Mill Pond #1 Ice Harvest- CANCELED
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Coolbaugh Township
Sent
Mon, Jan 22 @ 1:50pm
Description
TOBYHANNA MILLPOND #1 ICE HARVEST cancelled for 2024
Unfortunately, we must cancel the 2024 Ice Harvest planned for Saturday, January 27th. This is an unprecedented second year in a row we will not be able to have an ice harvest in our 30+ year history of modern-day harvests due to weather conditions.
2024 has been challenging for ice harvesters. The Millpond did not freeze over until January 15. The cold weather recently has been accompanied by occasional snow. An odd ice phenomenon: Snow insulates the ice and slows the ice formation. As of today, we only have 5” of ice on the Millpond. Rain is the most problematic weather for us, and that is exactly the forecast for this weekend with temperatures in the 40s. Conditions would be unsafe.
If you would like to stop by, we will also be available from 10am to 2pm to tell the story of the once important ice industry of the Poconos. Our boxcar with an extensive collection of ice harvesting tools and equipment will be open if you would like to stop by at 2071 Lakeside Drive. The Boston & Maine wooden boxcar was built by Western Steel and Foundry in 1908, and is painted it to replicate an ice car that was used for transporting ice to major cities.
Call the ice harvest hotline at 570-894-8205 if you have questions.
We encourage you to visit the Coolbaugh Township Historical Association (co-sponsor of the ice harvest) historic Wills Mansion Museum. It will be open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday. Stop by to see ice harvesting tools and memorabilia, tour the displays of our local history, and see videos from previous ice harvests. The Wills Mansion Museum is located on Route 611 at the Coolbaugh Township Municipal Complex, 5590 Municipal Drive, Tobyhanna.
Also, the local VFW Post 509, located at 1917 Goodwin Street in Tobyhanna, will be serving a great and affordable breakfast from 7:30 am to 11:00 am on Saturday.
This notification was posted by Coolbaugh Township. Coolbaugh Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
