Phenology Report: November ends with icy lakes and ponds

By Charlie Mitchell

Published December 3, 2024 at 12:28 PM CST

A wild turkey forages for food through a dusting of snow in St. Louis County on Dec. 1, 2024.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of Nov. 26, 2024.

This Thanksgiving, lakes and ponds in Grand Rapids have frozen over and staff phenologist John Latimer is eager to get out on the ice. Be safe out there - check out the DNR's page on ice safety before venturing out!

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What have you seen out there? Let us know: email us at comments@kaxe.org or text us at 218-326-1234.

That does it for this week! For more phenology, <b>subscribe</b> to our Season Watch Newsletter or visit the Season Watch Facebook page.

Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).