Author Archives: billbuchholz

Poem Of The Week

Dave Fortier has mined all the old CIBC newsletters for the poems of Dave Wilkins and the late Larry Harman. We will be adding them to the ice poetry department, see above, but meanwhile we will all have the pleasure … Continue reading

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CIBC Spring Meeting

The Spring Meeting held at the Damariscotta Lake Farm Inn, in full view of the lake, was a terrific success. The pot luck food was fresh and tasty, including a fine grilled Salmon. Over thirty people showed up. We had … Continue reading

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Canadian Ice

Denis Guertin sends greetings from Lac St. Francois. Like Moosehead and the other northern lakes, it never achieved a decent surface once the warm weather settled in. https://youtu.be/PZwRhQlONL4 Meanwhile, to promote the sport in St Petersburg the local iceboaters put … Continue reading

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Fat Lady Sings the Moose to Sleep

Greenville temp today 8 am: 25 degrees. Wind SSW @0. It’s been blowing a gale around here for days, and on the morning after the first cold night in a week we have nothing. Not until the temps hit fifty … Continue reading

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Reflections On One Guy’s First Race

A FIRST-TIME RACER REPORTS!! by Commodore James “T” Thieler DN US 5224 Hello All- The Eastern and New England Champs have generated lots of great media and interest- We also saw quite a few new racers on the ice giving … Continue reading

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