Gilbert Lake Association
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December 18, 2024: Ice fishermen and women were out on Gilbert two. There were four visible in this photo taken from the public landing. Another one is on the northeast part of the lake and could be seen from Riverside Drive.
You can see a four-wheeler behind the blue fish house on the left.
December 3, 2024, 9 am: Gilbert Two iced over. What looks like open water is ice that is reflecting the morning sunrise. Photo taken at the public landing.
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November 30, 2024: Karen Hietpas on the North end of Gilbert Two sent this video of birds on the water. Note ice is forming near the shore. |
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November 30, 2024: When will ice form on Gilbert Two?
Gilbert One froze over on November 28th. The stripes are where cracks let water to the top.
November 30, 2024. There is fog across the water and ice is starting to form on the north shore of Gilbert Two.
November 26, 2024, 7 am: Gilbert One froze over, but Gilbert Two was still open as of 10 am.
Photo from the public landing.
Looking toward Gilbert Three from the landing.
Canada Goose were there trying to make a decision on when to fly south for the winter.
November 25, 2024: 1.7 inches of snow, but no lake ice on Gilbert One.
October 20, 2024: Canada Goose gathered on Gilbert One to decide when to fly south.
Monday, October 7, 2024: Sunrise over Gilbert Lake as seen from the public landing.
May 10, 2024: The Northern Lights aurora over Gilbert Lake.
Thanks to Paul Jacobson for this photo from his place on Gilbert Two, looking northeast.
Photo from May 11, 2024 at Gilbert Lodge on Gilbert One.
Clouds drifting by while the aurora is showing itself on May 11th.
Looking west at the moon
If you have more images from Gilbert for this website, please send them to Mark Persons [email protected]
Wednesday, May 8, 2024: The Gilbert Lake Association Annual Membership Meeting was held at the Brainerd VFW. There were 36 Gilbert Lakers in attendance.
Jayden Jech, a loon specialist with the DNR, spoke about the Restoration of Common Loons in Minnesota project. High-speed boat traffic can damage nests and reduce loon population. Also, loons use pebbles in their stomachs to help digest food. If one of those pebbles is a lead fishing sinker, it will cause lead poisoning and the loon will die. There ae several man-made loon nests on Gilbert Lake. now. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/birds/commonloon.html
Jayden Jech, a loon specialist with the DNR, spoke about the Restoration of Common Loons in Minnesota project. High-speed boat traffic can damage nests and reduce loon population. Also, loons use pebbles in their stomachs to help digest food. If one of those pebbles is a lead fishing sinker, it will cause lead poisoning and the loon will die. There ae several man-made loon nests on Gilbert Lake. now. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/birds/commonloon.html
Photo courtesy of Paul Jacobson
Find out more about getting involved by emailing: [email protected] or call 218-203-4326.
Gilbert Lake Association President Colin Ryan led the meeting. One of the issues discussed was wave action from high-speed boats causing shore erosion. It was pointed out that we share the lake and we should be courteous to others. Parents should instruct their children accordingly.
For those who did not attend, please send your annual membership application in with a check for $50 dues.
Ice on Gilbert One was melting at 1:30 pm on March 31st. It went out on the afternoon of April 1, 2024.
March 29, 2024: Sunrise at the Gilbert Lake public landing.
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March 28, 2024: Lake one still had two inches of ice in the morning. Lake Two was mostly open, as seen from the Public Landing.
Public Landing.
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Public Landing looking toward Lake Three.
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March 23 - 27, 2024: It all started on a Saturday night with light snow into Sunday, then Sunday night it increased. Paula Persons used this downtime to listen to the radio and read a book online. Mark Person was out six times with a snow thrower clearing away 12.5 inches before the storm subsided on Wednesday morning.
National Weather Service forecast on Sunday.
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Paula Persons cozy inside.
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Mark Persons
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Jerry Sinner
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Karen Hietpas on Gilbert Two. Lake open except along the shore.
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Karen Hietpas on Lake Two.
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Gilbert One, frozen over on Wednesday morning, March 27th.
Spring 2024:
Wednesday, March 13, 2024,
2 pm. 150 horse boat at the public landing.
March 12, 2024, 1:30 pm: Gilbert is 95% ice free and the public landing dock is in.
March 12, 2024, 12:15 pm: Canadian Goose on Gilbert One, just beyond a thin layer of ice on the east side.
Probably the second boat on Gilbert One, Monday, March 11th, 6:45 pm. The first was a black colored boat of similar size.
Public landing at 12:45 pm, Thursday March 7th.
East side of Gilbert 1, near Jerry and Claire Sinner's place at 3:15 pm, Thursday, March 7th.
January 2024: Lake ice was good enough for a few photos with friendly folks enjoying the lake.
