Minnesota · Todd County
Fairy Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Fairy Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 17 (2016). Latest: May 9 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
29 years on the books, 1995–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | April 29 |
| 2022 | April 25 |
| 2021 | April 1 |
| 2020 | April 28 |
| 2019 | April 20 |
| 2018 | May 3 |
| 2017 | March 30 |
| 2016 | March 17 |
| 2015 | April 6 |
| 2014 | April 23 |
| 2013 | May 9 |
| 2012 | March 20 |
| 2011 | April 19 |
| 2010 | April 1 |
| 2009 | April 17 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 16 |
| 2006 | April 9 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 5 |
| 2003 | April 12 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
| 2001 | April 22 |
| 2000 | March 22 |
| 1999 | April 5 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 22 |
| 1996 | April 25 |
| 1995 | April 22 |
When Fairy freezes over
Fairy Lake usually freezes over around November 26 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (1996–97). Latest: December 18 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2022–23 froze on November 23. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2022–23 | November 23 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 12 |
| 2017–18 | December 12 |
| 2016–17 | December 9 |
| 2015–16 | December 18 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2013–14 | November 24 |
| 2011–12 | November 26 |
| 2010–11 | November 26 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2006–07 | November 30 |
| 2005–06 | November 29 |
| 2004–05 | December 14 |
| 2003–04 | November 25 |
| 2002–03 | November 26 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
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.