Lake Pepin Ice Breaker

  • fireflick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 875
    March 18, 2004 at 5:14 pm #1244068

    Just a heads up to anyone fishing below Lake Pepin. The Ice breaker will be locking through the Alma Dam shortly here. They figured there is about 18″-20″ of ice still on the lake. Please be careful out there. A lot of ice will be coming down this weekend. They were not sure how long it will take them to get throught the lake.

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    March 18, 2004 at 7:32 pm #297370

    Thanks for the heads up. Should be fun to watch. They sure ran into a bunch of problems last year. There was a tow and barges aground for about a week just above La Couplis. Will the ice be a problem as far down stream as Alma?

    skhartke
    Somerset, WI
    Posts: 1416
    March 18, 2004 at 8:42 pm #297375

    Any idea about what time this thing will be going through? It would be fun to make road trip and see this.
    Thanks,

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    March 18, 2004 at 9:15 pm #297381

    If she was through the lock when fireflick did the post she’s probably at the foot of the lake already. How long the whole process will take is unknown. I would suspect it will happen tomorrow.

    skhartke
    Somerset, WI
    Posts: 1416
    March 18, 2004 at 9:30 pm #297383

    Thanks,
    I guess I’ll still be at work then.

    DMan
    Long Lake IL.
    Posts: 350
    March 18, 2004 at 10:36 pm #297389

    Interesting page to read, thanks riverfan

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    March 19, 2004 at 2:39 am #297413

    BREAK UP THAT ICE

    jhall
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 590
    March 19, 2004 at 3:32 am #297421

    No sign of her yet up here in Lake City. Im going to roll up a keg here on the deck and wait to watch that bad boy break up 4 moths of built up aggression. Soon as that Ice is gone, and I can find a place to launch, The Champ will be back in action!

    RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!!!!!!!!!!

    jhall
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 590
    March 19, 2004 at 11:47 am #297313

    She is right in fron of lake city right now and moving at a prtty good clip. Thank God!!!

    JHall

    fireflick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 875
    March 19, 2004 at 12:54 pm #297451

    She went through Wabasha yesterday at 5:10pm. She had one set of barges full of weight. When I crossed the Wabasha bridge this morning there were all kinds of big ice chunks floating down. She must be making progress. So be careful.

    mountain man
    Coon Valley, WI.
    Posts: 1419
    March 19, 2004 at 3:17 pm #297478

    Last night it was out in front of Pepin. What a strange sight. Just dark out in the middle of the ice with its lights shining off the snow. I have had a real long week and I had to pinch myself a couple of times to make sure I hadn’t fallen asleep. It was the last thinG I expected to see!!

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    March 19, 2004 at 7:05 pm #297354

    Someone call the news crews and get them out there with their choppers and get some footage of this..

    jhall
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 590
    March 19, 2004 at 8:07 pm #297511

    Im sure that it will be on the minneapolis news tonight, it always is!

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