Author Archives: billbuchholz

Some of the folks coming to Pushaw will be staying at the Black Bear Inn. https://blackbearinnorono.com No Iceboaters special, but it’ll be fun if we’re all together.

Conditions are still looking good for A SUNDAY- MONDAY sail on Pushaw. Light rain this afternoon and overnight will improve what’s left of the snow, and cooler temps Saturday night should set it up. Here’s how it looks now: Below, … Continue reading →

Here’s the report written up by Henry Stone and published in the April 5, 1985 issue of the NEIYA Newsletter. It’s a bit long, but very compelling for those who have done it, and enticing for those who haven’t. Not … Continue reading →

Bob Lombardo got a report and a photo from a hiker the other day of a completely frozen Tunk Lake. It had been open, and then it snowed. What appears to have happened is that nine inches of snow fell … Continue reading →

In the mid nineties, Maine Public Radio sent a reporter to cover the Maine State Champs. Here it is: https://youtu.be/U9vvEFpWXAY Thanks to Scott Rollerson for hanging onto the tape for all these years. Megunticook had an inch of “ice” over … Continue reading →