(Arnolds Park)– It’s official: the Iowa Great Lakes have frozen over.
Kirk Ewen of Arnolds Park keeps track of the official freeze-thaw dates for the Iowa Great Lakes. He tells KUOO news that as of this (Tuesday) morning, West Lake Okoboji was pretty much locked up in ice, with the exception of a few areas being kept open by geese.
Ewen says East Lake Okoboji froze over December 5th.
Last year, East Lake Okoboji froze over one day later…December 6th; West Lake Okoboji was frozen over on December 8th.
