Photo by Jim Evans
Nate and Ben Libby make the most of a frozen brook behind their home Waterville in 2004. Their father, Steve, said that during his youth large sections of the brook were frozen which made for excellent skating when early freezes hit without snowfall.

"I had been keeping an eye on a spot near where I live where some Waterville kids skated. There was a big snowfall and I noticed they were down there skating, and it made a very picturesque scene.

Kids skating on a frozen brook spoke to some of the Maine experience. Especially because their father had skated in that same gully."

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