Alex Sylvester walks with dog Nora as his wife Amy pushes a stroller with sons Ronan, 17, months, right, and Quinn 5 weeks, on board for the ride as the China family walks past open water at China Lake on Wednesday. The walkway, which runs on both sides of Causeway Road, offers scenic view of China Lake, where an early-season ice-out was recorded on Monday, March 11.
Lake Auburn shows open water during a rainy Friday in Auburn. The ice-out is unusually early this year.
Fisherman troll in open water at China Lake and are visible through a railing that runs along the walkway along Causeway Road in China on Wednesday, two days after ice-out was declared for the lake.
Open water on Cobbossee Lake is seen behind a sign warning about milfoil on Friday near the Outlet Bridge on Pond Road in Manchester. Ice-out for the lake was recorded on Wednesday.
Lake Auburn shows open water during a rainy Friday in Auburn. The ice-out is unusually early this year.
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