The banks of Lake Ontario Kilted

**Glen C** · 9th February 09, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by mudd

How come it's not frozen?

...The Lake. I'm asking about the lake.

Yeah? We have a 10k nighttime ski/snowshoe race this weekend across frozen Chequamengon Bay on the real big lake (Superior).

**cessna152towser** · 9th February 09, 02:00 PM

Yes, Glen, I thought your lake would be frozen at this time of year, so how come you need an icebreaker ferry in Toronto harbour if the lake doesn't freeze? It looks like spring has arrived over there in Ontario, when you say most of the snow has melted and there is very little snow in your pics. We still have a few inches of snow in the garden here and it is snowing again this evening.

**McMurdo** · 9th February 09, 02:27 PM

Alex
It has almost all melted, I'll get a few pics in the next couple of days, however later in the week we will get rain and then snow.

**muirkirkca** · 9th February 09, 02:39 PM

Lake Ontario is very deep at the west end ( 600+ ft.) and does not freeze over. It will freeze between Toronto Island and the main land which is shallow. I think the east end will freeze over because it is shallow. Lake Erie although further south will freeze over because it is much shallower particularly at the west end. A larger number of ice fishermen were caught out on an ice flow and had to be rescued off the Ohio shore.

**McNulty** · 9th February 09, 03:22 PM

Great shots McMurdo. As always, you look dashing.
Nulty

**McNulty** · 9th February 09, 03:25 PM

A couple of years ago someone wanted me to take me ice fishing..... But I couldn't find the right fly. Nyuk, nyuk! Were those stranded ice fishers out of Cleveland?
Nulty

**McClef** · 10th February 09, 03:37 AM

I remember all the fantastic ice formations at the Falls at the end of March 2005 and there was still a load of snow on Goat Island but hardly anything in Toronto at all.