Sinking Shanty Worries Lake District

Little Muskego Lake has seen its share of break-throughs on the tentative ice this year, but officials say it's time to enforce responsible use of the lake before structures completely sink through

It's a frustration that many have voiced over people either driving vehicles on the lake that have broken through the ice, or ice shanties that break the surface as temperatures warm. While the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is charged to respond within 48 hours of a vehicle breaking through the ice, the same is not said for other structures, namely ice shanties, that do the same. Admittedly, cars do pose greater hazards in the fluids that can contaminate the water, but ice shanties have the ability to stay on the lake until the first weekend of March. Tom Reck with the Little Muskego Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District expressed frustration with a camper that initially broke through the ice about four weeks ago during …

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