frozen lake Archives - Cottage Life

Swimming in Cold Water

This B.C. barber hasn’t missed a day of cold plunging in more than three and a half years

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Snowmobile on a Frozen Lake

How to recover a snowmobile after it goes through the ice

General

an ice stock paddle on a frozen lake with mountains in the background

This little-known sport from Europe is the ultimate winter cottage activity

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Canadian Coast Guard

What are icebreakers doing in Georgian Bay?

General

frozen lake ice safety

More children and youth drowning on unstable lake ice

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deer wrapped in warm blankets

Quick-thinking group saves young deer trapped on ice

Outdoors

Lightning

10 basic but fascinating forces of nature that occur and why

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White golf ball approaching hole on a golf green.

Ice golfer scores the wrong kind of hole in one

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Blue, frozen waves on the shore of a beach.

Unique winter conditions cause frozen ice waves

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Whitetail deer buck standing near a tree in a brown field.

Cottage Life reader shares remarkable deer rescue story

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Foot pushing on broken frozen lake

Can the use of geothermal energy thin the lake ice?

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Low tide revealing holes in sand bottom

What would cause a hole to appear in a lake’s sand bottom after an ice out?

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Ice fishing hut on frozen lake

Do you need a permit to build an ice fishing hut in winter?

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Cracks on the surface of frozen lake

What causes strange noises to come from a frozen lake?

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Person walking on frozen lake

Is there a maximum possible thickness for lake ice?

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