Spring 2025 - not yet

 I understand that the Ground Hog on Feb 2nd indicated an early spring??? Not here at Elephant Lake.

As you know we had that ice storm you all likely experienced. Prior to the ice, we had about 6 inches of snow, then the ice storm. We had a power outage starting around 1:30 am on Monday. It came back before noon. The internet and cell service was out for much longer but is back now...

The roads all over the area were a mess with numerous trees downed by the ice. Power in Bancroft and Haliburton was off, some still off. 

Getting to 911 from the lake was a challenge with plenty of branches down.

Tuesday was sunny and the temperatures made it up to zero. Parking at 911 was extremely sloppy. The snow was melting in the sunshine making not only the parking lot messy, but also the road in from there to the lake.

At this time, coming in is very difficult unless you have tracks on the ATV or UTV. 

Terry Y attempted to get in yesterday to his cottage on his ATV but finally bogged down near the twin gates. Peter H and I did pull him out and we went back to 911. 

It is snowing hard again at this time, with freezing rain to follow for several hours. After that the rain starts, ending late tomorrow. We are sure the road from 911 to the lake will change by the weekend. It may be a muddy drive in.