Megunticook annual ice-out lands on Friday the 13th
L’il bit of ice left in Megunticook on April 13, 2018. (Photo courtesy Megunticook Lake Association)
L’il bit of ice left in Megunticook on April 13, 2018. (Photo courtesy Megunticook Lake Association)
The annual Megunticook Lake ice-out dispatch from the lake association confirmed that April 13 marked ice-out day. Megunticook joined Damariscotta Lake for the April 13 honors this year.
Friday the 13th was bad luck for the Winter of 2017-18. Warden Dale Doherty called Megunticook Lake Ice Out at 8:25 a.m. Friday, April 13. So who won you ask? Brian Wickenden! Second place goes to Elias Libby for the second year in a row. Brian wins a $100 gift Certificate from Maine Sport and a year's subscription to the Camden Herald. Elias wins a $50 gift certificate to Viking Lumber.
If you head out on that cold water, leave a note, file a boat plan, be safe. Oh yeah, have fun, as well!
Here’s ice-out dates for other Maine lakes, courtesy Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife:
Ice Out Dates Last Updated: April 13, 2018 12:04 PM
This from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Historical Ice-Out Dates for 29 Lakes in New England. (Although that data only goes through Year 2000)
EXTREMES OF LAKE ICE-OUT DATES
The differences between the earliest and latest ice-out dates for most lakes in New England were between 35 and 55 days. Seven lakes had their latest recorded ice-out date in 1888. Most remaining lakes with data for 1888 were within a few days of their record. Seven lakes in northern and mountainous areas of Maine and New Hampshire had their latest recorded ice-out dates in 1972. Nine lakes, primarily in southern Maine, had their earliest recorded ice-out dates in 1981, and eight lakes in northern and mountainous areas of Maine had their earliest recorded dates in 1945.
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