Over the last few years the Lake of the Woods Ice Patrol Blog has helped many cottagers know when the ice was out of their bay and when they could safely put their boat in the water. Always a sure sign of spring is when Ice Patrol starts back up for the year!
On March 1st Ice Captain posted: "Hi, everyone. Over the last few weeks, I have received quite a few notifications as new people signed up to follow Ice Patrol, and I notice website traffic is up recently, too. So I offer warm greetings to both old friends and new acquaintances. Welcome "
Please click through on this link to read his first blog of the year - https://icepatrol.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/march-1-2017-welcome-back/
Still lots of ice out there but the warmer weather is coming and Ice Captain will help us watch it melt.