Folks often ask me what a guide does on his days off. Well today was the perfect winter day; crystal blue skies, fresh powder snow, not to cold and as you can see in the photo album no shortage of white stuff. I was supposed to be working at my desk getting caught up on all of the off season stuff.
If you live in the south you don’t have the chance to experience icicles like we do here in Maine. With our recent snow and a few sunny cold days, we have had excellent conditions for icicles to form on the eves of the house. 
The sun warms the roof (partly because I shoveled a few bare patches that really heat up) melting the snow that then trickles down and refreezes as it drips from the eves.
The event was a huge success again last Saturday. Lots of kids on the ice, a few fish caught, lots of hot dogs and mooseburgers eaten and plenty of volunteers to make it all run smoothly. We always get excellent suppor tfrom the local press.You can read about it and see lots of great pictures in today’s Village Soup.
