking like. He found Baker Lake open, with just a little ice floating around the edges. The road getting in he described as “dicey,” so probably not advised unless in an all-wheel drive vehicle until a bit more of the snow melts (patches holding on in the shade). Baker is one of the first lakes to open in our area. If going there in the near future proceed with EXTRA caution as it sounds like the water is high, very cold (probably goes without saying), and fast. The southern side of Baker just east of the canoe landing flows into the Temperance River and picks up some crazy speed this time of year on it’s way out of the lake. -Jessica