NEWS CENTER MAINE • January 5, 2023
Warmer temperatures are putting a damper on winter activities typically enjoyed by many Mainers throughout the season. Many activities like ice fishing are being put on hold across the state as the ice on many lakes and ponds isn't thick enough. "What's thick enough today might not be thick enough tomorrow," Maine State Game Warden, Rick Ouellette, said. Maine's Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) canceled ice fishing, ski, and snowshoe events scheduled for later in the month at Lake St. George State Park due to unsafe ice conditions and lack of snow. "We could have hundreds of people on the ice at times at larger events, and you need that thick ice to play it safe," Jim Britt, a spokesperson for DACF, said.