Category Archives: 2020 Season

It’s been a messy start in Ste. Aurelie, just across the border in Quebec. There are two lacs there: Abenakis and Joli. Joli is smaller, shallower and colder. Abenakis is larger and tends to freeze later. We’ve had some wonderful … Continue reading →

Plymouth Pond has been such a loyal friend to the CIBC for so many years, and today was no exception. There’s a long view from the road as you crest the final hill on the decent to the pond. Yesterday … Continue reading →

Two and a half inches black ice coated with a half inch of soft snow. Tonights temps should give us three inches plus by the morning. This has not been scouted. The first arrivals will need to skate the plate … Continue reading →

It’s probably safe to assume that Plymouth is frozen, but when I tried to conform before driving up there I called our spy Laurie Nichols. Turns out he wasn’t there. He died last February. The conversation with his widow was … Continue reading →

And we’re not talking about the rain barrel variety. Here’s Tolman Pond in Rockport this afternoon. Don’t know how thick it is, but at the moment it is surviving a very strong northwest wind. Tonight will be in the single … Continue reading →