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Vermont

markie

(23,949 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:14 PM 5 hrs ago

https://www.joespondvermont.com/ice-out-tickets.html

my hometown contest has a new meaning this year

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ahead of their time... (Original Post) markie 5 hrs ago OP

The contest markie 5 hrs ago #2

(23,081 posts)

1. That's a great sign. And a clever pun on the usual "ice out" meaning open waters for fishing.

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:21 PM

5 hrs ago

I love that area - used to drive Route 2 from Waterbury to NH and Maine. Danville and the surrounding country is beautiful.

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2. The contest

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:29 PM

5 hrs ago

Is to guess when the ice will go out on the lake… big event in my neck of the woods. One year I was only off by a few hours