Dates Wabigoon Lake Became Ice free
Historic records kept by Derosier, Lindquist, Franklin, Latimer, Cook, Current (1985+) records by Wintle, Tupling and the Short Stop and Twin Towers Restaurant. (Note that the ice could be out at different times depending on where it was viewed from.)
Main lake as viewed from Dryden									Barritt Bay viewed from Wabigoon
1937		May 10		1981		May 1			1937		May 10		1981		Apr 30
1938		May 4		1982		May 7			1938		May 4		1982		May 6
1939		May 6		1983		May 9			1939		May 6		1983		May 6
1940		May 8		1984		Apr 26			1940		May 8		1984		Apr 25
1941		Apr 25		1985		May 2			1941		May 8		1985		Apr 30
1942		Apr 25		1986		Apr 24			1942		Apr 25		1986		Apr 19
1943		May 15		1987		Apr 20			1943		May 15		1987		Apr 18
1944		May 14		1988		May 6			1944		May 14		1988		May 2
1945		May 7		1989		May 14			1945		May 7		1989		May 11
1946		May 12		1990		May 5			1946		May 12		1990		Apr 29
1947		May 16		1991		Apr 27			1947		May 16		1991		Apr 27
1948		May 22		1992		May 11			1948		May 22		1992		May 10
1949		May 19		1993		May 4			1949		May 19		1993		Apr 27
1950		May-24	Latest	1994		May 4			1950		May-24	Latest	1994		May 2
1951		May 11		1995		May 6			1951		May 11		1995		May 3
1952		May 3		1996		May 21			1952		May 3		1996		May 19
1953		May 5		1997		May 9			1953		May 5		1997		May 5
1954		May 20		1998		Apr 22			1954		May 20		1998		Apr 18
1955		Apr 22		1999		May 4			1955		Apr 22		1999		May 2
1956		May 15		2000		Apr 24			1956		May 15		2000		Apr 20
1957		May 5		2001		May 3			1957		May 5		2001		May 3
1958		Apr 23		2002		May 15			1958		Apr 19		2002		May 12
1959		May 7		2003		Apr 30			1959		May 7		2003		Apr 21
1960		May 14		2004		May 3			1960		May 14		2004		May 1
1961		May 12		2005		Apr 22	Poor Ice Year		1961		May 12		2005		Apr 20
1962		May 13		2006		Apr 21	Poor Ice Year		1962		May 13		2006		Apr 21
1963		May 2		2007		Apr 30			1963		May 2		2007		Apr 28
1964		May 7		2008		May 13			1964		May 7		2008		May 13	No Wabigoon report
1965		May 8		2009		May 8			1965		May 8		2009		May 6	No Wabigoon report
1966		May 18		2010		Apr-10	Earliest		1966		May 18		2010		Apr-10	Earliest
1967		May 15		2011		May-5			1967		May 15		2011		May 3
1968		May 7							1968		May 7
1969		May 3							1969		May 3
1970		May 16							1970		May 16
1971		May 7							1971		May 7
1972		May 12							1972		May 12
1973		May 2							1973		May 3
1974		May 17							1974		May 17
1975		May 11							1975		May 10
1976		Apr 28							1976		Apr 26
1977		May 1							1977		Apr 27
1978		May 15							1978		May 9
1979		May 13							1979		May 11
1980		Apr 28							1980		Apr 30
Median		May 9		Median		May 6			Median		May 8		Median		May 3
to 1980				since 1980					to 1980				since 1980