Still Open

Ice was forming in the Southwestern bays of the lake and the old timers were saying that the lake needs just one cold night to ice over. We did not get that cold night last week. By the weekend, a delightfully warm few days had all but banished the ice from the bays and had a few thinking of skiing and late-late-late season Rafto. It should be noted that Mrs. Nemo was not one of those people.

There were some wavy days, but there were some that included extreme flatitude.

With no boats in, it seemed unlikely that anyone would ski. It turns out some don't need a boat. During much of last week, a large group of water sport enthusiasts web footed up all the flat on the North end of the lake.

Others had the best view of the late season water show. The two eagles that have been boring holes in the sky above the lake are looking for a ski show or fish or something several times a day.

At the start of the week, Knott Lane was starting a good base of white.

By the end of the week, much of the snow was gone. That won't last, but we still enjoy it while the lane is snow free-ish.

Just over the hill to the East, Devils Lake has been ice covered for over a week now. There were signs of ice-out by the weekend. Our guess is that those holes will close up with the next cold night.

Lakes Wabikon and Riley remained, for the most part, iced.

Lucerne's rubenesque sister, Lake Metonga, is wide open and entirely ski-able.

Many sunsets looked like they would be full of color and texture. Then the clouds would disappear completely and the end of the day sky became just another shade of meh.

Last week's melt pushed water from the watershed into the lake. The lake level did not go up but it didn't go down either.

Not many shots echoed off the hills around the lake this deer season. With no new suet feeder hoisted on Knott Lane, it looks like Bambi will live for another year of eating, frolicking, and bumper denting. The lack of snow may have made it harder to track deer, but also made it much easier for the Thanksgivingly gorged to waddle off that extra weight. That, and no bugs. Huzzah! **burp** Our deepest sympathy goes out to those that picked a November ice-in date. Back in mid-October, we really thought that one of those dates would be the winner. The ice should be back around the edges in the next few days. It won't be long now.

-Nemo ate too much, vows to become less rubenesque.

Still Open

November 23rd through 29th, 2020