Category Archives: 2018 Season

It is cold and the wind stopped blowing! So thinking that ice could now have a chance, I circled Sebago Lake ME today. I started with Lower Bay, and found that it was hard as far north as Indian island. … Continue reading →

There is indeed a slender ribbon of open water across the “broads” of Chickawaukee. Most of the lake is mostly shiny ice with some grey islands and bands where the snow had wet out the last couple of days. The … Continue reading →

The rain yesterday did a superb job of wetting out our local coastal lakes. There’s still a hole in Chickawaukee, but we’ll go scout Megunticook this morning, all the while maintaining deep denial over tomorrow’s pending blizzard. After that, it’s … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Dec 21, I had an aerial ice tour courtesy of Delta, flying from Seattle to Portland. Numerous ice covered ponds and lakes from western Minnesota most of the way east, most with apparent thin snow and grey cracks where … Continue reading →

Charlie Sylvenius is on the ball: 4″ plus on every hole drilled on Lake Wentworth. 75% of the lake checked on skates all but the south end. Two of us will sail today. Surface is a 6 plus conservatively.