News Cut: February 28, 2010 Archive

Lifeline to summer

Posted at 8:04 AM on February 28, 2010 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
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Today's the farewell for February. Bring on March! No matter how hard we try to embrace winter, it overstays its welcome around March. Here are a few videos to help keep your eye on the prize:

Today, by the way, marks a significant end-of-winter tradition -- Fish houses have to be off Minnesota's lakes by the end of the day.

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Embracing winter: One last day

Posted at 2:30 PM on February 28, 2010 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
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They were breaking down the ice-house neighborhood on Lake Waconia this afternoon, but not before getting in one final day of fishing. The DNR requires all fish houses to be off Minnesota lakes in the southern two-thirds of the state by midnight Monday. Judging by the suburbia-looking tracks on the lake, a lot of houses have already been removed. (You can click the image for a larger image).

By the way, do you suppose this farmer got an earful from his spouse when he heard about the guy who spread manure in the shape of a heart on Valentine's Day?

Some other pictures have been posted on my personal blog.

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