Buddy got a boat ride back on Saturday late morning (not an airboat). Haven't talked with him, so haven't got the info on the boat. Obviously capable of running with ice in the water. He sent a video of the ride. Don't know where they landed on the mainland

Mid February forecast is for a longer cold spell again. Not a lot of real warm days between then and now. Right now it looks like a good amount of the ice will hang around until then. It could provide a base for new ice formation, if some of it can remain in larger sheets.