We're back !

For whatever reason I have not been able to post anything for sometime ? Have been getting Peter to post. Here is an update of lake conditions from the ground. Took truck off ice March 12, holes in road south side of French Narrows Portage. With the heavy rain on Mar 15 it melted all snow off the ice,then it turned to snow again picked up 3.5" this was a good think as it protected the ice from the sun for next 10 days.the last 5 days of March were sunny calm and highs 10c. Working on the south side of our Island shirtless ! Then April arrive and the -10 at night tightened things up with April 03 low of -16 re -froze all open water between Us and East Allie. Been snowing a little every day for past 4 days with 2.5 accumulated on ground. A friend was fishing in Manitou on April 4 on 21" ice. I will go to Town on April 8 by snowmobile,pretty sure this will be last trip till boating season.As crossing Portages getting tougher with poor ice. Long range temps are not very high so best guess is boating May 05-9 ??