Written by Officials have declared ice-out on Lake Minnetonka, about 10 days earlier than the median date for the Twin Cities’ largest lake. The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol and Freshwater Society declared open water on the lake at 5:38 p.m. on Friday. The median ice-out date for Lake Minnetonka is April 13, and last year, it came on March 29.
Source: Ice-out declared on Lake Minnetonka, slightly later than last year – CBS Minnesota
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