WAITING... FOR A GOOD FREEZE AND A FAIR BREEZE

WAITING, AT THE BEACH IN ASHLAND ...

...FOR A GOOD FREEZE AND A FAIR BREEZE

Tuesday, 10:00 AM.  20 degress F, wind N, gusty.  The sky is cloudy with a high overcast.  It is foggy and snowing moderately hard,  the humidity is 91% and the barometer is rising, currently at 30.07".  I shoveled 3+" of sticky lake effedt snow this morning and we will have at least that much more to shovel latter.

   We have had a significant warmup, which has weakened the ice on Chequamegon Bay and delayed most ice sports.  But it has also gotten rid of the snow on top of the ice, and if we get significant cold weather before a lot more snow, the ice will be perfectly smooth...and perfect for ice-boating!  

   An exciting sport with boats attaining race-car speed, ice-boating is not often seen on our waters, as the conditions are seldom right; the ice usually too rough or snow covered, or unsafe.  But when conditions are good,  the wind on the Bay provides great fun.

   When we lived in New York I loved to watch the ice boats, some a big as sailboats, race on the Hudson River north of the City.  I never rode one, and have always wished that I had.