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Worlds come to Torch Lake

February 9, 2009

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On Saturday the hardwater sailors began to arrive at Torch Lake, where ten inches of solid ice was slicked with a thin layer of melt that reflected the gray sky. Perfect. They took a few practice runs and worked on their gear. By Sunday morning, the sun had come out and Babs was on the […]

A lone hardwater sailor on Torch Lake at sunset

February 2, 2009

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Babs Young sent us this peaceful, almost dreamy photo. She wrote, It’s not a regatta, but it is a hard water sailor on the north end of Torch Lake.  Dunno, Babs.  Iceboaters are pretty fierce.  I’ll bet this one was draped in icepicks and trailing a muskie.  Pretty scenery, though . . . Every week […]

Letters from Babs: Ice boats are a-comin’ are a-comin’ are a-comin’ . . .

January 25, 2009

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Babs has been keeping an eye on the ice on Torch Lake, so naturally she met some ice-boaters.  I have spoken to these people before (ERN: Hardwater sailors skim across Torch) and have determined that they are, to put it politely, utterly daft. Friendly, though. Anyway, they were out and about today, draped in ice […]

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