The ice harvest on Fountain Lake could take at least four weeks to secure enough ice needed for Albert Lea.
Using a conveyor system, workers move the ice blocks toward their destination. Katherine Island is in the background of this 1919 photo.
Spectators watch from the bridge on Bridge Avenue in 1919. The ice blocks are being guided from Fountain Lake through the channel to Albert Lea Lake toward the meat-packing plant.
The harvested ice blocks were hoisted into this ice house, once located at the present site of Fountain Lake Park. Sawdust was used as an insulator around the cakes of ice to prevent thawing.
A delivery man carries ice to a home for use in the icebox. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018 | 55