It was interesting and I suggested that she write it as a Blog. The previous entry was the result. Ofcourse there is so much to say that Dorty just keep writing and writing.
Walking on Breaking Lake Ice. One of the interesting things which she discussed was crossing the lake to school with her father during the "Ice breakup" or "Ice freezeup". She was talking about crossing the lake with the canoe and walking beside it as the ice was still on the lake but they could easily break through the ice and would then jump into the canoe.
So as Dorty tells it. The canoe had a long poles across the front and back to prevent it from falling through the ice if it broke through.
Each of four kids each walked on each side of the canoe to jump in fast if the ice broke under foot. With her sister and cousins, Dorty walked with her father and his canoe, a 40 minutes walk in freezing spring weather, across the ice to meet the bus on the landing. The native kids did that for their school days (3 or 4 years).
Another interesting thing is the "Ice Road" which is now in place for the past few months; across the lake.
The ice being strong enough to support cars and trucks is cleared by the Island Band's plow. As Dorty tells it. The residence whom travel across the Ice Road during the winter; all know to cross with their windows open in the car or truck. This is because if the ice did break and the car sank into the lake it would be possible to get out the windows. (It appears that under pressure that the windows can not be open) To date Dorty says that there has been no cars lost in the lake even though all the 1000 or more residence use this method of transportation during these three months. (December to March)
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