Below are 2 shots from our webcam taken this morning. The first is from 8AM and as you can see, there is a lot of open water but also, a lot of ice along this side of the shore. My understanding is “Ice Out” is when you can get from point A to point B so where are these points?
The wind kicked up so as you can see in the second 10AM shot, very little ice can be seen.

Now it is after noon and I only see some “crushed ice” along our shore so I can honestly say that the Ice Out Date is today, April 26th. Visit our website webcam to see it for yourself. I will call Allen in the morning to confirm the official date.

Sorry, no winners this year although Celie was the closest…she thought April 28th.

I took this shot this morning so you can see the Ice Out progress on Wood Pond.

It is a beautiful morning today and as you can see, the lake is opening up. There is still plenty of ice on the lake though so for those of you who entered the Ice Out contest, do not give up hope yet.

I stepped out onto our deck this morning to let Murphy in and I could not believe my eyes 😮 😮 😮
There was a HUGE moose in front of Indio ❗ He (she) was so big that I could see his head atop the deck rails…he walked over to the drive of Cabin 2 then paused. I quietly went in the house to grab the camera but as I started back out, he turned and walked toward Cabin 1. I again, trying to be quiet, walked over to Indio and he (she was nowhere to be seen 🙁 but I could hear him (her) walking in the woods of my neighbor.
I know, without a picture, you all probably do not believe me but it is true ❗

For those of you entering your opinion on “Ice Out” this year, don-t forget to watch our webcam. I saved this shot from 10am on the 9th. It was a beautiful day as it is today.

But, back to the ice out thoughts, please remember that when you see this water right along the shore, that is our yard, normally. Do not get excited that the ice is going away just because you see some water here. 🙂

Steve and I went to Augusta this weekend to help the chamber booth at the Maine Sportsman Show. What a great turnout it was. Lots of things to see and learn. If you have never been, try to go next year.
Anyhow, on the way home, it was raining and so dreary out. The snow down river is gone and the trees are dark, the grass is brown. Kinda depressing.:(
Then as we started coming up 201, it changed. Maybe it was around Johnson Mountain, after the Forks, even though it was still raining and dreary, somehow it did not seems depressing. Still a little snow in the woods as we drove and there was more green to see as there are more Pine trees up this way.
Then as we pulled in our driveway-GOD IT IS GOOD TO BE HOME- we saw the white birch trees, still saw piles of snow and the lake, still frozen, was still white. Maybe that whiteness from the frozen lake reflects the sky differently because even though it was drizzling a little overcast, it was bright and cheery. The ice on the shoreline had a pretty pale blue tone to it. NOTE: it rained last night so that pretty blue tone is gone as the shoreline now has a bit of muddy appearance thins morning. Water is rising!

Maybe the only reason I saw the beauty as we got closer to Jackman is that it was just good to be home but I think that even though Mud season is never really fun, it seems to be more tolerable up her because there is more color.