Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Edward Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Edward Lake around April 14 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 12 (2024). Latest: May 5 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 17 |
| 2025 | April 14 |
| 2024 | March 12 |
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2022 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 12 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2018 | May 4 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 1 |
| 2015 | April 4 |
| 2012 | March 26 |
| 2008 | May 1 |
| 2007 | April 10 |
| 2005 | April 13 |
| 2004 | April 14 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
When Edward freezes over
Edward Lake usually freezes over around November 28 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (2019–20). Latest: December 20 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2021–22 | November 26 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2018–19 | November 21 |
| 2017–18 | November 22 |
| 2015–16 | November 29 |
| 2007–08 | November 28 |
| 2006–07 | November 21 |
| 2004–05 | December 3 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.