Ice-out Watch 2005

halclyon · 04-19-2005, 07:49 AM

Went all the way from Fay's Boat Yard yester day from 5-6 PM in our boat to our cottage on East Bear with no ice!! Today it should be all out!! Yippee!!

Hal Lyon

Island Time · 04-19-2005, 11:04 AM

is the plane making its flights for ice out? Maybe he could delay any flight until the 21st, say around 10:12 am?

Island Girl · 04-20-2005, 10:39 AM

Thanks McD for the pictures taken yesterday.. today I still see something out there in the Front Lawn Cam on the ice out page. I cannot tell if it is a block of ice or a shadow. The Boat House cam is not broadcasting so the shore is not visible.

Anyone out there with a digi-cam.. send pictures..

By the way this thread has had over 12,000 views.. we all want the same thing!

gtxrider · 04-20-2005, 12:23 PM

The temp. on the Snake Eyes sight says 81 degrees in Alton. I figure with the temps in the 80s the lake should be warm enough for a swim! Last one in....

legend · 04-20-2005, 12:57 PM

Emerson Aviation called ice-out at 11:33 a.m. today, April 20, right on time per historical average ice-out date...
This morning ice was still in at entrance to Alton Bay and Wolfeboro near Barndoor Island but cleared later in the morning

cheers, hoist one high for Big Lake.

Legend

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-20-2005, 01:37 PM

Wahoo!

Thanks Legend.
At quick glance richroll wins with an 11:13 am guess.
Who is this and why can't I find this person in the member list?

April, 20, 2005 11:13 AM
richroll -- Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 6:52 a.m.

Island Girl · 04-20-2005, 01:54 PM

I think IslandSib in the big winner! Congratulations, and stop jumping up and down in your office!

KTO · 04-20-2005, 02:21 PM

YES IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!

But there is still ice on the lake, correct, just not in the Mount's path right? or is it all gone? Just curious.

KTO

Grant · 04-20-2005, 02:32 PM

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

I was under five hours off. At least I got the date this time! (Easy to pick -- it's my wife's birthday!)

Okay, now let's dive.

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-20-2005, 02:59 PM

Congratulations Island Sib!
How did I miss that!

DRH · 04-20-2005, 03:36 PM

Nice job, IslandSib!! Now ... what are you going to do with your $1,000,000 prize?

Island Girl · 04-20-2005, 07:54 PM

From WMUR TV -

http://mfile.akamai.com/12878/wmv/vo...99710.200k.asx

IslandSib · 04-20-2005, 08:09 PM

DRH we're going to Disneyworld!!!

Or better yet an Island !!
How about one with no cars...boat access only...
clear water, quiet woods, roaming deer and a loon or two.

HotDog · 04-20-2005, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grant

I was under five hours off. At least I got the date this time! (Easy to pick -- it's my wife's birthday!)

Okay, now let's dive.

wait so is it ice OUT today???

also does anyone know if it is supposed to rain this weekend? (hope not)

Blue Thunder · 04-21-2005, 05:33 AM

Island Girl,

I know it's been stated before, but thanks so much for this years' Ice Out viewing of all the Lake Cams in one spot. 13,300+ views of the thread in just 29 days! Now that shows how much of a ritual ice out really is.
Thanks again.

Blue Thunder

Island Girl · 04-21-2005, 07:35 AM

We must give thunderous applause to our tireless webmaster who put up with us through ice-out. Not only were we hitting this thread over 13,000 times, but we were also viewing the ice-out page on rattlesnakecam.com. That site is hosted by our generous webmaster on the same server as the rest of winnipesaukee.com.... and we nearly killed it a couple of times with our enthusiasm for the topic.

Here are some interesting statistics.

Views to the ice-out page since its inception in March = 48,244
Views to all of rattlesnakecam.com (Snake Eyes) in April = 87,137
Unique visitors to all of rattlesnakecam.com in April = 6774

Traffic quadrupled during this timeframe.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words about the ice out page.. this was a lot of fun. Please support any efforts to upgrade the server for winnipesaukee.com ... If each person who viewed during iceout gave $2 it would go a long way towards a new machine to keep us here!

Don, what is your pay pal account so we can donate directly? I see that if you put webmaster@winnipesaukee.com to send cash at PayPal, the weirscam donation fund comes up.. worked for me! Show your support... how much can we raise in a few days? .. (give more than $2 please or whatever you can)

Also click on the ads on winnipesaukee.com. It helps support this free site.

DRH · 04-21-2005, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HotDog

also does anyone know if it is supposed to rain this weekend? (hope not)

As of this morning (4/21), WMUR is forecasting rain all day Saturday and at least the first half of Sunday.

