Although not at all scientific, my numerous straw polls around town suggest that everyone wants the snow to melt away as quickly as possible. I have yet to meet a person who is looking for more [...]

I'm often asked what does one do in the middle of a cold, long winter in rural western Maine. You sometimes get the feeling that people believe everything shuts down until ice-out on the [...]

It takes 40 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of syrup!

As the snow recedes and more and more of the fields reappear, you can feel the transition from winter to spring on a daily basis. Yes, we take some steps backwards as the temperatures drop and [...]

Most of the country has been experiencing a cold snap and it got pretty cold here earlier this week. Our house had a -7 reading one morning while a number of people at Rosie's said they had a low of -12. Either number, with the wind blowing hard, meant it was wicked cold outside. The good news is that I will now feel safe going onto Kezar [...]

When we received notice from our daughter Anna that her dormitory building, located on East 25th Street between First Avenue and the FDR Drive, was being evacuated, I was somewhat skeptical. Just how much water could reach her building and besides, she was on the ninth floor! Boy, was I wrong! We accompanied Anna to her dorm this past [...]

When we received notice from our daughter Anna that her dormitory building, located on East 25th Street between First Avenue and the FDR Drive, was being evacuated, I was somewhat skeptical. Just how much water could reach her building and besides, she was on the ninth floor! Boy, was I wrong! We accompanied Anna to her dorm this past [...]

Lovell, and much of western Maine, was hit by a fierce snowstorm overnight. Just when the daffodils were blooming, almost a foot of snow covered the ground. Lulled by eighty degree weather just last week, Road Commissioner Larry Fox had ordered his town crew to take the plows off of the trucks for summer maintenance. The roads are a mess [...]

Lovell, and much of western Maine, was hit by a fierce snowstorm overnight. Just when the daffodils were blooming, almost a foot of snow covered the ground. Lulled by eighty degree weather just last week, Road Commissioner Larry Fox had ordered his town crew to take the plows off of the trucks for summer maintenance. The roads are a mess [...]

It is official! Assisted by several days of temperatures in the 80's, Moose Pond's mascot, IC, announced that March 23rd was the official date for ice-out (Bridgton News, March 29, 2012). According to the Lovell Town Office, ice-out on Kezar Lake occurred on March 26th.

Here are two informative sites regarding Ice-Out dates in Maine and New England. [...]

It is official! Assisted by several days of temperatures in the 80's, Moose Pond's mascot, IC, announced that March 23rd was the official date for ice-out (Bridgton News, March 29, 2012). According to the Lovell Town Office, ice-out on Kezar Lake occurred on March 26th.

Here are two informative sites regarding Ice-Out dates in Maine and New England. [...]