Freeze Up
Lake Wissota Freeze Up
The lake froze yesterday, and this morning a light snow dusted the new ice. If you look close in the photo you can see cracks running out into the lake.
Ice is almost alive. Stand by the lake for even just a few minutes on a quiet morning, and you hear whoops, snaps, and long, weird moans as the ice shifts under the sunrise.
It’s not thick enough to walk on, but it will be with a few more cold nights. I’m looking forward to some thickness so I can put out a tip-up or two. Maybe this weekend?
The first thing John said when I saw him last weekend was “Can we go ice skating?” Then there was little more than chunky slush clinking among icy rocks along the shore. Good skating ice may be coming soon, as it looks like it froze clean. Maybe I’ll try to scrape off a rink this year and find out if old guys can skate with little kids without serious injury.