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Damariscotta ON Tomorrow, 1/5

Bunting says the ice checks out and the surface will be fine, but it looks like Trixie wants to go back ashore and scrounge a lunch. Plate has not been checked for drain holes. Ramp is clear. This is about … Continue reading →

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Megunticook Yesterday

Light and variable winds, shell ice and rain combined to make yesterday not one of the best days of iceboating. We put up with shell when there was a puff and tried to tack on the smooth stuff, but when … Continue reading →

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Megunticook ON Tomorrow

Jory and others skated the lake today. His report is geared towards skaters, but he says that any shell ice will be no problem for iceboats. East/SE winds forecast ahead of rain storm coming Tuesday. It’s scheduled to begin late afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Damariscotta Lake 12/31

Once we found that Megunticook was a mess, the Dammy cam enticed us to take a long shot and go have a look. The drain holes of last Wednesday were a worry. We took boats just in case. Then we … Continue reading →

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Megunticook Bust

Un-healed slushwich and marginal surface on Lake Megunticook this morning. Damariscotta webcam, though, shows some promise. We’re heading out now with boats to look.

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