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Ralph Renninger sent me
a great set of pictures from February, 2008 showing snow and ice on and around
Middle Bass.
I received the pictures
on March 19 and just yesterday, March 18, I was speaking with a friend on
Put-in-Bay who told me that the ice in the harbor is still 15 inches thick and
it looks as if the ferries will not be starting on schedule on March 21.
According to my friend,
Put-in-Bay is running short of supplies. Grocery supplies are low, gasoline
purchases are being limited to $10 a day, and lumber for construction has run
out. So everyone is anxious for winter to end. Of course, critical supplies can
be flown in, but heavy ice this late is rare.