Ice-out declared on Lake Minnetonka

Boating season has begun on Lake Minnetonka, with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office declaring "ice-out" on Wednesday. Hennepin County Sheriff's ...

April 20, 2023
2:36 AM

Boating season has begun on Lake Minnetonka, with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office declaring "ice-out" on Wednesday. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Water Patrol deputies were able to drive a patrol boat through all of Lake Minnetonka's channels and 37 bays without being blocked by ice. Tradition holds that the ice-out declaration marks the start of boating season. According to Minnesota conservation group Freshwater, which has tracked ice-out dates since 1855, ice-out is most often declared between April 17 and April 19, with the median date being April 14.

Josie Albertson-Grove