A vast area of open water and thin ice on Lake Monona is perplexing lake experts and alarming some area residents, worried that unsuspecting people or pets might fall in.
Open areas in frozen bodies of water tend to occur in the same places year after year. That makes the pool on the eastern edge of Lake Monona a mystery. "It's never been open water," nearby resident Dick Gartner said. "It's always frozen."
Mary Paul Long and Richard Gartner at their Monona residence with Lake Monona in the background. The large area of open water has lake experts puzzled.
Mary Paul Long and Richard Gartner still walk out on the ice behind their Monona home, but they stay well away from the open edge for fear their dogs might run and fall into the water.
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Mary Paul Long and Richard Gartner at their Monona residence with Lake Monona in the background. The large area of open water has lake experts puzzled.
Open areas in frozen bodies of water tend to occur in the same places year after year. That makes the pool on the eastern edge of Lake Monona a mystery. "It's never been open water," nearby resident Dick Gartner said. "It's always frozen."
Mary Paul Long and Richard Gartner still walk out on the ice behind their Monona home, but they stay well away from the open edge for fear their dogs might run and fall into the water.
