Lakes Are Open!

The lakes up here on average lose their ice around April 20.  Several years ago they opened up the first week in April, the earliest we could recall.  This year they opened up this past week.  Last Saturday there were still ice fisherman on the lake; by Thursday the lakes were ice free.

Once the lake opened up the ducks were everywhere, Common and Hooded Mergansers, Wood Ducks, and Mallards.  We were tempted to put the outboard on the fishing boat and take a cruise but then we remembered it was March...really don't want to have to chip ice out of the inside of a boat.