 Well, as of tonight, the International Eel Pound Festival slated for this weekend is still a go despite the unseasonally warm temperatures and steady rainfall that is deteriorating area lakes and landings. Cass County Sheriff Tom Birch says several landings are in poor shape on Leech Lake where the festival is set to take place. The sheriff's office assisted with a full-size pickup that dropped its front end into quickly eroding ice at the Walker City Park landing. The area has been barricaded and taped off. The Cass County Sheriff's Office urges extreme caution on area lakes as they say they're getting reports of large ice cracks opening up. The sheriff's office says that with warm temperatures and rain forecast for the coming days they will continue to monitor the situation. Now this afternoon International Eel Pound Festival organizers posted on Facebook that the festival is still a go, that the weather is setting up nice for the weekend and that the landings are holding up so far. In a more recent post, just about 10 minutes ago, the Eel Pound Festival also said that all attractions and events will carry on this weekend as planned, that things will likely look and operate a bit differently than years past, but safety remains the number one priority. We'll keep you updated on that story as the week progresses. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.