Lake Vermilion ice out 2019 - Everett Bay clear - April 26th. If there is any ice left on our bay, it is tucked in the far east corner. A trip up the road to take some video of the great sound the ice makes as it is jostled around by the waves was unproductive. As this picture shows, looking eastward from the narrows, a [...]
2019 Lake Vermilion ice out begins right on schedule. Add rain to the more than generous snow fall of the season and the Pike River dam is armed and ready for some serious flow. Check out our annual video and note the progress as the open water makes its way toward the first bend. Always an exciting sight as we all know as soon as [...]
Lake Vermilion ice out 2016 will be recorded as April 25th this year, although it could likely have been April 24th. Uncooperative weather got in the way of the typical ice checks done by airplane and heavy cloud cover made satellite images difficult to discern as well. Every day earlier than the long term April 29th average makes one more day to prep for the [...]
Lake Vermilion Ice out 2015 goes in the books as April 18th. Good thing the winds were strong those last couple days as it finished the ice off before a cold snap came our direction. Fortunately the 10 day forecast gets much better after Thursday, and it looks like smooth sailing from there on out. Delighted to be taking calls from people who are booking [...]
Lake Vermilion weather March 2015 Lake Vermilion weather Lake Vermilion spring weather 2015 looking good. We realize it is a little early to do the "Spring is here" happy dance - but things are looking good on the short term horizon. The ten day forecast points to temps almost 15 degrees above average for the stretch. Sprinkle in some nights with lows [...]
Everett Bay is down to just the stubborn remnants that the wind decided to deliver right to the resort shoreline. The first two pictures are from the east end of the bay near the narrows, with open water as far as the eye can see! The 3rd picture is the same location on Big Bay, that yesterday had all this dark ice off in the [...]
The weather forecast looks much better later this week and weekend with lows staying above freezing and the highs getting into the sixties by Saturday. We received another storm last Sunday that continued to slow things down. While the ice is thawing, please take a look at the 2012 DNR Lake Vermilion Survey provided below. Walleye numbers are well above average for the East end of Lake Vermilion. Looks like [...]
We had 5 new inches of snow on Lake Vermilion this weekend. Actually threw snow today. It's the latest I can recall ever throwing snow in April. Certainly, we've received snow in April but none that I needed to actually throw. Need some warm sunny weather and warmer overnight temps to get the ice off of the lake by May 1st (historical average). The Pike [...]
