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Beautiful photo! Does it ever completely freeze over?
It’s usually too lumpy, Janie, but I have skated out there and also skimmed along on my Xcountry skis. It’s a great place to ice fish, and we have a lot of fresh walleye dinners in the winter!
Wow, that is such a beautiful scene. Reminds me of being out at a friend’s family cabin when the lake was frozen — there were ducks trying to land and they just hit the ice and kept sliding. Couldn’t tell whether they were being stupid or having fun. Do you ice skate on your lake or is the ice too lumpy?