Bill Leonard, organizer for the Tobyhanna Millpond #1 Ice Harvest, said this event has been held annually since 1994, but due to the lack of ice in recent years, it has not taken place since 2022.

Overall, the industry is facing a harvest that is nearly 20 percent lower than what was projected prior to Milton’s impact in mid-October. The U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated ...

He said this ice harvest will feature a 1922 Gifford Wood ice saw, which they acquired a few years ago and is now ready for its maiden 21st century ice harvest. “What we do is cut two thirds of ...