Showing posts with label ice cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ice cream. Show all posts
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Adjust Your Cones
Monday, July 8, 2024
A Dish or A Cone?
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We had a great turnout for the KVBC Independence Ride from
Sidney last Sunday. It was a bit hot and humid, and we had some road
construction to contend with, but that didn't seem to slow down the
group setting a fast pace! This week's ride will feature another great
ride with an optional ice cream stop in Oakland, should the summer heat
carry through to next Saturday. Hope you can join us!
Saturday, July 13 - OAKLAND
"A Cone or a Dish" - a rewarding tour around Oakland, Norridgewock, New Sharon, and Smithfield.
START: 9:00 am at the parking lot of the Atwood Elementary School at 19 Heath Street in Oakland.
DISTANCE: about 38.5 miles or 40 miles with ice cream stop option
TERRAIN: moderate with some hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: fine back roads with lakeside views and a potential ice cream stop with many options.
LEADER: Tammy Jones, tjjones@colby.edu.
LINK TO ROUTE MAPS:
Ride with a trip to the Ice Cream Place:
Ride without the Ice Cream Stop: https://connect.
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Dreaming of Ice Cream
We had a nice ride over the back roads of Whitefield on Saturday.
The potential rains forecast dwindled down to some light spotty drizzle,
and we had plenty of dry pavement (and even a little gravel), and a
great stop at the Sheepscot General Store. There were 8 of us at the
start, including several newcomers who were very welcome! Many thanks
to Holly for revising the route and leading us. This Saturday KVBC
riders will be faced with many decisions: a cone or a dish?; soft serve
or hard serve?; jimmies or sprinkles? (On second thought, forget about
the sprinkles.) Hope to see you Saturday!
Saturday, July 29 - OAKLAND
"A Cone or a Dish" - a rewarding tour around Oakland, Norridgewock, New Sharon, and Smithfield.
START:
9:00 am at the parking lot of the United Methodist Church at 20 West School Street in Oakland.
DISTANCE: about 38.5 miles or 40 miles with ice cream stop option
TERRAIN: moderate with some hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: fine back roads with lakeside views and a potential ice cream stop with many options.
LEADER: Tammy Jones, tjjones@colby.edu.
LINK TO ROUTE MAPS:
Ride with a trip to the Ice Cream Place : https://connect.garmin.com/
Ride without the Ice Cream Stop: https://connect.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Odysseys around Cobbossee
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Cobbossee, My Odyssey
We had another fine outing on the Fourth of July in Sidney, courtesy of Jim Putnam. It started off cloudy and mercifully cooler than it has been of late, but cleared up and warmed up by the ride's end. Many thanks to Jim and the 20 or so riders who turned out on the holiday. This Saturday we will revisit another classic club ride around Lake Cobbosseecontee, with an optional ice cream stop at the end. Please remember that we are following pandemic protocols: please bring a mask with you to wear when you are in close proximity with others, maintain a healthy distance between riders, and please stay home if you are feeling unwell. Join us if you can!
Saturday, July 11th - MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle Street, just off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The parking lot is the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 28.8 miles.
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake, back roads of Winthrop, Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth, and a potential ice cream stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com
Link to Ride Map (2015): http://gmap-pedometer.
For more info on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, check out the club blog at http://postedroads.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Wayne Every Which Way
We caught a nice break in the hot weather with a beautiful cool,
dry day on Saturday for our ride around Mount Vernon and Chesterville,
and if that wasn't enough of a treat we also managed to work in a local
parade and some hotdogs! This Saturday we will have another treat in
store, as we explore more of the great cycling roads around Wayne,
culminating in a stop at the local ice cream emporium. See you Saturday!
Saturday, August 18th - WAYNE
"Which Way to Wayne?" - a high summer ramble from Wayne to Fayette, Livermore, Leeds, and Winthrop.
START: 9 am at the Wayne Elementary School, 48 Pond Road, Wayne.
