Author Archives: billbuchholz

Can you believe it? First of February: must be a record. A couple of desperados thought they could sail the north end from Lake Farm. Six inches of black ice covered with a half inch of apparently unbonded snow. But … Continue reading →

See it and weep, for by this time tomorrow it will all be gone. This is Lake Champlain on the Plattsburgh side, from Andy Sajor: https://www.dropbox.com/s/egwtjpyqki0l46r/VID_20210131_150431136.mp4?dl=0 Lee and Randy skated in no wind yesterday from Leavetts Beach at Winnipesaukee: Plattsburgh … Continue reading →

It appears that all the ice we’ve been watching in Maine, and probably NH, is now covered with varying thicknesses of snow. Some wet, some dry. Most of the ice is now too thick to be submerged by these few … Continue reading →

As careful readers of these posts will know, high school freshman Milo Fleming has convinced his school authorities to accept iceboating as a sanctioned sport. With that in mind, school was ON today at Great Pond. The morning session was … Continue reading →

Today was big wind on big ice: big speeds. Monster gusts in the morning cleared to pits of all but the bored and stupid, who hung around getting blown around and froze to the bone. But there’s something about full … Continue reading →