The “Whirlwind” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1905 is pushed back to land with fourth-generation ice boater Eric Lawrence, left, a friend and owner, Dan Lawrence rear, who flew in from his winter home in Florida to sail on Sacandaga Lake. They are part of the Hudson River Ice Yact Club for a chance to race their boats for the first time during the unseasonably warm winter.
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The “Vixen” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1885 and purchased by John A. Roosevelt, the last child of President Franklin D. Roosevelt rests after a weekend on Sacandaga Lake sailed by Reid Bielenberg, from Athens, who has owned the ice boat for the past 40 years. STAN HUDY/LEADER-HERALD
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The “Vixen” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1885 and purchased by John A. Roosevelt, the last child of President Franklin D. Roosevelt rests after a weekend on Sacandaga Lake sailed by Reid Bielenberg, from Athens, who has owned the ice boat for the past 40 years. STAN HUDY/LEADER-HERALD
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The “Vixen” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1885 and purchased by John A. Roosevelt, the last child of President Franklin D. Roosevelt rests after a weekend on Sacandaga Lake sailed by Reid Bielenberg, from Athens, who has owned the ice boat for the past 40 years. STAN HUDY/LEADER-HERALD
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The “Ice Queen” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1905 is ready for its trip back downstate with owner Dan Lawrence who flew in from his winter home in Florida to sail with his son, Eric, a fourth-generation ice boater on Sacandaga Lake. STAN HUDY/LEADER-HERALD
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The “Whirlwind” a classic wooden ice boat built in 1905 is pushed back to land with fourth-generation ice boater Eric Lawrence, left, a friend and owner, Dan Lawrence rear, who flew in from his winter home in Florida to sail on Sacandaga Lake. STAN HUDY/LEADER-HERALD
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Wooden ice boats hit Great Sacandaga Lake as the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club hit the ice for the first time during the unusually warm winter.
