Category Archives: 2017 Season

Dammy cam shows broad streaks of slush in yesterday’s 3-4 inches of heavy snow on new one night ice, maybe an inch. Chicky was similar until fog/drizzle closed in so I can’t take a “Chicky cam” from the breakfast table. … Continue reading →

It was very cold and windy here today, so this fellow decided to do a modified drive-by ice check: Not yet, boys. But for us iceboaters it’s getting very close again. Many local ponds have 5″ of hard grey ice … Continue reading →

A selection of web cams are now included on this site under the heading “Ice Cams”. Lots of sea smoke looking magical on this sunny sub-zero morning. Lakes are dumping heat big time. Oddly, South Twin has been frozen for … Continue reading →

The season opener on Plymouth could not have been better. As iceboaters, we know to accept whatever Mother Nature throws at us, and today she threw us a bone upon which twelve hungry sailors gnawed until past sunset, even as … Continue reading →

We scouted the pond abut half way across and all the way down to the marshes along the road side and found a consistent 3″ of grey ice. The few patches of thick snow sheltered thinner ice, but there are … Continue reading →