Author Archives: billbuchholz

Ron Buzzell called in today to report four to five inches of very nice ice on Lake Sunnapee. Their thin layer of snow was wet out by the rain yesterday, froze last night with no shell, and the forecast calls … Continue reading →

In the back of our mind was the thought that Damariscotta had not frozen before the snow. But sad to say, Scott the Guy went to have a look today and it was “all white now”. One part of Muscongus … Continue reading →

Major snow storm forecast for Sunday; tomorrow will be it for a while. So if we want the last of the new black ice, it’ll have to be Lake Conchnewagon in Monmouth. We haven’t even had the FIRST of the … Continue reading →

In addition to Lloyd’s Sliver of Chickawaukee, Lake Wassookeag in Dexter has this to offer: http://www.lakewassookeag.com And Lee Spiller describes a romantic moonlight skate on Cochnewagon Pond, about the size of Chickawaukee, in Monmouth, Me: I got to Monmouth about … Continue reading →

Somedays you have great ice, nice breeze, sunshine and a fun bunch of iceboats cavorting around a beautiful lake. Aligning all those disparate elements can actually be called iceboating. The sailing part is just the frosting on the cake. And … Continue reading →