Let the Minnetonka Ice Out Begin! I'm begging....

Grandview Point. Taken in 2006.
Every year I post my very unnofficial Lake Minnetonka Ice out. Keep checking, I will give continuing updates.
Traditionally the Ice Out on Minnetonka is "when a small fishing boat can travel unencumbered from Wayzata Bay to Excesior Bay" ...you can get the official dates here: http://www.freshwater.org/iceout.html.
My unnofficial date is more seat-of-the-pants, like: When the first WCCO traffic helecopter shinges the tree tops during a Ice-out/global warming assignment. Or when, the first errant Jeep is pulled from Excelsior Bay.
In other words - I make it up. Right now it looks to be another month. I've got to go shovel. Argh!