Just for fun and bragging rights let’s see who can come closest to guessing the exact date/time for Mille Lacs ice out.
My vote is for April 1st at 3:30 PM. 
March 21, 2012 at 4:51 pm
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Mille Lacs Ice Out Date
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March 21, 2012 at 5:11 pm #1051143
March 30th, 1pm
March 21, 2012 at 5:19 pm #1051147March 31 8:00 a.m.
March 21, 2012 at 5:22 pm #1051150Either way the birchwood canoes
will be out early this year! 
March 21, 2012 at 6:12 pm #1051175Quote:
Either way the birchwood canoes
will be out early this year!
Birchwood
I am going with March 31st @ 5pm
March 21, 2012 at 7:51 pm #10512084/4 NOON
March 21, 2012 at 8:15 pm #10512144/7 6:15am
March 21, 2012 at 9:02 pm #10512213/31 @6:00pm
March 22, 2012 at 2:44 am #10513013/29 at 4:00 PM
March 22, 2012 at 1:06 pm #10513864/5 3pm
March 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm #1051534The next big NW wind might take out. No wind–it could sit there 2 more weeks even with the warm temps.
March 22, 2012 at 6:50 pm #1051541Quote:
The next big NW wind might take out. No wind–it could sit there 2 more weeks even with the warm temps.
Accuweather predicts 19mph winds blowing east with gusts up to 36 on Saturday. Does that get it done? Or is direction that important.
March 22, 2012 at 8:07 pm #1051579The east wind will push it up on the west shores. That will open a few 100 yards of water on the east side. Then the next BIG NW wind will push it SE and open up at least a half mile or more on the west side. With that much open water and waves, it could go out if the NW wind/waves chews on it long enough. Maybe it will take two series of wind changes but I doubt it. Or, after the big east wind you speak of, the wind doesn’t blow for a week…it will just lay there and very slowy deteriorate. But that could take 2 weeks. One or two wind switches with 15-20 mph. sustained winds, should take it out. One direction or the other.
March 25, 2012 at 10:34 am #1052125A strong north wind is chewing the main sheet of ice up. Looking out from Myr Mar as it gets light, there is a mile of open water this morning. Hopefully, it be clear enough to get a space pic today.
March 25, 2012 at 12:42 pm #1052166I just looked at the Mill lake cams. Lots of open water out there already on the SE corner. The Agate bay time lapse photo shows the ice moving south every time the cam refreshes, pretty cool.
March 25, 2012 at 1:45 pm #1052185My favorite wife and I just took a ride around the entire lake.
The lake is iced in south of a line from Agate Bay Resort to Terry’s Boat Harbor. Near as I can see…
No doubt! It will NOT survive the present wind and the wind yet to howl the next 36 hrs. My guess at this point is that the lake will over half ice free by dark tomorrow (the 26th) if not sooner.
The space pic could tell the story the next 2 days–I hope.
From the north end there is zero ice in sight.
March 25, 2012 at 4:40 pm #1052222Thanks for the update Steve.
Looking at the wind forecast if I’d have to say it will only be a day or two before a boat can make it from Isle to Garrison.
March 25, 2012 at 9:35 pm #1032940The date on the pic is wrong but here is the latest:
March 26, 2012 at 12:23 am #1052316Here it is with the right date.
March 26, 2012 at 11:09 am #1052415As it gets lighter, it’s obvious the main sheet of ice is creeping NW ahead of the big easterly wind. Will it make all the way and pile up? Maybe….maybe not. Stay tuned…
March 26, 2012 at 3:48 pm #1052565A boat can now be driven from Garrison to Isle. The line of ice is from about Cove northwest to Pike Point. There is ice west of that line. In other words, at least 75 percent of the lake is ice free!
NO DOUBT–official ice out should be March 26th, 2012.
I sent this to the Messenger a short time ago…..
March 26, 2012 at 9:05 pm #1052729A new record by a full week!
March 26, 2012 at 9:07 pm #1052731Quote:
3/29 at 4:00 PM
Looks like SmokinBobO gets bragging rights
March 26, 2012 at 9:37 pm #1052743
Can you spell Early 
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