Kirkwood Resort Blog

This crack in the lake is a good thing for fishermen!!!

There are also a couple of “hairline” cracks that go all the way across the body of the lake.  With some warm weather (and even rain and wind), these will expand and the ice will go quickly.

But, sorry Kyle, no way the ice will pass Kirkwood by May 13….

Open water to outside the Kirkwood Marina, but a body of ice beyond

…and, sorry Howard, unless it really is warm, rains and blows, it will be a push to make the May 17 date too!

The big bend east of the Happy Hour

There is about 15 feet of open water on the edges from the Narrows to the dam. In this picture you can barely see a guy in a fishing boat that he put in at the day use beach and traveled along the edge to this point where he is fishing.  The rest of the big body of the lake is still iced over…but, it won’t be long now.  And, you can catch a bonus when you are here this time of year!

Lone bison grazing near Happy Hour

There are a lot of bison on Hwy 191 and sometimes on Hwy 287.  They are starting to drop babies, so it is a fun time to see them!