By Mary Ellen Shaw Winter is not the favorite season for most seniors! We don’t like to walk around wondering if there is black ice underfoot. Nor do we like driving on it. Hearing that a snow storm is coming […]
Tag: Ice
Column, Living the Dream
On Thin Ice
By Merisa Sherman The last paddle of the season, a chilly float in December With the weather this ridiculously warm, we had both been on watch for quite some time. Most days, I would try to slow down as I […]
Altitude Sickness, Column
Lay down the ice!
This article will be published during my first week of recovery from moderate lumbar surgery. The surgery is called foraminotomy, a procedure designed to widen the passageway for my sciatic nerve. The thing I want to talk about this week […]
Sports
Anglers reminded to remove ice shanties
Ice fisherman take note: shanties must be removed from the ice before the ice weakens. Also, the name and address of the owner must be on the ice shanty, according to Vermont state law. The shanty must be removed before […]
Column, The Outside Story
Ice magic
illustration for this column was drawn by Adelaide Tyrol By Laurie Morrissey Last night, the floodlights were on at my favorite skating lake. Several children wearing plastic skates and shiny helmets were gliding on the ice, shepherded by young parents. […]