Minnesota · Hubbard County
George Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of George Lake around April 21 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 14 (2024). Latest: May 11 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
20 years on the books, 1979–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 21 |
| 2025 | April 20 |
| 2024 | March 14 |
| 2023 | May 3 |
| 2022 | May 6 |
| 2021 | April 4 |
| 2020 | April 23 |
| 2019 | April 24 |
| 2017 | April 5 |
| 2015 | April 13 |
| 2013 | May 11 |
| 2011 | April 26 |
| 1996 | May 6 |
| 1990 | April 21 |
| 1988 | April 16 |
| 1987 | April 10 |
| 1984 | April 19 |
| 1983 | April 23 |
| 1980 | April 21 |
| 1979 | May 3 |
When George freezes over
George Lake usually freezes over around November 19 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (1986–87). Latest: November 30 (2024–25).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 29. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 29 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | November 24 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2021–22 | November 22 |
| 2020–21 | November 17 |
| 2019–20 | November 8 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | November 10 |
| 2011–12 | November 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 19 |
| 1990–91 | November 19 |
| 1989–90 | November 17 |
| 1987–88 | November 23 |
| 1986–87 | November 7 |
| 1981–82 | November 21 |
| 1978–79 | November 15 |
| 1977–78 | November 20 |
| 1976–77 | November 10 |
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.