[Bear247]

Originally Posted by DueSouth

MI
Heads UP

As of Sunday, there was a lot of open water around the Cattle Landing Dock. It looks like an airboat has been running between the Cattle Landing and Bear Island (just north of Dolly Island) and it broke the ice near the Cattle Landing. It broken and 'chunked -up' and had not refrozen to the point it would support foot traffic.

On top of that, there is a pressure ridge resulting in submerged ice and open water running from the boat house on Dolly Island to a point a couple of hundred feet south of Cattle Landing. A second pressure ridge appears to be running from near Horse Island towards Deep Cove (lately known as "Church Cove").

I saw no safe way to cross from the Cattle Landing directly across to Bear Island. We did, howver, see two deer on the ice jsut off the shore at White Mtn Park on Bear Island.

A friend flew over the route from Cattle Landing to south Bear and saw pretty much what i described and advised me to stay the heck off'n it.

There was no sign of any other activity (no bob houses, no fisherman) in that area, or between Meredith Neck and Mark, Timber, Governor's Island.

Saw my first two snowmobilers of the "winter" on the lake yesterday afternoon - went by Spindle Point towards Meredith Bay - there's about 5" of mixed (white and black) ice in that area.

Stay Safe

Thank you sir...