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Last time we sailed Petit Lac Lambton, Frank went through the ice and had to swim a couple of times to get to the shore. But today, we had a solid 4-5 inches of very smooth ice with the same … Continue reading →

As the old saw goes: “there is always ice somewhere”, and indeed there are two lakes near Jackman with sailable ice. Jackman, the Switzerland of Maine, is a delightful hour and a half from I-95 at Fairfield. Right in downtown … Continue reading →

Dear Pushaw Lake held great promise until the recent tropical onslaught took it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUZ597kh9bk As Bob Lombardo, who took the video, said: “If it wasn’t so spectacular a sight, it would have been depressing.” There is hope in Jackman, … Continue reading →

Denis and Frank had a great day behind the Covid Curtain: Lac St-Francois in Lambton was just amazing today. Under the 1/2 snow cover, we have a grade 9 ice and even grade 10 in some areas. We scouted the … Continue reading →

Here’s little beauty on ice to get us through the coming grey, wet, heat wave. https://finland.fi/life-society/magical-ice-skating-video-from-northern-finland-wows-viewers/ Looks about like the conditions from last year’s worlds in Sweden.