GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – While far from ice-free, the Port of Green Bay isn’t a solid sheet of ice either.
Part of the reason why it’s so churned up is that shipping still hasn’t stopped for the winter.
Port director Dean Haen tells FOX 11 it’s been a good shipping season.
“I think we’re gonna finish near 2 million tons, which is an indication of a good strong economy in northeastern Wisconsin. And these last couple vessels will add to that. We should be very near 2 million tons which is comparable to the last two years, which were both strong years.”
And, there are still some vessels left to come in to the port this season. The last is scheduled to arrive on Jan. 22.
The port plans to keep things running smoothly in and around the mouth of the Fox River, but channels up farther on the bay fall to the coast guard.
But they aren’t expecting too many issues there because of how the bay looks at the moment.
This is a look at a recent analysis of ice cover and water temperatures on the Great Lakes from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Less than 10% of the great lakes overall are covered in ice.
And the main body of Lake Michigan is ice-free.
Green Bay is a bit of a different story, but it’s not solid ice either.
Ice concentrations over the northern bay appear to be running between 40% and 70% covered in ice.
Over the southern half of the bay, concentrations are generally above 70% coverage, with nearly solid ice down along the southern shores.
Not necessarily the best news for anglers, but good news for those last few ships coming into port.
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