by Rich Collins | Jan 14, 2016 | Interesting Facts and Stories
It seems as though we may finally get a real winter after all, but the warm period over the last two months was very out of character for Maine/New Hampshire. In Manchester this November, temperatures reached up into the 70’s, and on Christmas day it was 64...
by Rich Collins | Jan 7, 2016 | Interesting Facts and Stories
We all love to think of our lakes as unique, and certainly they are. However, the lakes in the AWWA regions are (thankfully) relatively tame. We get the odd freshwater jellyfiish, invasive species, or algae bloom but, as these examples from around the world...
by Rich Collins | Feb 26, 2015 | Interesting Facts and Stories
Last week, we looked at how Wakefield deals with snow. It’s a pretty uncomplicated process of plow, sand, salt, shovel and snowblowers. In Portland, things are a little bit more difficult. Portland is the urban center of Maine. Located on a peninsula at the mouth of...
by Rich Collins | Feb 20, 2015 | Interesting Facts and Stories
With the amount of snow we’ve received in the Northeast over the past month or so, it becomes difficult for us to remember what summer looked like. Chances are, there was a time just a few months ago when you were outside and you were uncomfortably warm. Remember...
by Rich Collins | Mar 7, 2014 | Interesting Facts and Stories
My second foray to one of the AWWA region’s frozen rivers brought me to the South River, which enters Province Lake almost exactly at the border between Parsonsfield, Maine and Wakefield, New Hampshire. I was excited to get out onto the South River, as it is the...
by Rich Collins | Feb 27, 2014 | Interesting Facts and Stories
It has been a long, cold winter here in New Hampshire. We’ve had a polar vortex, frequent snow storms, and I’m pretty sure my black Prius has turned permanently white with salt. However, a combination of cabin fever and a rare lull in my workload has made this the...
