Thank you to the Neenah Paper mill here in Munising for tracking the history of Munising Bay.
| BAY FROZE |
ICE THAWED |
DAYS FROZEN |
| January 30, 1953 |
April 3, 1953 |
63 |
| January 10, 1954 |
April 7, 1954 |
87 |
| January 28, 1955 |
April 12, 1955 |
74 |
| December 21, 1955 |
April 20, 1956 |
121 |
| January 1, 1957 |
April 23, 1957 |
112 |
| January 3, 1958 |
April 15, 1958 |
102 |
| December 11, 1958 |
April 27, 1959 |
137 |
| January 9, 1960 |
April 20, 1960 |
102 |
| December 23, 1960 |
April 20, 1961 |
118 |
| December 29, 1961 |
April 24, 1962 |
116 |
| December 21, 1962 |
April 16, 1963 |
116 |
| January 28, 1964 |
April 12, 1964 |
75 |
| December 28, 1964 |
April 29, 1965 |
122 |
| January 12, 1966 |
April 19, 1966 |
97 |
| December 28, 1966 |
April 14, 1967 |
107 |
| December 31, 1967 |
April 7, 1968 |
98 |
| December 31, 1968 |
April 20, 1969 |
110 |
| January 4, 1970 |
April 23, 1970 |
109 |
| January 8, 1971 |
April 19, 1971 |
101 |
| January 5, 1972 |
May 5, 1972 |
121 |
| January 20, 1973 |
April 5, 1973 |
75 |
| January 1, 1974 |
April 21, 1974 |
110 |
| January 19, 1975 |
April 30, 1975 |
101 |
| January 8, 1976 |
April 14, 1976 |
97 |
| December 3, 1976 |
April 17, 1977 |
135 |
| December 20, 1977 |
May 4, 1978 |
135 |
| January 10, 1979 |
April 24, 1979 |
104 |
| January 24, 1980 |
April 18, 1980 |
85 |
| December 21, 1980 |
April 10, 1981 |
110 |
| January 10, 1982 |
April 28, 1982 |
108 |
| January 16, 1983 |
April 13, 1983 |
87 |
| December 20, 1983 |
April 25, 1984 |
127 |
| December 27, 1984 |
April 21, 1985 |
115 |
| December 19, 1985 |
April 15, 1986 |
117 |
| January 23, 1987 |
March 28, 1987 |
64 |
| January 6, 1988 |
April 13, 1988 |
98 |
| January 3, 1989 |
April 24, 1989 |
111 |
| December 13, 1989 |
April 19, 1990 |
127 |
| December 31, 1990 |
April 25, 1991 |
115 |
| January 16, 1992 |
April 22, 1992 |
97 |
| January 2, 1993 |
April 28, 1993 |
116 |
| December 28, 1993 |
April 23, 1994 |
116 |
| January 10, 1995 |
February 1, 1995 |
22 |
| December 12, 1995 |
May 14, 1996 |
154 |
| December 30, 1996 |
April 27, 1997 |
118 |
| January 15, 1998 |
February 26, 1998 |
42 |
| January 2, 1999 |
April 2, 1999 |
90 |
| January 19, 2000 |
May 8, 2000 |
110 |
| December 24, 2000 |
April 14, 2001 |
111 |
| February 28, 2002 |
April 14, 2002 |
45 |
| January 14, 2003 |
April 20, 2003 |
96 |
| January 9, 2004 |
April 18, 2004 |
100 |
| January 16, 2005 |
April 10, 2005 |
84 |
| February 10, 2006 |
April 3, 2006 |
52 |
| January 26, 2007 |
March 31, 2007 |
64 |
| January 22, 2008 |
April 22, 2008 |
91 |
| January 9, 2009 |
April 23, 2009 |
104 |
| January 9, 2010 |
March 30, 2010 |
80 |
| January 11, 2011 |
April 11, 2011 |
90 |
| January 20, 2012 |
March 17, 2012 |
57 |
| January 22, 2013 |
April 29, 2013 |
97 |
| December 15, 2013 |
May 8, 2014 |
144 |
| January 5, 2015 |
April 19, 2015 |
104 |
| January 20, 2016 |
March 20, 2016 |
60 |
| January 7, 2017 |
April 19, 2017 |
102 |
| December 28, 2017 |
May 19, 2018 |
142 |
| January 12, 2019 |
April 24, 2019 |
102 |
