Date: 03/17/2016

Number: 1

According to Channel 5 news, "Ice was declared out of Lake Minnetonka early Thursday, marking the second earliest date on record for the popular lake.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office and the Freshwater Society declared the lake ice free at 12:15 a.m.

The declaration is made after a boat can be piloted through all of the lake's channels and bays without obstruction by ice.

The earliest recorded ice out date is March 11, 1878. The average ice-out date is April 14."

Wayzata, MN

Latitude: 44.9 Longitude: -93.6

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