15.5 inches of snow

We had 15.5 inches of snow over the past weekend and it is beautiful. We had a large party visiting in cabin 7 and lodge this past weekend and the men went ice fishing and the ladies tried out their skis. After a mild weekend, the temperature has dropped to the teens with below zero at night. Still not our normal chilly January weather but I think that is still coming.

Per my neighbors, Clearwater Lake has about 18 inches of ice.

Today the BWCA permit lottery closes for applications at 5:00 PM CT. During the next 5 days the permits from the lottery will be assigned, unsuccessful applicants will be notified and successful aplicants will get an email or a letter in the mail. Starting 1/20 we can begin reserving permits on the remaining quota per entry point and date.

Ice Fishing On Clearwater Lake

We have had over a foot of snow this weekend and it is still snowing out now. It was great ice fishing open as the temperatures continued to be mild. This picture, not the best, is of the folks ice fishing yesterday on Clearwater Lake. It is blurred by the amount the snow falling at the time.

Ice Fishing Open and Fresh Snow

This weekend is ice fishing open for Clearwater Lake which is partially in the BWCA. Guests got up early and headed out to the lake. The temperatures are in the 20's today (abover zero!) so it is the perfect day to be out on the ice.

Along with ice fishing open, it has snowed the last 24 hours adding a nice coating to all the trees and trails.

Dog Sled

Yesterday I heard some dogs sounding really excited and went outside to see several dog sleds running by the lodge and down to the waterfront. Off they went on the lake.

It has been a little while since I wrote on the blog with the holidays and guests and I lost track of it.

We have had a few days of warmer weather as has the rest of the midwest. Our tempertures got up to the mid-30's which is so unusual for this part of MN in January. More snow is in the forecast for this weekend and colder temperatures.