View of Mille Lacs Lake Ice

Red Door Ice Report 12/15/2020

Ice Not Ready Yet

The Red Door access remains closed to walk out traffic.  The ice team will re-evaluate on Friday morning, deciding then if walk out traffic will be allowed for the weekend.

Tuesday afternoon the Ice Team drilled holes and found good ice, measuring 5″-7″ up to 500′ to 700′ off the Red Door access.  However, there is stark break line thereafter where, earlier in the week, the sheet of ice broke off and was blown east, leaving open water.  With the cold weather, that area has refrozen (no open water was observed today), but is still very thin, likely about 1.5″ currently.

 

The Red Door Ice Team testing ice depth on the other side of the break line.

Bumpy surface ice on Mille Lacs
Five inches of clear ice

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The Red Door Resort offers a number of activities at or near the resort. Our swimming beach has a sandy lake bottom that stretches out from shore. Activities available at the main resort include a playground, basketball, and gaga ball pit.

Mille Lacs Lake features a world renowned fishery and is also great for recreational use, including swimming, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing, wind surfing, kayaking and canoeing. Off the lake there are walking, hiking and snowmobiling opportunities; many of the trails wind through hundreds of acres of beautiful state land and are accessible year round. The area around the resort has a high concentration of sugar maples, which means that, in the fall, the area has some of the most vibrant colors in the state.

The resort is only minutes away from excellent hunting land, state parks, and golf courses. Further afield, you can access the Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Brainerd International Raceway, Paul Bunyan Land, Wealthwood Rod and Gun Club, and the Mille Lacs Indian Museum.

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