Memphremagog,georgeville Quebec 2/21

[Evan Perkins]

    There is about a 5 mile long section in the center of the lake that caught two nights ago. I tested it at Georgeville walking out a distance in the late afternoon today. It was a solid 2+ inches definitely a little weak from being in the sun all day,but it had a very very light dusting of snow, which I think had kept it from degrading too much during the warmth of the afternoon. With predicted temperatures tonight this ice should be close to 2 1/2 inches or more by morning as far as I could tell, it looked uniform, in both directions with similar looking cracks visible through the snow. But there is not a view of the whole area that was recently frozen from Georgeville. Georgeville has a nice little restaurant which I have not been to, but is right on the water. 

    This ice could be good for much of the day tomorrow given that it is supposed to cloud up, but probably best in the early morning until late morning. After that, I suspect wet cracks will open up on thin ice. I had already put in a bunch of miles today, so I did not skate, but it would’ve been possible to skate at this afternoon although noisy. 

  This section of the lake is the most beautiful part in my opinion, so, even though it is only 5 miles long, I think it will probably be worth the travel for those willing to skate on relatively thin ice. It is possible this ice might survive the coming warm-up, or it might melt, if it does survive, it could be a good opportunity when it gets cold again. I have included a picture of the satellite image from three days ago, which shows the new Ice area in Black as it was open water then. 

[Matt Steinberg]

I skated from Newport VT up about 10 miles into Quebec and back to Newport last April and went right by the border station. Never saw or heard anyone. Had my passport but did not need it.

Matt

On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM wesm...@gmail.com <wesm...@gmail.com> wrote:

John,

My daughter who lives in Derby Line tells me there is a border station on the west shore of the lake and in the summer, if you are in a boat you stop at if you are traveling from the US to Canada and visa versa. 

In the winter... they watch you... and chase you if you go from the US and walk onto the Canadian shore and visa versa... if you stay in sight on the lake they generally don't bother you.. 

it's always a good idea to have a current password or pass card with 6 months left on it up there.

If anyone actually has any current experience up there I would love to hear about it. 

Bill

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On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 8:40 PM, 'john picone' via NHNordicSkating

<nhnordi...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Evan, if you skated back to the US from Canada, would they notice you had not been through the border checkpoint?

Asking for an ami.

john picone

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[David Lysy]

Evan and I skated the entire length of Memphremagog from Magog, Quebec south to Newport, VT and back again late last year.  We skated by the border checkpoint going both ways and did a break on shore in Newport before skating back up to Magog.  We saw no signs of life at the checkpoint and no one tried to get our attention or chase us down.  If the border patrol were watching, it was via CCTV from somewhere else.  That said, carry a passport card along with your license and credit card.  No need for a full passport.  

For reference, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html.

d

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