Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Lougee Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Lougee Lake around April 8 — the second week of April. Earliest ever: March 13 (2024). Latest: May 10 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
25 years on the books, 1998–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 2 |
| 2024 | March 13 |
| 2023 | April 30 |
| 2022 | April 30 |
| 2021 | April 2 |
| 2020 | April 8 |
| 2018 | April 29 |
| 2017 | April 2 |
| 2016 | March 25 |
| 2015 | April 6 |
| 2014 | April 25 |
| 2013 | May 10 |
| 2011 | April 17 |
| 2010 | March 30 |
| 2009 | April 19 |
| 2008 | April 25 |
| 2007 | April 18 |
| 2006 | April 8 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 10 |
| 2003 | April 13 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
| 2000 | March 25 |
| 1999 | April 4 |
| 1998 | April 2 |
When Lougee freezes over
Lougee Lake usually freezes over around November 23 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 7 (2003–04). Latest: December 8 (2016–17).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2021–22 | November 23 |
| 2020–21 | November 30 |
| 2019–20 | November 9 |
| 2017–18 | November 7 |
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | November 29 |
| 2014–15 | November 15 |
| 2013–14 | December 5 |
| 2012–13 | December 4 |
| 2011–12 | November 19 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | November 19 |
| 2005–06 | November 25 |
| 2004–05 | November 26 |
| 2003–04 | November 7 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
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.