The several small snow events we've had so far are adding up. The ground is pretty much covered under the all the leafless trees.
The snow covered ground reflecting the moon's light made for some pretty bright nights. Many posted pictures on the Facebook. No one skied on the flat, well lit, but somewhat cool, water.
Looking over the hill to the east, Wabikon, Riley, and Devils lake have all enjoyed their ice-in.
Looking to the west, it looks like Lake Metonga has quite a bit of ice, too.
When it comes to ice-in, Lucerne has always been stubbornly open for longer than seems possible. Over the years we've heard many reasons why this is so including the lake's long north-south fetch, depth, and spring activity. In the end, the only statement you can make with any confidence about Lucerne's ice-in is that it will occur sometime in November or December. There were some reports of an ice fisherman on Wabikon. We assume that this was either a wild exaggeration or a local asylum needs to do a head count. That being said, Lucerne usually gets its ice a week or two after Wabikon, so we are thinking next week. Maybe. At this point, a January ice in would not come as a complete surprise.
-Nemo ain't limping yet, but the day is young.