DISTANCE: 37 or 24 miles.
TERRAIN: flat to moderately hilly.
HIGHLIGHTS: scenic back roads with some great views, and a possible post-ride stop at Tubby's Ice Cream
in Wayne.
LEADER: Fritz Onion, fritz@pluralsight.com.
LINKS to ROUTE MAP: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at 293-3784, hjmerrick@gmail.com, or check out our club blog, "Posted Roads" at http://postedroads.blogspot.co
Monday, May 21, 2018
Odysseys Are Fun
We had a nice, dry ride last Sunday in Vassalboro - remarkably so,
considering the forecast. We saw an abundance of alewives, both the
scaly, piscine kind, and the chewy, gummy kind. Our thanks to Tammy for
leading and to Jeanine for organizing, and to the dozen cyclists for
riding. Next Saturday we venture out on another odyssey around Lake
Cobbossee, starting and strategically ending right beside Fielder's
Choice Ice Cream in Manchester. Definitely worth checking out - see you
Saturday!
Saturday, May 26th - MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle Street, just
off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the
Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The
parking lot is the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 27.5 miles.
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake,
back roads of Winthrop, Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and
Monmouth, and an ice cream stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: John Lanoue, john.lanoue@avid.com.
Link to Ride Map (2015): http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6
For more info on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, check out the club blog at http://postedroads.blogspot.co
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Wayward Wayne
We have had some beautiful late-Summer weather of late, and we had a
fine ride from Livermore last Sunday. I was especially fortunate, as
everyone patiently awaited my late arrival, with nary a mention of my
rule of arriving at least 15 minutes before the scheduled ride start.
And even then we were just a bit early at the apple orchard, arriving
just before it opened. Our thanks to John for leading, and to Missy for
kindly driving the apple shuttle back to the start. Next Sunday's ride
will explore more of our western frontier starting in Wayne. Hope you
can join us!
Sunday, September 24th - WAYNE
"Which Way to Wayne?" - an early Fall ramble from Wayne to Fayette, Leeds, and Winthrop.
START: 9 am at the Wayne Elementary School, 48 Pond Road, Wayne.
DISTANCE: 37 or 24 miles.
TERRAIN: flat to moderately hilly.
HIGHLIGHTS: scenic back roads with some great views, some
early Fall foliage, and a possible post-ride stop at Tubby's Ice Cream
in Wayne.
LEADER: Fritz Onion, fritz@pluralsight.com.
LINKS to ROUTE MAP: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
LINK to BCM CALENDAR: http://www.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Odyssey to Cobbossee
We had spectacular weather for the ride from Gardiner to Bowdoinham
last Sunday. Bright blue skies, nice roads - some with new pavement,
and marked with nifty "KV" arrows - even a nice tailwind. Many thanks to
Joe for leading (and arrowing!). Hey, we're in August already! Time for
a ride around Cobbossee Lake. We'll meet on Sunday next to Fielders'
Choice Ice Cream in Manchester. Hope to see you then!
Sunday, August 6th - MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle Street, just
off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the
Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The
parking lot is the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 27.5 miles.
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake, back roads of Winthrop,
Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth, and an ice cream
stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: John Lanoue, john.lanoue@avid.com.
BCM Calendar Link: http://www.bikemaine.org/
Link to Ride Map (2015): http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=
Monday, June 5, 2017
Cundy's on Sundaes
Last Saturday Steve Robe took us on a fun ride going
counterclockwise (for a change) around China Lake. Had to dodge a few
raindrops at the start, but the sun came out and it did warm up to the
point that it seemed like summer-like weather will soon be here (for a
change). Perhaps this Sunday! Ken Louis has an all-new ride in store
for us, starting in Brunswick and stopping in Cundy's harbor. Forecast
says sunny and mid-70s, and we won't take issue with that. Hope to see
you Sunday!
Sunday, June 11 - BRUNSWICK
For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club,
contact Jim Merrick at 293-3784, hjmerrick@gmail.com, or keep
up to date via our Facebook page.
