Date: 02/22/2017

Number: 1

Lake Zumbro
"The ice went out on Feb. 22, according to the Minnesota DNR. While you wouldn't want to go water-skiing today, a lot of lakehome owners out there are eager to get their boats in the water.

Typically the ice-out date on Lake Zumbro is March 30, though the DNR's records only go back to 1997. Long-timers like the elderly angler cited above probably remember when the ice typically went out in mid-April, before climate change kicked in.

This year was by far the earliest ice-out date in the 20 years of DNR records. The second earliest was March 6, 2000."

Oronoco, MN

Latitude: 44.2 Longitude: -92.5

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