Michigan

Have always been amazed what risks ice fisherman would take. Years ago I worked third shift with a bunch of dedicated Ice fisherman. Standing in line to clock out one of them was kind of doing a mental checklist to see if they were prepared. Part of that was asking another guy if he brought a ladder. This was puzzling so i asked the obvious question. They looked at me like I had two heads, then said well the ice near shore is melted we use the ladder to lay down on shore and bridge the gap to good ice.