Category Archives: 2014 Season1

I get to keep the ax: 2.5″ all over the pond. There are two open holes and one sealed hole out in the middle, in addition to the open water along the eastern shore. Some of that has frozen, but … Continue reading →

Our connection to Plymouth Pond goes back so far in the CIBC that it feels like it just came with the club. Certainly all the people who sail with the club get to know this early bloomer well. It’s like … Continue reading →

Bryan Hitchcock checked Plymouth yesterday at 10:30am and found one big sheet. Judging by the chunk in the dog’s mouth it looks like about an inch. With the sub-freezing temps for the past twenty-four hours it could be two inches … Continue reading →

Taking the Plunge Part I is when you actually go through the ice. It’s a particularly nasty prospect, just now as our days shorten, the puddles freeze, the house settles down to its winter temperatures, and that furry-animal pre-season whimpiness … Continue reading →

We have some thin skim developing around Camden with more cold on the way, ahead of a warming trend next week. But Denis has the real thing just across the border. Lake Abenakis is all frozen!!! I measured 4″ near … Continue reading →