Author Archives: jorysquibb

Under this Pile –Feb 5, 2015

Under this pile if you dig for awhile there’s an oddly-shaped trailer by a fellow ice-sailor and a stunning ice yacht the very best of the lot is snuggled inside hey! come for a ride! i’ll meet you some day … Continue reading

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Moosehead against the Odds–Jan 26, 2015

5AM….530AM….the ‘let’s go iceboating’ deadlines slipped by….that left leg just wouldn’t leave the warm duvet….I knew it was cold….below zero….probably 10 below at Greenville Junction, our launch at Moosehead….so, to get going, I promised myself I would just drive to … Continue reading

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Lovely Megunticook, January 20, 2015

December had been lean for iceboating, and I knew I would be driving out to Michigan to help my 99-year-old mother discharge from her fracture-induced hospitalization….gosh, this season might just be a wash-out…..so I prayed with especial fervor for a … Continue reading

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decent ice on megunticook lake, camden

7” thick…..average grade 7.37….. :>)….areas of grade 9.5……..i’ll be sailing there from bog bridge about 9 AM….jory

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Off to Pushaw, near Bangor, Tuesday Morning

Dear Icebuddies…. rarely have i seen such a weather prediction from the Ice-Gods!….day after cold, windy day….So Bill and I are off, with full gear, to Pushaw Tuesday morning for a planned arrival about 9:30….. so far, it seems like … Continue reading

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