John Lenters, senior research specialist at the U-M Biological Station, left, and Resident Biologist Adam Schubel both won the trophy for the annual staff contest to guess the spring ice-out date on Douglas Lake, which occurred on March 16 this year. Image credit: U-M Biological Station PELLSTON—The earliest “ice-out” ever recorded on Douglas Lake at the University of Michigan Biological Station occurred last month, setting another record for the mild winter in northern Michigan. ...