Damariscotta Lake in January
Finally, some weather for snowmobiling! This weekend my wife and I took the sleds off of the trailer and sped around Damariscotta Lake with some friends. I used the opportunity to look at some of the properties we have for sale on the lake and even take a few pictures of some Newcastle Square Realty listings (I think that qualifies the machines as a legitimate business deduction, don't you?) on the lake such as this one, this one and this one.
I was amazed at how many people were out on the ice fishing, snowmobiling, skating, cross country skiing and there was even a pilot in a small plane at about 20' racing a snowmobile. We stopped at a lot of the ice shacks to ask how the fishing was (and also to check on the thickness of the ice, you can't be too careful). It seems that while the pickerel were jumping out of the holes the brown trout were playing hard to get. People were getting plenty of action though and the ice was a very safe 8" to 10" thick. The good thing about folks catching pickerel is that nobody wants to eat a pickerel and so they throw them on the ice for the bald eagles to eat. There is nothing quite so awesome as watching a bird with a 6' wingspan swoop down out of a tall tree and land on the ice less than 100 feet from you.
If you are looking for a property on Damariscotta Lake, Pemaquid Lake or Biscay Pond (correct pronunciation, biss-KEY) or any of the other lakes and ponds in Mid Coast, Maine keep in mind that they are not just for summer use and can be lots of fun in the winter. And now is a good time to see them. Sure it's a little cool now but we can do 50+ mph on the ice and see half a dozen properties in the time it would take to see 1 or 2 by car! Plus, there's no bugs!
If anyone is interested I have a picture of the plane that was on Damariscotta Lake that is so low it looks like a radio controlled toy. Email me and I will send it to you.
Posted by: Tom Field | January 30, 2007 at 04:39 PM