After the 2023-2024 ice season was the lowest on record with average ice cover at 4.3% across all five lakes, the 2024-2025 ice season has measured up to the near normal conditions predicted by the U.S. National Ice Center in December. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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