Ice-Out 2009

DRH · 04-05-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Thunder

DRH,

Your chronological pictures today are really cool!!

Blue Thunder

Thanks, BT - Glad you are enjoying them. It's really fascinating to watch the changes take place right in front of us.

Slickcraft · 04-05-2009, 12:32 PM

Photos taken 12:30 today at Belknap Point, not a perfect stitch of the photos but you get the idea. No ice out to Welch except the wind blown white ice on shore.

There is windblown white ice visible to the south east heading for Wolfeboro Bay.

chaseisland · 04-05-2009, 03:30 PM

Should be in a boat next weekend.

Lakesrider · 04-05-2009, 03:44 PM

Well, I was going to post pics of 19 mile bay, but ya beat me to it. so here is Wolfeboro. It was clear in the docks yesterday but ice has blown in a bit.

19 mile just for the heck of it.....

bab1234 · 04-05-2009, 06:05 PM

Pictures welch island in the middle over looking the broads then looking over dimond. WON"T BE LONG, get your boats ready.

Pineedles · 04-05-2009, 06:18 PM

This is exciting. I don't remember an Ice-Out with so many pictures from the non-traditional cams being contributed. Hope it is really happening, and it won't re-freeze.

bab1234 · 04-05-2009, 06:30 PM

Outside temp is 44 lake temp @ 38 looks like we'll be boating next weekend.

bab1234 · 04-05-2009, 06:36 PM

I should have 2 cams online one looking twards gunstock, the other over the broads very high vantage point. According to the gps 945 ft above the lake, OH add another 50 feet since I raised the house..

Island Girl · 04-05-2009, 07:01 PM

It has been a great ice-out watch with all the contributions... several new webcams this year, DRH's daily and today hourly pictures and commentary, and all the others ... it has been an exciting day!

I will get the usual funny looks when someone asks me what I did this weekend and the answer is, "I watched the ice melt".

Only you people know that it is not insane... it is what we do!!! How nice to be boating early this year... woo hoo!!!!!!

Thanks again to all you cam operators and picture takers!

IG

hazelnut · 04-05-2009, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

It has been a great ice-out watch with all the contributions... several new webcams this year, DRH's daily and today hourly pictures and commentary, and all the others ... it has been an exciting day!

I will get the usual funny looks when someone asks me what I did this weekend and the answer is, "I watched the ice melt".

Only you people know that it is not insane... it is what we do!!! How nice to be boating early this year... woo hoo!!!!!!

Thanks again to all you cam operators and picture takers!

IG

You took the words right out of my mouth! What a fun weekend for ice-out watchers!

Island Girl · 04-05-2009, 08:46 PM

How will we ever get any work done this week with all the ice melting we have to watch?

IG

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-05-2009, 08:53 PM

Here is a shot of The Broads From Roberts Cove today around 2:30pm.

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-05-2009, 08:58 PM

Alton Bay was open from the bridge to the bandstand. There were several small boats out fishing.
This shot was taken from Route 11D today at about 2:50

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-05-2009, 09:14 PM

Woodman's Cove was pretty much open.
Minge Cove and Glidden Cove around 3:00 pm today.

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-05-2009, 09:33 PM

Open water from Ames Farm over to Rattlesnake Island. You can see the ice just past Diamond. The ice is very dark ice from the scenic view on Route 11 in Alton.
After all the ice and snow this winter, an early boating season is just the ticket.

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-05-2009, 09:43 PM

Thank you very much Island Girl for the wonderful Ice-Out page that we all visit like junkies at this time of the year.
DRH, your progressive pictures with the West Alton Digi-cam are terrific!
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to share their great pictures from around the lake for Ice-Out 2009!
Looking forward to seeing everyone very soon on the lake!

RG

Island Girl · 04-05-2009, 10:07 PM

Thanks for the pics, RG. This is the first year in a while I am not on the island for ice out... so I live for all the pictures. See you out there!

IG

Blue Thunder · 04-06-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Island Girl

Thanks for the pics, RG. This is the first year in a while I am not on the island for ice out... so I live for all the pictures. See you out there!

