The city carved out the public path around our frozen lake for the first time this year. So I cleared a path to connect it to our house, so it’s more welcoming to friends and neighbors who happen by on ice skates, skis or snowmobile, and stop for coffee or beer 🙂
Most lakes will freeze seasonally and ice will vary in thickness each year. I usually won’t walk on it until there is at least 2 inches of good ice, not all ice is frozen equally.