What's happening at Mott Island?
Moderator: srparr
- Midwest Ed
- IR Expert
- Posts: 1355
- Joined: Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:25 am
- Isle Royale Visits: 8
- Location: Quad Cities, IL
- Has thanked: 42 times
- Been thanked: 82 times
What's happening at Mott Island?
The camera had been down for a few days, now this. I've seen some fairly strange yet naturally occurring cracks in ice before but these looking awfully manmade. But that ice can't be very thick as it was open water just 5 days ago.
Last edited by Midwest Ed on Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Bushwacker
- Posts: 277
- Joined: Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 pm
- Isle Royale Visits: 8
- Location: Pickerington, Ohio
- Has thanked: 40 times
- Been thanked: 90 times
Re: What's happening at Mott Island?
Snowmobilers??
22 WC-HC-BCZ20-WC
19 RH-ML-TI-RH by kayak
16 RH-DF-MB-TI-RH-3M-RH by kayak
09 RH-DF-MC-TH-HL-SD-WC
00 WC-IM-WC
96 WC-FL-SB-SD-HL-CE-3M-RH
94 RH-DF-MB-3M-RH
92 RH-DF-LR-CW-HL-SD-IM-WC
19 RH-ML-TI-RH by kayak
16 RH-DF-MB-TI-RH-3M-RH by kayak
09 RH-DF-MC-TH-HL-SD-WC
00 WC-IM-WC
96 WC-FL-SB-SD-HL-CE-3M-RH
94 RH-DF-MB-3M-RH
92 RH-DF-LR-CW-HL-SD-IM-WC
- dcclark
- May actually live on IR
- Posts: 385
- Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2017 1:39 pm
- Isle Royale Visits: 4
- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
- Has thanked: 156 times
- Been thanked: 133 times
- Contact:
Re: What's happening at Mott Island?
Haha, my first thought was snowmobilers too. But you know that can't be true, because nobody was doing donuts.
I'd guess the wind was blowing just the right direction into the harbor and put some funny stress on fresh ice.
I'd guess the wind was blowing just the right direction into the harbor and put some funny stress on fresh ice.
-
- May actually live on IR
- Posts: 498
- Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:57 pm
- Isle Royale Visits: 12
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 69 times
- Contact:
Re: What's happening at Mott Island?
This current cold snap has really made ice in a hurry. A few days back, it was mostly open water.
-
- NewbieCake
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:26 pm
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 2 times
Re: What's happening at Mott Island?
A surprising amount of current there in the Rock Harbor Channel.. As the winds blow, it forces water in and through the channel, shoving ice and such around. The little channel between Mott Island and East Caribou often looks more like a river than a lake. The current switches direction often though.