GILFORD, N.H. (AP) - In a New Hampshire springtime tradition, “ice-out” has been declared on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Ice out is declared when the M/S Mount Washington tourist boat can safely travel between its ports on the state’s largest lake without encountering ice. Pilot Dave Emerson of Emerson Aviation made the call during a flight Wednesday afternoon.
Ice-out generally occurs the third week of April - last year it was April 17. The earliest date was March 23, 2012. The latest ice-out was in 1888, on May 12.
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