I watched a pickup truck going across the ice on Umbagog Lake Saturday. I don’t know how far it went, but it did go out of sight beyond Big Island. I wonder how thick the ice is.

There have been a few mornings lately that about 6 o’clock I have had a Jack Daniels pick-me-up. Before you say OMG or start worrying about me, here is the rest of the story. One of my Christmas gifts was Jack Daniels flavored coffee. The flavor is pretty close, but no alcohol content.

The Stateline Snowmobile Club Facebook group page reports that they have been out grooming. The logging roads are in good shape, but the woods trails need more snow.

There is some cold weather in the forecast. Dare I say that winter is here?

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