Monday, May 8, 2017
A Mother's Day Meander
May and Bike Month are upon us, and while it has been a challenge
to avoid the raindrops, we did manage to get in a great ride in
Skowhegan last Sunday. Many thanks to John Lanoue and everyone who
participated. This Sunday is Mother's Day and we will meet at the
Maranacook School Superintendent's Office (well, his parking lot,
anyway) in Readfield for a 27-mile ride. Please note that this ride has
been moved up a week from the original KVBC Ride Calendar listing, and
that we will be biking with the alewives in Vassalboro the following
Sunday. Meanwhile we will hope for less rain and even fewer blackflies,
and another great group of people on Sunday in Readfield! See you then!
Sunday, May 14th - READFIELD
"The Maranacook Meander" - a lakeside tour through Readfield, Winthrop, Wayne and Kents Hill
START: 10:00 am at the Maranacook School Superintendent's Office parking lot, 45 Millard Harrison Drive, off of Rt. 17 about one quarter mile north of Readfield Depot. The Superintendent's Office is the first left on the drive up to the High School.
DISTANCE: about 27 miles.
TERRAIN: moderate to hilly.
HIGHLIGHTS: many lakeside and hill top views; optional stop at Tubby's Ice Cream in Wayne.
LEADER: Lydia Leimbach.
LINK to ROUTE MAP: http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6
Sunday, July 10, 2016
You Say Tomato, I Say Tommaso (or maybe Tiramisu)
We had a fine ride down the Pemaquid Peninsula on Saturday, despite some wet
weather to start the ride off. Many thanks to David Lipman for leading, and for
the undeterred folks who braved the weather and turned out. The rains returned
in force on Sunday, washing out the 2nd ride planned for the weekend, but we
were grateful to David for getting one of the rides in. This Saturday we will
venture north to Norridgewock for a tour through Somerset County followed by an
ice cream social at the ride leaders' house! Please join us!
Saturday, July 16 - NORRIDGEWOCK
"Cycle Somerset" - a
tour through Norridgewock, Madison, Solon, Cornville, and Skowhegan.
START: 9 am at Brian Bowker &
Denise Crowell's house, 434 Frederick Corner Road, Norridgewock.
DISTANCE: 50-55 miles
TERRAIN: moderately hilly
SYNOPSIS: Norridgewock to Madison via Father Rasle Rd. past sprawling
tomato greenhouses, then along the Kennebec River to Solon (where we will stop
at a store in case provisions are needed). We will proceed to Cornville, down
the West Ridge Road to Skowhegan and back to Norridgewock.
HIGHLIGHTS: Ice Cream Social to follow the ride at Brian and Denise's
house. Spouses, significant others, or families are welcome to join us for the
post ride Ice Cream Social. Approximately 3pm?
LEADERS: Brian Bowker, bbowk321@yahoo.com, and Denise Crowell, denisemcrowell@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Bike May Day!
May
Day! Time to kick off Bike Month straight off on May 1st with a
challenging route around Lake Cobbossee next Sunday. In spite of the
chilly April weather we had a great ride in Hinckley last Sunday -
thanks to Jeanine and all the folks, new and old, who came out to L.C.
Bates to ride and picnic afterward. Forecast is for the weather to turn
warmer and more May-like this weekend, which is fortunate, as the ride
starts and ends right next to Fielder's Choice Ice Cream. See you
Sunday!
Sunday, May 1st - MANCHESTER
Sunday, May 1st - MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around
Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle
Street, just off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the
Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The parking lot is
the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 27.5 miles.
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging
hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake, back roads of
Winthrop, Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth, and an ice cream
stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: John Lanoue.
