Minnesota · Crow Wing County
Shirt Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Shirt Lake around April 16 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2000). Latest: May 3 (2022).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
19 years on the books, 1990–2023. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2022 | May 3 |
| 2006 | April 7 |
| 2005 | April 10 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2002 | April 16 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | March 24 |
| 1999 | April 9 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 23 |
| 1996 | April 22 |
| 1995 | April 25 |
| 1994 | April 21 |
| 1993 | April 16 |
| 1992 | April 18 |
| 1991 | April 9 |
| 1990 | April 7 |
When Shirt freezes over
Shirt Lake usually freezes over around December 1 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 8 (2019–20). Latest: December 6 (2021–22).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2022–23 froze on November 21. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2022–23 | November 21 |
| 2021–22 | December 6 |
| 2019–20 | November 8 |
| 2005–06 | December 2 |
| 2004–05 | December 4 |
| 2003–04 | December 1 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | November 29 |
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.