Long Lake is finally freezing over

It’s been a warm fall. There have been cold days and nights, but not many. And the cold weather the lake area has seen has been followed by unseasonably warm days. Heck. We were kayaking in Ghost Bay on Thanksgiving afternoon, when it reached 60 degrees.

But on Sunday morning, December 9th, it was 27 degrees, winds were calm, and the lake was finally starting to freeze. Most of the way to the narrows was frozen over. On Saturday, three common mergansers were still dabbling around in the lake. But early Sunday morning  I saw them flying low over the lake, headed south. The goofballs. Leave it to the mergansers to be the last to leave a party and the last ducks to finish eating at the Long Lake buffet table.

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  1. Hi there! We love reading your blog. We were curious about when the lake began to freeze and now we know! We are heading up this weekend. We wondering if there is much snow? Thanks!

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