Ice Castle

"There's an odd looking rig," I said to Trish, when it pulled into the Itasca State Park campground.  It had an industrial kind of look, a V-shaped front end, sheet metal panels on the front and sides, and a rectangular indented area above the wheels.

We were sitting in the Cougar at the time, playing cards.  We continued our card game after the above exchange.  Several minutes later we looked over at the rig again: it had shrunk!  It was 2' shorter than when it had arrived!  What the hell?

Ice Castle trailer in travel mode with frame raised up.

We made several guesses about the rig, what it was designed to do.

Trish thought it might be for handicapped people.

I guessed it might be for ice fishing.

Here's one lowered down on the ice.

 From our campsite, we couldn't read the name on the side of the rig. 

Later, after walking the dogs, Trish said the name was Ice Castle.

My wild ass guess was on the money.

Typical Ice Castle floor plan.

The larger circles indicate fishing holes cut through the floor.

The holes have removable covers, of course.

We went online to learn more about Ice Castle RVs.  They're made in MN and there are several different models, saw quite a few parked in RV sales lots when we resumed our travels.  The model names are creative: King's Castle, Lure Inn, Sportsmen's Man Cave, Perch Palace, Walleye Tracker - and our favorite: Crappie Villa.