An annual ritual on the mighty St. Lawrence River, on the Canadian border, where I live between New York and Ontario, is waiting for the ice to “go out”. Sometimes it goes out on its own, often times it gets helped by massive quantities of diesel fuel combusted through a Canadian icebreaker. It’s a right of passage as spring approaches.
The title sounds like a Bullwinkle and Rocky cartoon with the two titles, which I’ve always enjoyed.
The ice start getting punky, getting puddles on it and a small crack here or a cavernous crack there… then a good SouthWest wind and the ice- field starts to move. The downside is sometimes people’s docks get taken away with it, and some damage to the shoreline occurs.
“Going out” is a bit of a misnomer… The current and prevailing wind often takes it down river towards the Moses Power Dam in Massena, New York.
Wherever it goes, as long as it goes somewhere, is great news! The ice migration, getting the boat ready, cleaning up the shoreline and looking forward to a beautiful spring, summer and fall on the mighty St. Lawrence River, one of the treasures of the Northeast. Happy Spring everybody!
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