There has been nothing new to report till yesterday, we can now canoe across to East Allie without touching ice. When this happens we can boat to Barepoint anywhere from 7-19 days. This year is very similar to 2014, late,wet ,water rose 7” on top ice that year, yesterday we have 23” water on top ice at shoreline and rising. Snow has all but melted on our South paths around island but snow still too deep on North paths that cannot drive quad around. Long range has rain/cloud and warmest day is only 15c..What we need now is strong gusty winds to start moving ice on surface, the strong currents will be wearing it away from below. While working around boathouse yesterday a small hole appeared in ice and within hours was wide open. Im predicting to reach Barepoint May 17 , I will post progress as we get closer to that date.