IG

Wow, that was fast. The ice is gone on the Snakes Eyes camera. I just looked at it an hour ago!!

BT

Bear Island South · 04-05-2009, 09:04 PM

Thanks for all the great pics today, I pulled the boat out of storage today and gave a tune up and got her running, we are planning on heading up Friday to open up.

Mee-n-Mac · 04-05-2009, 10:37 PM

Some more words and pics to complement RGs and others. Sitting on the dock today you could see and hear the wind beat up the ice in Alton Bay. Unforetunately it (the ice) was running from Sandy Pt and towards our dock. We did OK but some neighbors lost a loose post or two. But first some pics from the Rt11 scenic overlook taken around 5:30 PM.

Looking out towards Barndoor ...
Looking down the bay ...
And Little Mark I ....

Mee-n-Mac · 04-05-2009, 11:01 PM

So looking across to Sandy Pt this was the scene. The looking down the bay towards the gazebo, you could see the ice closing up open water. Then Mee spotted this guy who crawled up on the ice to sun himself.

Mee-n-Mac · 04-05-2009, 11:38 PM

As others noted there was abundant open water off Ames Farm. Interestingly the Weirs was still pretty much iced in. Meredith Bay was the same way, mostly ice except along the shore and at the tip. Here's the open water with the ice just poking in on the right. Then looking up the bay with Church Landing on the right.

sum-r breeze · 04-08-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

As others noted there was abundant open water off Ames Farm. Interestingly the Weirs was still pretty much iced in. Meredith Bay was the same way, mostly ice except along the shore and at the tip. Here's the open water with the ice just poking in on the right. Then looking up the bay with Church Landing on the right.

If you can turn your eyes away from what's left of the ice sheet floating in Meredith Bay, it almost looks like a June afternoon. What beautiful blue sky and great sunshine! They are unwrapping The Breeze a week from this Friday and we'll be waxing Sat,Sun and Mon. I really miss it. I don't care if it's 50 degrees as long as the sun's out and the buffer still works. You won't be able to get the smile off of my face with a hammer and chisel!

The Breeze
Wav 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

nj2nh · 04-06-2009, 11:19 AM

Hey, Meet N Mac, I think I can see our house in the second picture looking down Alton Bay. Is that Echo Point in the background? Keep those pictures coming!

nj2nh
(sadly forced to enjoy the ice out from Jersey)

EricP · 04-06-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

It has been a great ice-out watch with all the contributions... several new webcams this year, DRH's daily and today hourly pictures and commentary, and all the others ... it has been an exciting day!

I will get the usual funny looks when someone asks me what I did this weekend and the answer is, "I watched the ice melt".

Only you people know that it is not insane... it is what we do!!! How nice to be boating early this year... woo hoo!!!!!!

Thanks again to all you cam operators and picture takers!

IG

Beats watching paint dry! LOL

04-05-2009, 12:32 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,310 Thanks: 1,228 Thanked 2,098 Times in 957 Posts	View from Belknap Point Photos taken 12:30 today at Belknap Point, not a perfect stitch of the photos but you get the idea. No ice out to Welch except the wind blown white ice on shore. There is windblown white ice visible to the south east heading for Wolfeboro Bay. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 03:30 PM	#3
chaseisland Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 158 Thanks: 17 Thanked 68 Times in 44 Posts	19 mile bay 040509 Should be in a boat next weekend. Last edited by chaseisland; 10-30-2010 at 12:53 PM.

04-05-2009, 06:05 PM	#5
bab1234 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Last view of the lake till mid week. Pictures welch island in the middle over looking the broads then looking over dimond. WON"T BE LONG, get your boats ready. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 06:18 PM	#6
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,545 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 668 Times in 367 Posts	ICE Out 2009 This is exciting. I don't remember an Ice-Out with so many pictures from the non-traditional cams being contributed. Hope it is really happening, and it won't re-freeze.

04-05-2009, 06:30 PM	#7
bab1234 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Not a chance Outside temp is 44 lake temp @ 38 looks like we'll be boating next weekend.

