Author Archives: billbuchholz

This wonderful painting that Ben Fuller sent in of sailing on Alamoosook Lake in Orland, ME, reminds us that we are not done yet. Nearly all the snow has wet out on Chicky and Megunticook exposing hard ice. It’s much … Continue reading →

Ahh, the good old days. You know you are approaching old fartdom when you find yourself saying that very often! But really, what I am referring to is when I first discovered the DN. When I started sailing on ice, … Continue reading →

It has been brought to the attention of the scheduling committee by quite a few members that the 28th is a Sunday, not the Saturday. The event will be held on Saturday, April 27.

Fred Wardwell has offered to host our spring meeting again this year on Saturday, April 28. Show up late morning for a stout pot luck lunchtime feast. Business meeting to follow in Fred’s Gentlemen’s Club. wardwell’s – Google Maps Feel … Continue reading →

There was music this morning on Lake Damariscotta. The lake ice was singing it’s death throes. When ice sings in the fall and early winter, it’s a happy song because we know that it’s growing thick and strong. But now … Continue reading →