Author Archives: Lloyd Roberts

23 degrees F this morning at sunrise, frost on lawn. Got on decaying edge ice with 10 Ft plank, just, the junk the far end was resting on will likely be floating bits by afternoon. Salvaged all the old moorings. … Continue reading →

Don’t worry about Chicky ice, you can’t get on it. The lake rose 10 inches with last 1 inch rain and snow melt and the main plate of ice is further than a plank off shore, some of it stuck … Continue reading →

Surprise, yet another dawn at 33 degrees at the house, are the thermometers stuck? Meanwhile down at the iceodrome the slush is slightly firmer granular but full of water and at least 3 inches deep. The white patches are harder … Continue reading →

A walk on Chickawaukee finds crunchy partially frozen slush on rotton snow ice 4 inches on old black ice 8 inches. The black ice is soft but not yet punky or pencillated. Slush runners might do today for a while. … Continue reading →

Scott Woodman provided the photos of how he does it. Same principal as Iceman, different details, more elegant, and shows well that the cat can be skinned various ways. Part of the fun of iceboating when there is no ice. … Continue reading →