BCM Calendar Link: http://www.bikemaine.org/
Link to Ride Map (2015): http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=
For more info on the Kennebec Valley
Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, or follow us on Facebook.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Maine Maple Sidney
The
weathermen swear they didn't take Spring away - that it will be back
this weekend, just in time for Maine Maple Sunday! Which is also Easter
Sunday, so many of the sugar houses are also open on Saturday, so
Saturday it is! We'll start from the Bean Elementary School on Middle
Road in Sidney on Saturday for a 20-mile ride, with an optional stop at
the Bacon Farm Maple House. I don't know if they carry those fancy maple
syrup energy packs for cyclists, but they do have maple whoopie pies,
and those should do the trick. See you Saturday!
Saturday, March 26th, SIDNEY:
Directions to the Bean School:
From south: I-95 North exit #120. Turn right at end of exit ramp onto Lyons Rd. Follow Lyons Rd. to stop sign. Turn left onto Middle Rd. Bean School is approximately one mile on the right.
From the north: I-95 South exit #120. Turn left at end of exit ramp onto Lyons Rd. Follow Lyons Rd. to stop sign. Turn left onto Middle Rd. Bean
School is approximately one mile on the right.
DISTANCE: 20
Miles.
TERRAIN: moderate with a few hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: some fine back roads and Kennebec River views, and a stop at a local Maple Sap House for some syrup sampling.
LEADER: Jim Merrick.
RIDE MAP LINK: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/TERRAIN: moderate with a few hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: some fine back roads and Kennebec River views, and a stop at a local Maple Sap House for some syrup sampling.
LEADER: Jim Merrick.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Celebrating Charles E. Pratt in Vassalboro
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| Charles Eadward Pratt, a cycling pioneer said to be the Father of American Cycling, was born in Vassalboro, Maine, March 13, 1845. Pratt organized one of the earliest bicycling rallies, a two-day group invitational ride around Boston in the Fall of 1879, called the "Wheel Around the Hub." The ride was written up (by Pratt himself) in the Feb. 1880 issue of Scribner's magazine, illustrated by a number of detailed drawings, including the one above featuring all the cyclists who took part. Chas. E. Pratt is shown as the first cyclist on the right, |
Are you already tired of early
Mud Season? With sunny forecasts and temperatures in the mid-50s, time
for another special KVBC pre-season ride! This weekend marks the
birthday of cycling pioneer Charles E. Pratt, first president of the
League of American Wheelmen, born in Vassalboro, March 13, 1845. To
celebrate, lets have a ride in Vassalboro this Saturday! (Which is the
12th, I know, but I'd want to factor in a stop at the Green Bean Coffee
Shop, as well as opening day at Back's Dairy Bar, both nearby in So.
China Village. I think old Chas. E. would approve.) See you then!
Saturday, March 12, EAST VASSALBORO
For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club, contact Jim
Merrick at 293-3784 or hjmerrick@gmail.com, and check out
the club's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/
Sunday, July 12, 2015
The Cobbossee Odyssey - The Fielder's Choice
Saturday, July 18th - MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around
Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle
Street, just off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the
Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The parking lot is
the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 27.5 miles. A map of the route can be
found here: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging
hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake, back roads of
Winthrop, Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth, and an ice cream
stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: John Lanoue, john.lanoue@avid.com.
BCM Calendar Link: http://www.bikemaine.org/
For more info on the Kennebec Valley
Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, or follow us on Facebook.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Moxie by Proxy
While some of us with a craving for Maine's
Official Soft Drink may be heading down to Lisbon Falls on Saturday for the
Moxie Bike Rally, those of us with a more universal craving for ice cream have
another option, as Leanne has offered to lead a ride from So. China out to Lake
St. George. Thanks Leanne! And I suspect you can probably find some Moxie by
proxy somewhere along the route, if that suits your fancy. The weather looks
great for a ride on Saturday, so we hope you can come join us!
Saturday, July 12 - SOUTH CHINA
"St. George, Sans Dragon" - a tour from So. China
to Lake St. George and return.
START: 8:30 AM at Erskine Academy, 309 Windsor Road
(Rt. 32), 2 miles south of the jct of Rt.s 3 and 32. School is on the
right.
