Category Archives: 2017 Season

1200 THURSDAY Lincoln Davis Trophy (enlarged) Still not able to include photo): This is a preliminary announcement for the 2017 Maine State Championships. Preliminary for your planning purposes, and preliminary for weather and ice location reasons.

It’s looking good for the weekend: cold temps and mostly clear skies, and great wind. We’re watching Damariscotta, Moosehead and South Twin. Dammy has a 50% chance of 1-3″ of snow on Friday afternoon. Moosehead will have no snow, but … Continue reading →

I drove to Moosehead lake on Saturday afternoon. When I arrived at the Birches around 1500 and drove onto the ice to unload my Super DN it was very windy and cold. I knew it was gusty, as on the … Continue reading →

Skater Bob Lombardo called it “the smoothest ice in the state”, so I joined Lloyd, Fred, and John Eastman to take him at his word. I studied the Gazeteer, found a nifty short-cut on back roads, and added stress and … Continue reading →

First, thanks to all those who made the drive and showed up hoping to get a shot at the Century Race. Sadly, the race committee had to make the call to postpone. The moderate winds never came and the temps … Continue reading →