by Rich Collins | Mar 29, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
As you know from reading this blog, I like the snow and I love winter. I suppose I am one of those “weird” people who list winter as their favorite season. I like the cold, the peace and quiet, and the outdoor activities, but none of that is as fun...
by Rich Collins | Mar 18, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
AWWA received this email from Judy Stearns on March 14th after we blogged about ice out. She was inspired by the idea and couldn’t help but think about being at the lake during this time of year. She wrote us a wonderful email detailing the ice out period on...
by Rich Collins | Mar 7, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
I know some of you may be thinking it’s a little early to discuss “ice out”. But, with March already cruising by, it may be the perfect time to take a look at our recent years in Northern New England and see just how “early” it is....
by Rich Collins | Feb 28, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
After a little “mini-vacation” last week (to hang drywall in my house, I sure know how to take a vacation!), it was time to get back to the wilderness! For this week’s adventure, we decided to check out the eastern acreage of the Moose Mountains...
by Rich Collins | Feb 14, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
For those of you wintering over away from New England, you missed out on an epic storm last week. For those of you that live in the northeast all winter and have finally plowed, shoveled, plowed, and shoveled again – you can truly appreciate the magnitude of...
by Rich Collins | Jan 17, 2013 | Interesting Facts and Stories
Tuesday was the best Dam day an AWWA blogger could ask for! A little different than our previous journeys, this was a Dam tour and will include plenty of Dam pictures, a ton of Dam facts, and probably a Dam joke or two! (quickmeme.com) I spent a good part of Tuesday...