A strong North wind came up mid-afternoon, and started breaking up the ice. There are large areas of open water everywhere across the ice remaining. My boathook drove through the ice floes with ease. Portions of the ice lying on their sides show 7-8" in former thickness. Tonight's temps are to be in the 30s.
The M/S Mt. Washington could manage this light ice with ease, on this day that I picked for ice-out. What's my prize again?
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