An evening photo of the public beach in Detroit Lakes, MN. There is open water near shore, but it you look to the right side of the photo you can still see the ice sheet on the lake. You can also see the wind has been driving some of that ice up onto the shore. There are several open leads now on many of the big lakes although there are still all mostly covered with ice. With the warm temperatures and a good wind they could be ice-free in a day or two. Apr 22, 2009.