04-05-2009, 03:44 PM	#4
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Well, I was going to post pics of 19 mile bay, but ya beat me to it. so here is Wolfeboro. It was clear in the docks yesterday but ice has blown in a bit. 19 mile just for the heck of it.....

04-05-2009, 06:36 PM	#8
bab1234 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Within a few months.. CAM will be online I should have 2 cams online one looking twards gunstock, the other over the broads very high vantage point. According to the gps 945 ft above the lake, OH add another 50 feet since I raised the house..

04-05-2009, 07:01 PM	#9
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Pics and Cams It has been a great ice-out watch with all the contributions... several new webcams this year, DRH's daily and today hourly pictures and commentary, and all the others ... it has been an exciting day! I will get the usual funny looks when someone asks me what I did this weekend and the answer is, "I watched the ice melt". Only you people know that it is not insane... it is what we do!!! How nice to be boating early this year... woo hoo!!!!!! Thanks again to all you cam operators and picture takers! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-05-2009, 08:46 PM	#11
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Work Week How will we ever get any work done this week with all the ice melting we have to watch? IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-05-2009, 08:53 PM	#12
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Taken About 2:30 Today Here is a shot of The Broads From Roberts Cove today around 2:30pm. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 08:58 PM	#13
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Alton Bay Today Alton Bay was open from the bridge to the bandstand. There were several small boats out fishing. This shot was taken from Route 11D today at about 2:50 Attached Images

04-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#14
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	More Photos Woodman's Cove was pretty much open. Minge Cove and Glidden Cove around 3:00 pm today. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 09:33 PM	#15
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	From Ames Farm Open water from Ames Farm over to Rattlesnake Island. You can see the ice just past Diamond. The ice is very dark ice from the scenic view on Route 11 in Alton. After all the ice and snow this winter, an early boating season is just the ticket. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 09:43 PM	#16
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Thanks IG, DRH and All the Other Picture Takers Thank you very much Island Girl for the wonderful Ice-Out page that we all visit like junkies at this time of the year. DRH, your progressive pictures with the West Alton Digi-cam are terrific! Many thanks to everyone who took the time to share their great pictures from around the lake for Ice-Out 2009! Looking forward to seeing everyone very soon on the lake! RG

04-05-2009, 10:07 PM	#17
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Rg Thanks for the pics, RG. This is the first year in a while I am not on the island for ice out... so I live for all the pictures. See you out there! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-05-2009, 09:04 PM	#19
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	Thanks for all the great pics today, I pulled the boat out of storage today and gave a tune up and got her running, we are planning on heading up Friday to open up.

04-05-2009, 10:37 PM	#20
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Alton Bay 4/5 Some more words and pics to complement RGs and others. Sitting on the dock today you could see and hear the wind beat up the ice in Alton Bay. Unforetunately it (the ice) was running from Sandy Pt and towards our dock. We did OK but some neighbors lost a loose post or two. But first some pics from the Rt11 scenic overlook taken around 5:30 PM. Looking out towards Barndoor ... Looking down the bay ... And Little Mark I .... Attached Images __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

04-05-2009, 11:01 PM	#21
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Who's on the Ice So looking across to Sandy Pt this was the scene. The looking down the bay towards the gazebo, you could see the ice closing up open water. Then Mee spotted this guy who crawled up on the ice to sun himself. Attached Images __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

04-05-2009, 11:38 PM	#22
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	Meredith 4/5 As others noted there was abundant open water off Ames Farm. Interestingly the Weirs was still pretty much iced in. Meredith Bay was the same way, mostly ice except along the shore and at the tip. Here's the open water with the ice just poking in on the right. Then looking up the bay with Church Landing on the right. Attached Images __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

04-06-2009, 11:19 AM	#24
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Hey, Meet N Mac, I think I can see our house in the second picture looking down Alton Bay. Is that Echo Point in the background? Keep those pictures coming! nj2nh (sadly forced to enjoy the ice out from Jersey) __________________