Lake Maxmkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 22.1 



ice was choppy. On the 11th snow covered the ice which was 

 grinding and tolerably loud at the south end. On the 12th there 

 was considerable ice, particularly in Outlet Bay and off the ice- 

 houses where it extended out in long sharp points, an unusually 

 long sharp blade extended off Long Point to the northeast. There 

 was a broad fringe along the east side of Long Point and large ice 

 islands around stakes in Outlet Bay and southeast of Shady Point 

 cottage. A brisk wind ground up all the ice except that near the 

 shore north of Long Point, the breaking up being accompanied by 

 considerable rattling and clinking. Ice-chips, small and clear, were 

 thrown up on the north shore near the railroad station with a great 

 roar. By noon all the ice in front of Shady Point cottage had dis- 

 appeared. Before breaking up the ice was ^ inch thick at the shore 

 and f inch thick at end of pier at Shady Point. 



The next day a peculiar slush ice formed in front of Shady 

 Point, consisting of circular or oval discs of needle-shaped crystals 

 drifting together and freezing. On the 15th this ice, very rough 

 but weak, extended out more than 100 feet. By the 19th the lake 

 was frozen entirely over except a considerable area in the center 

 and extending well toward the south end. 



On the 20th the lake was frozen nearly all over — only a con- 

 siderable pond in the middle. The ice all around the lake, espe- 

 cially on the west side, was very rough, and would hold one up 

 only 60 to 70 feet out. There was a great deal of clear drift ice, 

 the thickness of window glass, piled up along the east shore. It 

 plowed and heaped up the sand a good deal, making a small ice- 

 ridge. This was not caused by expansion but by the ice being 

 blown up against the sand. 



On the 21st the ice was pretty solid out for some distance. The 

 only open water was in parallel north and south strips near the 

 center. In Outlet Bay one could walk out about 400 to 500 feet, 

 but the ice was weak on the east side of Long Point. 



On the 22d there was a good deal of water on the ice, and the 

 open spaces enlarged appreciably. On the 23d a strong wind 

 began breaking the ice and piling it up on shore at Culver Bay on 

 the 24th. 



On the 28th the lake was again frozen irregularly, with open 

 spaces toward the center. One could walk out in front of the 

 Gravelpit about 600 feet. At one place one could walk within a 

 foot of the open water, so strong was the ice. On the 29th the ice 

 was moving and jamming up some against the shore. At night it 

 was somewhat noisy. In 1901, the first record in December re- 

 garding the condition of the ice was made on the 15th, to the effect 



