Yea that launch is actually up the river a good bit from the lake. Even if it did freeze (which I've never seen it do), you'd have to haul it pretty far. The other local options are Bartlett beach, Roberts beach (belmont), Gale Ave park, or Ahern, a little more to the north.
Just be careful wherever you go. There's a pressure ridge just to the south of Gale ave that's three feet of wide open water. The ice at ahern is only about 5 inches, and there's lot's of sketchy ice on the shores like you'd normally see in a month when ice out is coming. Bottom line, don't trust any ice, no matter how many houses are already out there. I'm afraid there's going to be a lot of people swimming this weekend.
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