2022 NICKERSON LAKE ICE-OUT CONTEST
The CHAMPION of the tenth annual Nickerson Lake ice-out contest: Martha Mclaughlin !!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Ice-out time was 10:39 AM Sunday, April 24, and Martha’s prediction was at 10:34 AM on that same day. Congratulations, Martha!!
Thanks to those others who made entries!
The story of Nickerson Lake Ice-Out Machine!
A little background:
Paul Porter designed the high tech apparatus shown in the picture that will determine the time of ice-out with split second accuracy.
He and Al Cowperthwaite built the device which sets a new standard for ice-out detection equipment.
Resources for better prediction:
To help in this year’s prediction, refer to this record of ice-out dates since 1949 supplied by Al Putnam. The Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has compiled information on state-wide ice out dates and similar information is on this page, provided by Lake Stewards of Maine. The US Geological Survey has issued this paper on the New England ice-out date trend.
Read the article: Two Magic Maine Words: Ice out! in the Bangor Daily News from 2014 featuring Nickerson Lake’s elaborate system to make our annual ice-out contest more official.
