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About Lloyd Roberts

Long time ice boater. Creator of the Gambit and Cheapskate boats. Author of the first definitive book on ice boating "Think Ice"One of the original members of the Chickawaukie ice boat club in Maine. Lloyd also lives on Chickawaukie and has played launch host to countless ice boaters over the years.

Moosehead Ice

Ramblin’ Roger rambled up and around Moosehead today. He found 6-7 inches of snow at Rockwood and more down around Greenville. All is heavily tracked by snowmobiles. He had no idea how thick the ice might be but it is … Continue reading

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Sebago Ice

Its in. Nason’s Beach is open. Lake was sailed today, Thursday, all way across and around Frye Island. Plenty of ice for regatta. Graded at 5-6 by Fortier and Buchholz. Raymond beach and Jordan Bay not so good, major snow … Continue reading

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Chickawaukee walk about

Monday March 16. After a warm end to last week in 40-50’s and loss of a foot of snow on land and most of snow on the ice we had desultory snow and some rain on and off for most … Continue reading

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Damariscotta Ice

Dave Lampton reports on March 12, thursday, that Damariscotta is very similar to Chicky. He sent a photo of a slushy footprint next to a L.L. Bean boot, not a drive by report. — This email has been checked for … Continue reading

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Snow/Slush on Chicky Wednesday March 11.

We finally thawed a bit here after accumulating two feet of snow more or less on the ground, but worn down by the wind and infiltrated by water from below to 8-10 inches on the lake. Today with 50+ temp. … Continue reading

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