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| Krispa Weekend April 1st through 3rd |
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| By late Friday afternoon, the ice had started to pull away from parts of the shore. The water was deemed cold, no one swam. |
| Efforts to get the webcam up produced limited success despite an international coallition. We'll try again soon after I stop shaking with rage over the quality of off-shore help desks. |
| The sun coming up over the east shore on Saturday was intense/hot. |
| The clear cold night refroze areas of the lake that were open just hours earlier. The thin ice was gone after a few hours in the sun. |
| In just a few weeks "the nail" will be returned to the lake and the first lake level measurement will follow. |
| Anything dark on the ice, like this oak leaf, heats up in the sun and "burns" a pit in the ice |
| A lost bottle rocket stick burns more of a line than a pit. |
| Some of the surface ice is starting to "rot" in the sun. The honeycombed veneer is made of closely packed ice sticks that crunch when walked on. |
| Streams of water in the woods around the lake are starting to grow. The area is noisy with the sound of flowing water. |
| The sap is really flowing now. 255 gallons was collected on Saturday. |
| Sap was cooked down to syrup all weekend. Mr EMT claims that 10 gallons of water is boiled off per hour with his current setup. |
| Sunday's morning was evey bit as clear as Saturday's, only warmer. |
| Golf was enjoyed/endured on the 17 inch thick ice. This could be the last time this spring that golf is possible on the lake without scuba tanks. |
| Just as the temperature rose above 50 F on it's way to the low 60's, we had to leave. |
| In 12 days the Forest County Maple Syrup Festival is held. We'll be there. |