Today as we drove past the seaway of the St.Lawrence river we saw these:
Then as we drove a little further, we passed the frozen lake and saw these:
Then there were more:
And some people even brought their own:
It reminded me of a time when I was only about 6 or 7. We were living in Wisconsin and were asked to go "ice fishing" with another family. We had never even heard of ice fishing. We drove our car right out onto the ice... It wasn't as fancy as these fishermen, we just cut a hole in the ice & had several little stools to sit on around the hole. (I still remember my mother wearing big rubber boots, and an ankle-length fur coat and a fur hat because she was so afraid she would get cold). So, when we saw these ice huts, we had to stop for a picture. Here they mostly rent out these huts as seasonal rentals (for the whole season) - but they save a few for daily rentals. It costs about $45 a day. The company has a GPS and they position the hut on the ice where the fish are, then you must cut the hole yourself and also provide the wood for the fire. Many have a tiny little stove with a chimney in them. It looks cool, but frankly I've never seen the attraction. It is one thing to sit for hours on end fishing in the summer or fall (where you are warm and comfortable) and where you can look around at nature's beauty... it is quite another thing to sit inside a wooden hut on the ice & freeze to death waiting for a bite! Guess I'll never be an ice-fisher-woman... but it brought back many fun memories from over 50 years ago!
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I don't understand the attraction either but living in cold weather affects your brain in strange ways so be careful. I promise we'll have an intervention for you when you start ice fishing.
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