We use Laurenson Lake as a guide down here. When we hear it freezes over in fall we usually freeze up a week later and same goes for Spring(if it ever arrives)When Lake opens we can usually get to Town a week later. I went to BarePoint by quad yesterday-mistake should have gone by sled. You have to stick to roads with quad as too much water/slush beside road.I crossed Strawberry Portage on snowmobile tail and trying to get back onto ice road got stuck in snowbank,8" water and snow up to my knees and no shovel! Took over an hour to go the 3 feet through bank using only my hands to clear slush. The stretch from Rocky Narrows to BarePoint was almost as bad,had to back out a few times and take alternate trail. The only sign of open water down this way is from the tip of French Narrows you could now canoe over to East Allie,the open water is only 100' wide and home to about 100 plus Geese,small flock of Golden Eye ducks and seagulls.Spotted first Turkey Vulcher on 16th.