Posted by Ross on May 17, 2003 at 19:39:34 from 24.229.104.14 user Ross.
Wow, so many cool tidbits in Macan's "Biological Studies of the English Lakes". According to his research of weather station data:
"In winter, skating on some of the tarns, for a few days at least, is possible almost every year, provided snow does not fall after the ice has formed. Skating on the smaller lakes, such as Esthwaite and Rydal, is possible perhaps two or three times a decade. Skating took place on Windermere in 1895, 1929, and 1963, and some scientists from the Freshwater Biological Association ventured on to the ice in 1947, to make observations through the snow, which was thick, and the ice. Generally, Windermere remains unfrozen; on a lake this size, stillness as well as low temperature is an important factor in ice formation".
In 1895, AR would have been 11. I wonder how much of WH is based on some time of AR & Friends expedition.