Mille Lacs Ice Damage

  • dirk-w.
    Minnesota
    Posts: 485
    April 20, 2020 at 4:26 pm #1936347

    Check out Johnson Portside on Facebook. Man, the power of that ice with this wind is incredible.

    Posted by Johnsons Portside on Monday, April 20, 2020

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16658
    April 20, 2020 at 4:35 pm #1936350

    I posted some pictures Saturday of the ice on Mille Lacs. I could tell it was getting weak, this wind obviously did it in. Wind is the enemy of ice up there.

    dirk-w.
    Minnesota
    Posts: 485
    April 20, 2020 at 4:37 pm #1936351

    For some reason the video is not showing as well as it did on Facebook. The video seems like it got cropped – FYI

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16658
    April 20, 2020 at 4:42 pm #1936353

    If you look close you can see the ice below the railing. The power of moving ice is amazing.

    Jon Jordan
    Keymaster
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 6019
    April 20, 2020 at 4:57 pm #1936360

    That cabin is about 100 yards from my place on Big Point. shock

    You can,t link in FB vids here or any other website. You may see it but I don,t believe anyone else will.

    -J.

    The_Bladepuller
    South end
    Posts: 745
    April 20, 2020 at 5:25 pm #1936370

    Hennepin Island looked like an Alpine mountain when I drove north of Isle today.
    When the ice sheet is still fairly intact that is a lot of surface for the wind to push against.
    I saw in the Messenger that a guy I know up on Hawkbill had his boathouse damaged.

    Nothing piled up on Half Moon yet but small sheets are now drifting in to Wahkon Bay.

    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16658
    April 20, 2020 at 5:37 pm #1936374

    This was from Saturday. I think I snapped it somewhere between Wahkon & Isle. I’m not sure. cry

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    Jon Jordan
    Keymaster
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 6019
    April 21, 2020 at 9:59 am #1936537

    This is the most detailed video I have seen of the ice damage on Big Point.

    -J.

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    April 21, 2020 at 10:33 am #1936544

    OUCH!
    They sure are taking it in stride, must have good insurance.

    ptc
    Apple Valley/Isle, MN
    Posts: 614
    April 22, 2020 at 11:34 am #1936878

    Jon, Do you know where on Big Point that video is from? I am between Liberty Beach and Big Point and so far so good.

    From my webcam

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    Jon Jordan
    Keymaster
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 6019
    April 22, 2020 at 12:08 pm #1936906

    Sent you a PM with the address. You can google map the satalite image.

    -J.

    gimruis
    Plymouth, MN
    Posts: 17434
    April 22, 2020 at 1:33 pm #1936922

    This isn’t the first time its happened…and it won’t be the last either. If we get high winds right when the ice breaks up, it ends up as a wall of ice on shore like this.

    dirk-w.
    Minnesota
    Posts: 485
    April 22, 2020 at 3:42 pm #1936967

    Like watching a lava flow eat up your house. Makes you wonder if there is a way to beat it?

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10440
    April 22, 2020 at 4:19 pm #1936979
    dirk-w. wrote:

    Like watching a lava flow eat up your house. Makes you wonder if there is a way to beat it?

    Make sure you have a D-10 in your shed.

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