Minnesota · Wadena County
Spirit Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Spirit Lake around April 15 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 24 (2012). Latest: May 9 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
27 years on the books, 1992–2025. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | April 14 |
| 2023 | May 1 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | April 12 |
| 2016 | March 26 |
| 2015 | April 10 |
| 2013 | May 9 |
| 2012 | March 24 |
| 2011 | April 23 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 21 |
| 2008 | May 2 |
| 2007 | April 20 |
| 2006 | April 12 |
| 2005 | April 9 |
| 2004 | April 15 |
| 2003 | April 14 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | March 31 |
| 1999 | April 10 |
| 1998 | April 7 |
| 1997 | April 22 |
| 1996 | May 2 |
| 1995 | April 24 |
| 1994 | April 16 |
| 1993 | April 18 |
| 1992 | April 6 |
When Spirit freezes over
Spirit Lake usually freezes over around November 23 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 4 (1991–92). Latest: December 9 (1999–00).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2016–17 froze on December 8. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2016–17 | December 8 |
| 2015–16 | November 29 |
| 2014–15 | November 14 |
| 2011–12 | November 19 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | December 5 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | November 27 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 25 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 8 |
| 2002–03 | November 14 |
| 2000–01 | November 21 |
| 1999–00 | December 9 |
| 1998–99 | December 6 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1994–95 | November 29 |
| 1992–93 | November 14 |
| 1991–92 | November 4 |
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.