Minnesota · Hubbard County
Midge Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Midge Lake around April 17 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 17 (2024). Latest: May 5 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
43 years on the books, 1967–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 22 |
| 2025 | April 20 |
| 2024 | March 17 |
| 2022 | May 5 |
| 2021 | March 30 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2008 | May 4 |
| 2007 | April 21 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 16 |
| 2003 | April 15 |
| 2002 | April 17 |
| 2001 | April 26 |
| 2000 | April 6 |
| 1999 | April 13 |
| 1998 | April 10 |
| 1997 | April 23 |
| 1996 | May 4 |
| 1995 | April 15 |
| 1994 | April 17 |
| 1993 | April 16 |
| 1992 | April 18 |
| 1991 | April 8 |
| 1989 | April 25 |
| 1987 | April 8 |
| 1986 | April 12 |
| 1985 | April 19 |
| 1984 | April 17 |
| 1983 | April 18 |
| 1981 | March 31 |
| 1980 | April 20 |
| 1977 | April 19 |
| 1976 | April 12 |
| 1975 | May 3 |
| 1974 | April 26 |
| 1973 | April 6 |
| 1972 | April 26 |
| 1971 | April 21 |
| 1970 | April 28 |
| 1969 | April 20 |
| 1968 | April 12 |
| 1967 | April 15 |
When Midge freezes over
Midge Lake usually freezes over around November 13 — the second week of November. Earliest on record: October 24 (1968–69). Latest: November 28 (2025–26).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 28. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 28 |
| 2024–25 | November 26 |
| 2023–24 | November 23 |
| 2021–22 | November 20 |
| 2014–15 | November 11 |
| 2008–09 | November 20 |
| 2007–08 | November 22 |
| 2006–07 | November 12 |
| 2005–06 | November 17 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 5 |
| 2002–03 | November 16 |
| 2001–02 | November 27 |
| 2000–01 | November 15 |
| 1998–99 | November 12 |
| 1997–98 | November 11 |
| 1996–97 | November 10 |
| 1995–96 | November 4 |
| 1994–95 | November 22 |
| 1993–94 | October 31 |
| 1992–93 | November 6 |
| 1991–92 | October 28 |
| 1990–91 | November 24 |
| 1985–86 | November 10 |
| 1983–84 | November 22 |
| 1982–83 | November 13 |
| 1981–82 | November 21 |
| 1977–78 | November 12 |
| 1975–76 | November 21 |
| 1972–73 | November 13 |
| 1971–72 | November 6 |
| 1970–71 | November 12 |
| 1968–69 | October 24 |
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.