DISTANCE: 40 miles
TERRAIN: moderately hilly with some significant
(i.e.: long) hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: lots of farmland, Lake St. George, and
an ice cream stop.
LEADER: Leanne Moll.
For more information on the
Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
The Odyssey Around Cobbossee
We had a great ride last
Sunday in Clinton and Benton - we were able to go biking with the alewives
without getting rained on, and Jeanine had picked out a great route that was
appreciated by the large turnout. Thanks Jeanine! This week we will kick off
Memorial Day weekend with an old favorite, the Cobbossee Odyssey, with an all
new ride start location in Manchester. Hope to see you Saturday, and if not,
have a great weekend!
Saturday, May 24th -
MANCHESTER
"A Cobbossee Odyssey": a tour around
Cobbosseecontee Lake.
START: 9:00 A.M., at the parking lot on McArdle
Street, just off Rt. 202W past the junction of Rt. 202 & Rt.17, between the
Manchester Grange Hall and Fielders' Choice Ice Cream Stand. The parking lot is
the first right after you turn on McArdle Street.
DISTANCE: 27.5 miles. A map of the route can be
found here: http://bikeroutetoaster.com/BRTWebUI/Course/667369
TERRAIN: rolling with some challenging
hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: views of Cobbossee Lake, back roads of
Winthrop, Manchester, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth, and an ice cream
stop conveniently at the end!
LEADER: John Lanoue.
For more info on the Kennebec Valley
Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, or follow us on Facebook.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Go Jump In a Lake
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| Heading into Monmouth Center |
Dig out that sunscreen! (If you can remember where you put it.) The sun finally showed up for our Fourth-of-July ride, and we had a great turnout and a great ride. Many thanks to Jim Putnam for offering to lead the ride twice in five days, and kudos to everyone who did it twice! This Saturday will feature a classic ride from Winthrop to Monmouth from the shores of Lake Maranacook. If the temperatures soar, we can beat the heat with a dip in the lake or a double dip cone - or maybe both! We'll see you then!
Saturday, July 6th - WINTHROP
"Lakes and Orchards" - a tour through
Winthrop and Monmouth.
START: 9:00 AM at the Winthrop Town Boat Landing
on Maranacook Lake, near the gazebo on Coady Street, off of Memorial Drive. If
the boat landing parking lot is full, there are additional spaces around the
corner on Summer Street, lakeside.
DISTANCE: 18 or 24 Miles.
TERRAIN: Rolling, with a few stiff
hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: Back roads beside rolling orchards,
lakeside summer camps, small hidden hamlets - post-ride swimming and ice cream
options, too!
LEADER: Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com.
For more information about the Kennebec Valley
Bicycle Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com, or follow us on Facebook.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Looping the Lakes in Smithfield
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| Cycling along Lakeshore Drive in Smithfield |
Hey, it's September already! Where did the summer
go? Fortunately we still have some great cycling ahead as we head into Fall.
We had a fine ride last Saturday from Richmond to Topsham - there were over 40
of us! Well, actually, most of "us" were riding the Maine Hospice Century and
Half-Century which overlapped a great part of our route. It was a great ride
and great to have so much company! This Saturday we will be meeting in
Smithfield for a great double loop around North and East Ponds with some great
lakeside runs, followed by a nifty ice cream stop. Hope you can join
us!
Saturday, September 1st - SMITHFIELD
"Route 8 Figure 8" - a scenic tour through
Smithfield, Belgrade, Rome, and Mercer.
START: 9:00 AM, at the new Smithfield Fire Station
on Rt. 8 in Smithfield, about a quarter-mile north of the junction of Rt. 8 and
Rt. 137.
DISTANCE: 15 and 28 miles.
TERRAIN: moderate to moderately
hilly.
HIGHLIGHTS: many scenic lake views and back roads,
and an ice cream stop.
LEADER: Larry Childs.
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