Author Archives: jorysquibb

pre-season musings….

Posted on October 7, 2015 by jorysquibb

i can’t wait to see Bill’s new book….the coffee-table book about our 2014 season….if you scan the archives, you’ll see that that’s a good season to start the tradition of making these books every year: that season was absolutely outrageous! … Continue reading →

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iceout on lake michigan

Posted on April 21, 2015 by jorysquibb

I’m out here on the shores of lake michigan, caregiving my 100 year old mother…..and i thought it would be pretty dull….lake michigan was frozen solid for miles and miles, with open water near the shore, and a wide variety … Continue reading →

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Newbies Brave the Spring Iceboat Gala

Posted on April 19, 2015 by jorysquibb

bring on the riff-raff the halt and the lame we’ll booze ’em and schmooze ’em and hail ’em by name our hobby’s as safe as your Eas-Y-Boy chair as exciting as Harley’s with wind in your hair no talk of … Continue reading →

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Sailable ice on Lake Cayuga, New York

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jorysquibb

David Godin sent in this report on Feb 20 at 5PM: Just received the report from upstate NY friends who flew back home from our place today. Lake Champlain snowed covered do not know the depth. Cayuga lake in the … Continue reading →

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Skating on Champlain–Feb 19, 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jorysquibb

snow falling fast here in Midcoast Maine….2 inches in the last hour….snow on snow….piles of it, halfway up the windows….and frustration: how long will it take to ever resurface this fluff?….and will we have that end-of-season scenario where we never … Continue reading →

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