The first sign of Spring for most people is when the daffodils and crocuses poke up through the snow along south facing walls. Lin and I get excited about Spring when our aluminum canoes are first seen after being buried by snow for nearly five months.
A less welcome sign of Spring showed up last Monday. Two feet of snow on the roof of the summer staff apartment decided to part ways with the north facing roof. The snow fell off the roof and piled up against the back wall of the building. The "long" building was covered nearly to the top of the window openings with melting snow. After two days of digging we managed to clear the snow off the wall. The trench is needed to keep the melting snow from seeping into the building.
Last year we didn't have "ice off" on Poplar Lake until May 18th. Lin and I are already starting to get phone calls from people asking if the ice will be gone earlier this year. The warm up that started this week should really be encouraging for paddlers and guests planning to visit us this May. Over the last four days we have seen our snow depth dropping by over a foot. This picture of Lin was taken last year in late April and can be compared to today's snow depth in this same area of less than twenty inches. Call me an optimist but the likelyhood of a more normal opening date is improving hourly. 
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