Heads have turned to follow unidentified skating objects on Bear Lake over the past few days. "Someone's windsurfing out there," said a gas station employee.
Friday afternoon, Bear Lake resident Jim Reed confirmed that the vehicle, a 16-foot ice boat, belongs to him. He and two of his children, ages 13 and 11, traveled across the lake's surface. "This one will do north of 60 [miles per hour]," he said, adding that the sail allows as much control as on a sailboat. Reed said a group of ice boaters from Muskegon are expected to visit Bear Lake on Saturday.
About half a dozen ice shanties are currently set up on Bear Lake. Ice fisherman credit the popularity of the lake to the relatively shallow depth, which permits a faster, thicker freeze.
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The Reeds sail on their ice boat
