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In this episode, Fred dons his wetsuit and takes an early season dip in the lake in an effort to get his wildfire sprinkler system up and running.
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In this episode, Fred dons his wetsuit and takes an early season dip in the lake in an effort to get his wildfire sprinkler system up and running.
Transcript
Spring is now official along the Gunflint Lake shores. It is declared so because the lake ice departed in the afternoon of April 10.
Several nights of below freezing temperatures had stalled the ice out when many thought it would go right after April Fools’ Day. Then, night before the sinking of the ice, cold and clouds brought a dose of snow. Three quarters of an inch left the wilderness in short-term pristine beauty, including the remaining coat of ice.
As the power of Sol and a brisk northwest wind grew by midday, the snow-covered ice soon melted into afternoon whitecaps. Suddenly, winter became a distant memory as rollers again slapped the shoreline at Wildersmith.
The early dismissal of our annual frozen happening seems that it may have set some kind of modern day record. Lifetime resident Bruce Kerfoot indicates that never before has he seen such a premature meltdown.
As you mi...
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INTRO:Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint. In this episode, Fred dons his wetsuit and takes an early season dip in the lake in an effort to get his wildfire sprinkler system up and running.
OUTRO:That was Wildersmith on the Gunflint from WTIP North Shore Community Radio, online at wtip.org. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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