Author Archives: jorysquibb

The natives are getting VERY RESTLESS… To quote an old poem: Then came snow and freezing rain A combination sure to pain You couldn’t ski; you couldn’t skate And harsh words passed tween man and mate. no harsh words yet….the … Continue reading →

3AM….sleep was impossible…the disease was obviously taking hold….under the sliver of a new moon, walking over a crunchy 3″ of new snow, i began working with a headlamp to free my iceboat from its trailer-entrapment behind a frozen combination lock…. … Continue reading →

Ice-hungry iceboaters, from as far away as Peaks Island, gathered on Boxing Day on Lake Megunticook…..ahh….actually we were NEAR Lake Megunticook, only 1.4 miles away…. in “iceboat central”, Bill’s workshop…..there we were iceboating away to our heart’s content….you see, Bill … Continue reading →

he said she said……rumbles along the black ice jungle telegraph….she being Karen, he being Lee….and before long a picture of glorious black ice appeared on this site….and it was a forgone conclusion that many ice hounds, hungry from lean weeks … Continue reading →

Our spy on Plymouth, Tim Smith, reports ice conditions there, which are identical to what we are seeing on nearby Toleman Pond here in Rockport, Me: An ice base of 3-4″ thickness with pebbley grey surface, and a 1-2″ dusting … Continue reading →