Island Girl · 04-21-2005, 09:52 AM

... so we get wet a little... I am half packed and coming anyway.

Warm fire in the stove, hot coffee, the view of the Ossipee's across the lake, a game of scrabble, a good book, good company, a nap... some chili, Who needs sun... just being there this weekend will be enough.

IslandSib · 04-21-2005, 12:49 PM

Half-packed IG what's the slow down...

I too would like to thank the Webmaster, IG, DRH, Upthesaukee, RG and all the others who made Ice-Out 2005 so captivating...I dont remember if I have a television...I have watched so many webcams and digital shots. Thank you all for your patience and care in providing others a glimpse of something special....

Look for me, or out for me I am continuing my boating
instruction by adding backing up this year!!!

gtxrider · 04-21-2005, 01:40 PM

Well, have fun at the LAKE. Some of us will not be there but will still have to put up with a rainy weekend.

Take a swim for me please.

Thanks for the warning. I will to steer clear of Rattle Snake Island if I see a boat coming at me in reverse.

mcdude · 04-21-2005, 02:04 PM

Don: Get ready for more hits on the server!

INTENSE ICE-OUT WATCH FUELED BY LAKE'S WEBCAMS - Roger Amsden "....as many as a dozen web cams are available on Island Girl's Ice Out Watch at http://www.rattlesnakecam.com. Island Girl is the web name for one of the most frequent posters on the Winnipesaukee Forum at www.winnipesaukee.com and her ice out thread, which was started in mid-March is the most frequently viewed site ever on the forum, having attracted over 10,000 viewers......" He alludes to the "web" cams in Alton (?).....must be talking about our roving web cameramen Upthesaukee and DRH!!

Thanks again everyone for a job well-done! McD

Island Girl · 04-21-2005, 03:15 PM

Thanks, McD for posting this... You can go to http://www.weirs.com/archivepdfs/wtimes042105.pdf to get the whole article.

DRH · 04-21-2005, 05:32 PM

Well done, IG! You're getting the recognition you well deserve! Nice job with your "2005 Ice-Out" web page.

04-19-2005, 07:49 AM	#1
halclyon Deceased Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: E. Bear Island from May 15-Oct 15 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Beautiful job, Island Girl! Went all the way from Fay's Boat Yard yester day from 5-6 PM in our boat to our cottage on East Bear with no ice!! Today it should be all out!! Yippee!! Hal Lyon

04-19-2005, 11:04 AM	#2
Island Time Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	is the plane making its flights for ice out? Maybe he could delay any flight until the 21st, say around 10:12 am? __________________ Soon we'll be runnin' strictly on Island Time.

04-20-2005, 10:39 AM	#3
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Ice Still? Thanks McD for the pictures taken yesterday.. today I still see something out there in the Front Lawn Cam on the ice out page. I cannot tell if it is a block of ice or a shadow. The Boat House cam is not broadcasting so the shore is not visible. Anyone out there with a digi-cam.. send pictures.. By the way this thread has had over 12,000 views.. we all want the same thing! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-20-2005, 12:23 PM	#4
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Is it time yet? The temp. on the Snake Eyes sight says 81 degrees in Alton. I figure with the temps in the 80s the lake should be warm enough for a swim! Last one in....

04-20-2005, 12:57 PM	#5
legend Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ice Out 11:33 a.m. Today Emerson Aviation called ice-out at 11:33 a.m. today, April 20, right on time per historical average ice-out date... This morning ice was still in at entrance to Alton Bay and Wolfeboro near Barndoor Island but cleared later in the morning cheers, hoist one high for Big Lake. Legend

04-20-2005, 01:37 PM	#6
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Wahoo! Thanks Legend. At quick glance richroll wins with an 11:13 am guess. Who is this and why can't I find this person in the member list? April, 20, 2005 11:13 AM richroll -- Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 6:52 a.m.

04-20-2005, 01:54 PM	#7
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Look again RG, it's IslandSib at 11:30 am I think IslandSib in the big winner! Congratulations, and stop jumping up and down in your office! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-20-2005, 02:21 PM	#8
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	YES IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!! But there is still ice on the lake, correct, just not in the Mount's path right? or is it all gone? Just curious. KTO

04-20-2005, 02:32 PM	#9
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,505 Thanks: 385 Thanked 232 Times in 126 Posts	So close... Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! I was under five hours off. At least I got the date this time! (Easy to pick -- it's my wife's birthday!) Okay, now let's dive. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

04-20-2005, 02:59 PM	#10
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Congratulations Island Sib! How did I miss that!

