IDO Get Together- Mille Lacs

Does anyone know if we are still able to get on the Lake where the Extravaganza is being held?

As of now, no. Nitti’s posted they currently plan no access. Johnsons Portside has a video that details some general options for access. Lots of places are letting wheelers out, some are letting vehicles. If you’re heading up, it’s worth the 5 minutes to watch. Further updates will be posted tomorrow.

Perhaps the final post on this thread. Just in case there was any questions on whether it should have been called off, this was posted by Red Door this morning…
We are making the unpopular call to keep our access closed this weekend. The rain Monday opened many of the holes as big as 18 – 20″ and though the ice remains 20 plus inches, these large holes covered in snow and crusted over will cause invisible traps on the ice for vehicles and ATV’s. We had hoped to open the access but the inherent danger is not worth the trade off as we will always make decisions based on safety regardless of how unpopular the decision is. We hope everyone can get out and enjoy the festivities around the lake this weekend and please stop in for our customer appreciation event Saturday night from 6 – 10pm for live entertainment, food and beverages!

So.. thanks BigWerm, obviously you made the right call and saved us at least a couple days of wondering. Thanks too for getting the ball rolling on this to begin with. Guess you’re not done yet though, gotta put together the Open Water GTG!

Anyone know the name of the band playing tomorrow night for the party?

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