krugorg
All-Pro
- Location
- Minnesota USA
- Name
- Kyle Krug
I had a day off with nothing planned, so I decided to head up to Lake Mille Lacs to checkout the ice fishing. This is a big lake in central Minnesota for ice fishing with a good deal of ice houses, private and resort managed, and a ice road system with streets lettered (so you can call in a pizza or beer delivery).
The winter was warmer than usual here and there were some issues with people getting stranded when parts of the ice broke up early in the season
(news article). It is pretty solid now, towards the end of the season, but they still want to make sure you stick to the plowed ice roads.
My little Subaru on one of the designated ice roads:
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The ice houses range from small car portable shacks (thick vinyl) to large sleep-in houses that must be moved on sleds. It is pretty common to see satellite dishes and the more stationary shacks are LP gas heated. I did see a solar power arrays and a wind turbine or two this year.
Some of the ice fishing houses:
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all photos from my E-P3 with Olympus 12/2
The winter was warmer than usual here and there were some issues with people getting stranded when parts of the ice broke up early in the season
(news article). It is pretty solid now, towards the end of the season, but they still want to make sure you stick to the plowed ice roads.
My little Subaru on one of the designated ice roads:
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The ice houses range from small car portable shacks (thick vinyl) to large sleep-in houses that must be moved on sleds. It is pretty common to see satellite dishes and the more stationary shacks are LP gas heated. I did see a solar power arrays and a wind turbine or two this year.
Some of the ice fishing houses:
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all photos from my E-P3 with Olympus 12/2