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Live and Learn, Hopefully
As iceboaters we know that conditions can go from great to not, overnight. Let’s just say that if you think a lake is good enough to drive there and check it, then bring boats and buddies just in case. How … Continue reading
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Real Ice
Check out this footage from the Nite Regatta last weekend on Lake Puckaway, Princeton, WI. Does ice this good actually exist? https://www.facebook.com/InternationalNiteIceboatClass/videos/4780789051995830/ Lake Parlin, near Jackman, is ON for tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Behind The Covid Curtain, from Denis:
Last time we sailed Petit Lac Lambton, Frank went through the ice and had to swim a couple of times to get to the shore. But today, we had a solid 4-5 inches of very smooth ice with the same … Continue reading
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Greetings From the North Woods
As the old saw goes: “there is always ice somewhere”, and indeed there are two lakes near Jackman with sailable ice. Jackman, the Switzerland of Maine, is a delightful hour and a half from I-95 at Fairfield. Right in downtown … Continue reading
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Ice Out on Pushaw
Dear Pushaw Lake held great promise until the recent tropical onslaught took it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUZ597kh9bk As Bob Lombardo, who took the video, said: “If it wasn’t so spectacular a sight, it would have been depressing.” There is hope in Jackman, … Continue reading
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