Skullyduggary, I think I told you before, but I have a cottage on George Lake and that is the lake in question. The lake isn't that big, only being about 240 acres or something like that.
Funny thing that wind effect.... it can be 35-40F but the wind blows directly across the lake and it always has ice early and later than most lakes around it.
AND it has holes 100 foot deep so it isn't a question of shallow water.