04-20-2005, 03:36 PM	#11
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 678 Times in 180 Posts	Nice job, IslandSib!! Now ... what are you going to do with your $1,000,000 prize? __________________ DRH

04-20-2005, 07:54 PM	#12
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Ice Out Video From WMUR TV - http://mfile.akamai.com/12878/wmv/vo...99710.200k.asx __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-20-2005, 08:09 PM	#13
IslandSib Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	ice out .. DRH we're going to Disneyworld!!! Or better yet an Island !! How about one with no cars...boat access only... clear water, quiet woods, roaming deer and a loon or two. __________________ IslandSib

04-21-2005, 05:33 AM	#15
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 955 Thanks: 256 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Over 13,000 Views in 29 days Island Girl, I know it's been stated before, but thanks so much for this years' Ice Out viewing of all the Lake Cams in one spot. 13,300+ views of the thread in just 29 days! Now that shows how much of a ritual ice out really is. Thanks again. Blue Thunder

04-21-2005, 07:35 AM	#16
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	The Stats - amazing! We must give thunderous applause to our tireless webmaster who put up with us through ice-out. Not only were we hitting this thread over 13,000 times, but we were also viewing the ice-out page on rattlesnakecam.com. That site is hosted by our generous webmaster on the same server as the rest of winnipesaukee.com.... and we nearly killed it a couple of times with our enthusiasm for the topic. Here are some interesting statistics. Views to the ice-out page since its inception in March = 48,244 Views to all of rattlesnakecam.com (Snake Eyes) in April = 87,137 Unique visitors to all of rattlesnakecam.com in April = 6774 Traffic quadrupled during this timeframe. Thanks to all of you for your kind words about the ice out page.. this was a lot of fun. Please support any efforts to upgrade the server for winnipesaukee.com ... If each person who viewed during iceout gave $2 it would go a long way towards a new machine to keep us here! Don, what is your pay pal account so we can donate directly? I see that if you put webmaster@winnipesaukee.com to send cash at PayPal, the weirscam donation fund comes up.. worked for me! Show your support... how much can we raise in a few days? .. (give more than $2 please or whatever you can) Also click on the ads on winnipesaukee.com. It helps support this free site. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-21-2005, 09:52 AM	#18
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	But it's the lake ... so we get wet a little... I am half packed and coming anyway. Warm fire in the stove, hot coffee, the view of the Ossipee's across the lake, a game of scrabble, a good book, good company, a nap... some chili, Who needs sun... just being there this weekend will be enough. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-21-2005, 12:49 PM	#19
IslandSib Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It is indeed the lake Half-packed IG what's the slow down... I too would like to thank the Webmaster, IG, DRH, Upthesaukee, RG and all the others who made Ice-Out 2005 so captivating...I dont remember if I have a television...I have watched so many webcams and digital shots. Thank you all for your patience and care in providing others a glimpse of something special.... Look for me, or out for me I am continuing my boating instruction by adding backing up this year!!! __________________ IslandSib

04-21-2005, 01:40 PM	#20
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Sure, rub it in! Well, have fun at the LAKE. Some of us will not be there but will still have to put up with a rainy weekend. Take a swim for me please. Thanks for the warning. I will to steer clear of Rattle Snake Island if I see a boat coming at me in reverse. Last edited by gtxrider; 04-21-2005 at 01:41 PM. Reason: adding text

04-21-2005, 02:04 PM	#21
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	IG makes FRONT PAGE of Weirs Times!! Don: Get ready for more hits on the server! INTENSE ICE-OUT WATCH FUELED BY LAKE'S WEBCAMS - Roger Amsden "....as many as a dozen web cams are available on Island Girl's Ice Out Watch at http://www.rattlesnakecam.com. Island Girl is the web name for one of the most frequent posters on the Winnipesaukee Forum at www.winnipesaukee.com and her ice out thread, which was started in mid-March is the most frequently viewed site ever on the forum, having attracted over 10,000 viewers......" He alludes to the "web" cams in Alton (?).....must be talking about our roving web cameramen Upthesaukee and DRH!! Thanks again everyone for a job well-done! McD

04-21-2005, 03:15 PM	#22
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Too Cool! Thanks, McD for posting this... You can go to http://www.weirs.com/archivepdfs/wtimes042105.pdf to get the whole article. __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-21-2005, 05:32 PM	#23
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 678 Times in 180 Posts	Well done, IG! You're getting the recognition you well deserve! Nice job with your "2005 Ice-Out" web page. __________________ DRH