With all of the snow, we have gotten this winter and ice it is key to make sure that you clear off your vehicle as thoroughly as possible. But many of us myself included get lazy sometimes and snow and ice go flying.
Wait, it was 22 below zero here a few mornings ago! How can lake ice possibly be unsafe? I don't have the answer key, but I suspect it's all the snow we've had: 80-100" and counting. Snow is an excellent insulator, and a few feet of insulating snow probably kept the lake ice from thickening up properly - or an underwater spring - or a strong current beneath the ice...
A friend of mine recently hired an ice dam removal company who appeared to be from Duluth. After spending thousands of dollars, the job still wasn't done and he had to stop them from working.
Two Barron County Deputies are thankful that they were able to survive falling through the ice this past weekend during a rescue attempt of a snowmobiler.