Big Ice packs are continuing to blow by the Malmo Bay area about 1,000 yards from our shorelines; they are heading to the central Eastside of Mille Lacs unfortunately. The power of this wind is impressive ~ with gusts to 40mph. One boat was out 'drift fishing' for about 2 hours in front of Castaways and near shore, but the dirft was so fast I saw no fish activity.

White caps visible at most times everywhere in the Malmo Bay area .

There is sunshine at 4:00PM but a lot of ice moving to the Eastside shores areas.

Stay Safe Bobber and everyone in Agate Bay and down to Picard Point! 

This wind out of the north-northwest is not slowing down yet   MM.

-- Edited by MCallies on Saturday 11th of May 2013 03:27:20 PM

Got pretty close to the homes at picard point

Bobber wrote:

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Same view after the big ice shift this am

 

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 Well,

At least you have ice for your cocktails Bob!

Wowzers Bobber !!!

Glad you didn't have any damage to your house !!!

The wind just switched here about 20 minutes ago--5 pm.--and it is heading east FAST! If it blows like this for the next 24 hrs.--it will be gone by the weekend I think.

Somebody is getting some ice in their laps as I type...the east cams should start seeing ice piles? It's going by here FAST!

I was by Bobber's house on Saturday when the ice was piling up. I am so glad for him and his neighbors that the ice stopped advancing. What an amazing experience.

Well, I see no ice--even with ten power glasses--from 65 ft. above the lake. Let's hope it stays clear and we can get a pic from above today. Will it be official today or tomorrow? A few hours we should know...

Looking at the web cam from Hunters that is where the ice went to. I think I saw their dock out yesterday and now it is pulled back in.

Thanks Doug. We still have floating ice in Malmo Bay and Agate Bay areas near shore.

We need a moderate wind to move it out and break it into tiny pieces for melting.

The lake level is improved from last fall ~ for dock placement, shore stations and docking your boats.

But I think tomorrow may be the day! MM  

I think if you look close, there is ice, maybe very poor water logged ice, on about the SE third of the lake today. The whiter ice to the mid eastern shores is better ice. But look closely and the water in the north and west seems darker than the "hazy" looking area in the middle.

So---maybe today but for sure tomorrow will be the date. The regime at the Mille Lacs Messenger makes the final call based on what a few of us see and tell them....and what they see.

So far--I have heard nothing official for today.

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Update on Ice movements: Thursday morning....

This morning the tightly packed ice flows in Malmo Bay and Agate Bay have moved at least 1,000+ yards off shore and are slowing floating outward due to light eastward winds. At least now we have a little breathing room and the easterly winds may help break up this ice flows further. YEAH.

We certainly have a ways to go yet, but shore damage is somewhat reduced for the Eastside and Malmo Bay areas I believe based on many past years there. MM   

MCallies wrote:

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It certainly looks like we have Ice Out Criteria met today from Isle Bay to Garrison. That would put

2013 Ice Out at May 17 8:00AM.

 

Late Thursday afternoon and evening, the east wind finally did the ice in that was in place earlier in the day that didin't allow the ride from Isle to Garrison.

 

Official ice out--May 16th, 2013 "between noon and midnight"

 

 

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