The Lake is frozen and it froze with no wind. It is smooth enough for ice skating and ice boating and just walking around (if you have metal points on your feet). The ice is more than 4 inches as of 12/12 everywhere except where it isn’t. You still need …
Things have dramatically changed at the Lake. We have gone from some ice on the lake to no ice on the lake to now to frozen. In the course of a week, this is a pretty amazing change. Now, there is probably an inch or more of ice on the …
Walking the Heath Brook Property that the Wentworth Watershed Association is working to preserve (see related article) is a true joy. There are mature woods and views of the Heath and Copplecrown Mountain. Plans are afoot to build a trail so that everyone can enjoy the area and to make …
Gray has been the theme on the lake lately. There has been some snow, some wind, a few clear nights that allowed ice to form and then wind and snow to clear it from all but the shores. Some of the ice that formed has been floating around as icebergs, …
Black buoys say stay north and east, red buoys say stay south and west. Lots of buoys dot our lake and they really do denote hazards. As a reminder, no marked buoys are needed withing 150 feet of shore to warn of rocks. With the draw down, the dangers near …
The draw down is quite interesting when seen from the air. Rocks that lurk below the surface become more visible, showing where we need to be most careful navigating vessels. Early in the draw down, the rocks around Mink and West Jockey Cap were starting to show. Now, most of …
The water level is now about at the “draw down” level. It is only about a foot lower than a normal winter draw down but because it is done a month or so earlier than normal, it allows for people to see the results (and also makes it hard for …
October is beginning to feel like real Autumn. After a day or two of abnormally high temperatures, the cooler weather seems to be taking hold. Now, there is even a cold rain with a forecast of snow flurries in the mountains. The draw down is progressing and some of the …
The Square Hill Property is not directly on the lake but Hersey Brook flows through it from Sargent’s Pond. The property, therefore, helps protect our watershed. There are no trails on it so it is not particularly “user friendly” and some of it was farmland that has now grown up …
Yes, there are signs of Autumn. A few red leaves are showing up and the image above is the big rock at the Stamp Act sandbar with the red leaves of the black gum showing up. It is close to the equinox so things are supposed to changed…. There have …
