Ice


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Ice free conditions existed for a brief period from mid-July to mid-November, thereby dictating shipping schedules. Ice conditions, on both salt and fresh waters, were important for travel by dogsled and boat.

There are 18 entries in all, seven more than for snow.
11-06-20 The Inuit, who go hunting, now complain that the ice is so bad on some of the lakes, that they cannot go out on it.
14-06-20 As the barricade ice around the pier (Depot) has now been sufficiently melted to permit work to commence, ...
24-06-20 During the last few days the ice in the Harbour has been disappearing rapidly, and it is now open water almost as far as the Nascopie's anchorage.
25-06-20 The Harbour is now very nearly open and in fact should be quite clear of ice by another day or so.
28-06-20 The Harbour is now packed with shore ice owing to the Southerly and Easterly winds.
01-07-20 Eight boat loads of Inuit arrived today being able to come right on to the Pier as the harbour is now quite open.
22-07-20 Because of the approach of ice S.J. Stewart sent out Adam and a crew of Inuit to take in the seal nets.
24-07-20 Very heavy ice is now packed in all along the coast as far as the eye can see from the top of the hill at the back of the Post.
25-07-20 Owing to the large ice entering the Harbour today the White Fox had to be hauled up.
04-08-20 S.J. Stewart, C. Bradbury, L.A. Learmonth, Isheuktuk, Adam, Sargieuktuk, Matt and remainder of Daryl's crew went out in the Daryl today to try and get in touch with the ship but owing to the fog and ice could do nothing. Late in the evening, the ship could be seen among heavy ice not far off Beacon Island.
05-08-20 S.J. Stewart John Hayward left early this morning in the Daryl to try and get in touch with the Pelican. Owing to the ice being packed they managed to board her.
06-08-20 With the assistance of the Nannuk and Daryl and a crowd of Inuit, the Pelican was got out of the ice pack and towed to her anchorage off the Post by 3 P.M. today.
23-08-20 The Nascopie left for the Bay on the 12th. She was delayed here a day or two as she had to stand by the Pelican while she was put ashore and a new propeller blade fixed. She then started for Stupart's Bay but after reaching the Beacon Island she broke her propeller blade in the ice and had to return to Lake Harbour. The ice continued to hang around Lake Harbour consequently delaying the Pelican.
01-11-20 On their return journey the canoes had to be abandoned the hunters taking to the shore owing to the ice in the harbour being too thick to navigate them.
04-11-20 They reported having seen shoals of dead rock cod in the bay while the coast ice was overrun with fox tracks, probably why no signs were to be seen further inland. The also reported the ice making fast outside.
06-11-20 They brought back very little fish however ­ most of them having been frozen over during the night and lying well under the ice.
10-11-20 In the afternoon, having seen a dozen or more seals on the ice Jas. Palliser, Adam and Isheuktuk went out for a hunt but were unsuccessful ...
18-11-20 Isheuktuk set out this morning with his team to the bay outside to see if the seals which have been shot and cached out there owing to the thin ice making it almost impossible to get them in to the Post, were still there and had not been lost in the gale.
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