EAGLE RIVER - A winter tradition in the Northwoods may not take shape this year. The Eagle River Ice Castle might not get built on schedule, or even at all. One reason is the recent snowfall. Another is the higher than normal temperatures. The wet heavy snow we received last week is keeping the ice on Dollar Lake from thickening.
"Out on the lake where we normally cut the ice, we've got about seven inches of solid ice," said Eagle River Fire Chief Patrick Weber. "We need twelve inches. We've got three inches of water trapped under the snow right now, and the snow depths vary out there anywhere from maybe two or three inches up to four or five inches."
The ice castle is traditionally built between Christmas and New Year's.
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