Door Prize Winner: Mr. Heater Buddy
by Theresa Taylor
Saturday, January 30th arrived without temperatures of 20 below or the need for local guys to plow before coming to registration…a rarity and yet a pleasure for most!
Sunday would have been a slushy mess and the earlier in the week’s snow would have been a disaster for most of the portable shanties. The dance on Blue Mountain to appease The Adirondack Ice Gods had produced 8-12 inches of reported ice on the lake. Continue reading
by Theresa Taylor
I am presently fortifying myself for a journey to Blue Mountain Lake. I will be offering up chicken bones and perform a not so pretty dance in an effort to please the Ice Gods of The Adirondacks.
I have a few crazy friends who may accompany me thus we are leaving the date and time undisclosed. Continue reading
Thanks to Raquette Lake Fire Department for letting the Fish & Game Club use their building and thus having to find warm places around town for the emergency vehicles.
Thanks to Wayne Kavanaugh, Fish & Game president and treasurer for getting the ball rolling and taking care of door prizes and cash prizes. Continue reading
Liz (nice hat) Forsell (volunteered to sell 50/50 tickets) accepted the prize just to be in a picture with Beeba (Tom) Norris.
By Theresa Taylor
The 15th Annual Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, January 31 started off with the usual double-digit below zero temperatures which didn’t stop the banter, laughter and jokes during registration. Continue reading
By Theresa Taylor
A well-equipped fishing shanty
Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club will host the 15th Annual Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on January 31. Registration begins at 6 a.m. at the Raquette Lake Fire Hall located on Rte. 28.
Mike’s relatives and friends volunteer to host this great event every year and it is a fun and friendly contest for the entire family to enjoy. Continue reading
Friends, family and fellow Fish & Game members of the late Mike Norris hosted the 14th Annual Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby on Raquette Lake on Saturday, January 25th.
Ninety-four adults and 14 juniors braved the cold weather conditions to participate in this great annual event.
Chris Ebmeyer, Tom Beckingham,
Liz Beckingham, Jack Rivet
Wyatt Beckingham, Ken Knorr,
and Smoke the black lab.
Photo by Wayne Beckingham
Thanks to Tioga Construction (Mike’s employers) for a generous annual donation that helps secure the door prizes.
And special thanks to Mike Burke and Lew Harrington who shop at Triple S Sporting Good Show held in Buffalo.
Their careful spending helped secure an electric ice auger, Heritage Laker tip-ups as well as variety of Hi-Tech ice fishing gear for the adults. Continue reading
The Raquette Lake Fish & Game Club, along with the Norris family and friends, will host their 14th annual ice fishing derby—named in tribute to Mikey McCullough McNorris—on Saturday, January 25th.
The event will take place on Raquette Lake with registration beginning at 6 a.m. at the Raquette Lake fire hall on Route 28.
Registration for the adult division (age 16 and over) requires a fishing license and a fee of $20. Continue reading