Minnesota · Chisago County
Goose Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Goose Lake around April 6 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 5 (2024). Latest: May 2 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
26 years on the books, 1992–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 2 |
| 2025 | March 27 |
| 2024 | March 5 |
| 2023 | April 21 |
| 2021 | March 27 |
| 2020 | April 4 |
| 2019 | April 12 |
| 2018 | May 2 |
| 2017 | March 27 |
| 2016 | March 16 |
| 2009 | April 6 |
| 2008 | April 23 |
| 2007 | April 4 |
| 2006 | April 6 |
| 2005 | April 6 |
| 2004 | April 6 |
| 2003 | April 10 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 15 |
| 1999 | April 1 |
| 1998 | March 30 |
| 1997 | April 19 |
| 1996 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 11 |
| 1993 | April 17 |
| 1992 | April 9 |
When Goose freezes over
Goose Lake usually freezes over around December 2 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 19 (2008–09). Latest: December 19 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 11. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 11 |
| 2022–23 | December 2 |
| 2021–22 | December 7 |
| 2020–21 | December 1 |
| 2019–20 | December 2 |
| 2018–19 | November 19 |
| 2017–18 | December 5 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2008–09 | November 19 |
| 2007–08 | December 15 |
| 2006–07 | December 2 |
| 2005–06 | December 3 |
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.