(Arnolds Park)– It’s official: the Iowa Great Lakes are locked in ice for another season.
Kirk Ewen of Arnolds Park keeps track of the official freeze-thaw dates of the Iowa Great Lakes each season. He tells KUOO news East Lake Okoboji officially froze over December 22nd and West Lake Okoboji Thursday (Dec. 27th).
A year ago, East Lake Okoboji froze over December 5th and West Lake on December 20th.