Mark, you might also want to ready through this ollllllllld thread started by Adirondack Pond many years ago that just popped into my mind. He made a simple floating island and it lasted a long time on his pond which got some pretty cold winters on it.

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=13157&Number=154576#Post154576


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