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When Narragansett Bay R.I. froze over - Island Chris - 03-08-2014
Hi all,
modified from an email I just sent family:
The article in the Jamestown Press on Narragansett Bay R.I. freezing over is pretty interesting:
http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2014-03-06/News/When_Narragansett_Bay_freezes.html
This winter was cold, but I saw no ice at all on the open bay: sheffield cove across from Mackerel Cove beach froze, and I imagine coves father north out of the current would have frozen, but I never definite ice in the east passage (except 1 or 2 pancake ices on the coldest morning by the docks) or in the West Passage when I crossed the bridge. In the late 70s I saw ice being sliced into rectangular sheets by the Jamestown Bridge on the outgoing tide. But, nothing solid.
Yesterday, March 7, I skated on the 5 mile circumference Wordens Pond (a giant glacial kettle pond) south of URI for the 4 th time in 10 days and 5th time this winter. Someone stopped in the parking lot while I was getting my skates on and he said that his grandfather used to drive his volkswagon out on the ice in the bay.
Chris