The Lake is Frozen!

The Grosser Ploener See (Great Ploen Sea) had ice over it as far as I could see yesterday morning. It is the largest lake in the region and rarely freezes. I am told the last time this happened was 6-7 years ago. The school children are even taught that the name Ploen comes from an old Slavic name Plone that means the place where there is no ice. By the time I took pictures it had started snowing and the snow was melting in some pools on the ice.