Lake Pepin under thin ice despite polar vortex
First official ice measurements by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2021 come in below average. 7:25 am, Feb. 10, 2021 × Bill Chelmowski, boat operator for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, digs a hole to measure the ice on Lake Pepin Tuesday as part of the Corps' annual survey of the ice thickness on the lake. Tuesday's measurements were thinner than the average for this time of year. (Brian Todd/btodd@postbulletin.com) OLD FRONTENAC — Never has thin ice been so welcomed. Tuesday, a crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District took its fir...
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