Author Archives: jorysquibb

Today, Saturday, was a great day NOT to be iceboating….winds howling around the eves…bird feeder empty of clients….temps glued to single digits….but tomorrow promises continued cold but less wind. If anyone is not making the trip to Moosehead, they may … Continue reading →

We call it the middle season. It’s sandwiched between the early-ice ecstasies of December and January; and the cautious adventures of re-formed ice in March. Then, after cold snaps, we race the daily ’slush-out’. Last season, an “El Nino” year, … Continue reading →

2PM: I sat in that heavenly situation: a sun-facing, windless shoreline, back to a rock. Although it was 25 degrees, you could see the snow melting on the black rocks as February’s brighter sun gained now against the cold. Along … Continue reading →

Sailing the Driveway—November 25, 2016 Now that thanksgiving is laid away—our crowd of 20-somethings are presently sleeping it off!—it’s definitely open season on iceboating. I remember one season when we were on Tolman Pond in the midst of the holiday … Continue reading →

(lee spiller on androscoggan photo credit unknown) I hope others are enjoying this inquiry about the tension between the lone wolf following his bliss, and the worry and sometimes grief that his behavior can cause the group. It’s a subject … Continue reading →