Michigan “Boating” in December

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Great way to utilize the frozen water.
 
How thick is the ice?!?
 
Crooked River in Alanson Mi.


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How thick is the ice?!?
Varying between 6” - 7” for about a 1/2 mi to 1 mile out from shore. Hearing its untested further out than that currently. It is still a couple weeks away from where I have a great comfort level for anything beyond iceskating in front of the cottage.
 
Looks like the ice is pretty nice! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your time up at the lake house.
 
Very cool. I’ve had the opportunity to use one. Man-O-Man are they fast.
 
Very cool. I’ve had the opportunity to use one. Man-O-Man are they fast.
They always look sweet racing across the lake. That’s pretty cool that you’ve had the opportunity to give one a try.
 
81 and sunshine is always nice too!!!
 
Hope you have a snowblower to do all that clearing. Don’t want the kids tired before the fun starts.
 
Hope you have a snowblower to do all that clearing. Don’t want the kids tired before the fun starts.
For the ice rink, I shovel it. I think it leads to better ice for ice skating. That said, my body doesn’t shovel that heavy wet snow as well as it used to when younger. The things I do for my girls...
 
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Varying between 6” - 7” for about a 1/2 mi to 1 mile out from shore. Hearing its untested further out than that currently. It is still a couple weeks away from where I have a great comfort level for anything beyond iceskating in front of the cottage.
Are they done with the season once the snow arrives? Seams like it would be short-lived...
 
Are they done with the season once the snow arrives? Seams like it would be short-lived...
Do you mean the NG ice-sailboats? Various clubs of them plan events for across the state based on varying ice and snow conditions. They are most active at the start of winter and typically the end of winter due to the snow issues your eluded to. Someone with an even shorter season that Michigan boaters...ROFL. :p
 
Got out on my first snowmobile ride of 2021-22. Earliest for me. Had 2 days of storms. 10” of snow, and drifting of 1-2.5 feet’. Had 1 of our 3 snowmobiles prepped for winter early because I was considering selling it. So…being retired now I got that one out today and did nearly 5 hours of riding NW of Houghton Lake on trails 6/7. Super cold for early Dec (10 degrees, -2 degrees with windchill), but a beautiful day.

I was so THRILLED to go riding today. Not sure I’ll have another chance before January, but if not, today (and maybe tomorrow morning) are my lucky days!

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Looks like a blast!
 
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