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Dates for ice-out on lakes and the prospects based on information from the DNR and resorts.
| Lake | Average | Earliest | Latest | By opener? |
| Bemidji | 4/26 | 4/11/1945* | 5/22/1950 | Iffy |
| Fall | 4/27 | 4/10/1945 | 5/19/1950 | Partly open |
| Gunflint | 5/7 | 4/15/1976 | 5/26/1966 | Unlikely |
| Kabetogama | 4/28 | 4/13/1998 | 5/18/1996 | Uncertain |
| Leech | 4/27 | 4/9/1945 | 5/23/1950 | Partly open |
| Lake of the Woods | 4/29 | 4/8/2000 | 5/16/1996 | Iffy |
| Mille Lacs | 4/24 | 4/2/2000 | 5/7/1965 | Yes (on 5/4) |
| Pokegama | 4/24 | 4/6/2000 | 5/10/1996 | Maybe |
| Rainy | 5/3 | 4/13/1998 | 5/22/1950 | Iffy |
| Red | 4/27 | 4/12/2000 | 5/17/1996 | Yes (on 5/3) |
| Vermilion | 4/29 | 4/10/1945 | 5/23/1950 | Partly open |
| Winnibigoshish | 4/24 | 4/6/2000 | 5/10/1996 | Could be |
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link for ice out
A good link for keeping track of ice out is http://climate.umn.edu
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