Dana Miller

I live on Pea Porridge Pond in Madison and our pond is a key recreational area for many people during the winter. The wonderful natural ice cover brings many ice fishermen, cross country skiers, snowshoers and snowmobilers every day of the week all winter long. It is critical to be able to ski/snowshoe/snowmobile all around the perimeter of the lake without worrying about the safety of the ice along the shore. In addition, in the past few years, we have had several skating rinks created so people from all over can enjoy the pond on skates. Almost all of these rinks are cleared close to shore, and access points from land are critical for young and old alike to get to the skating surface safely. The thick, natural ice cover across our entire pond is critical to our New Hampshire experience, our community building efforts and the health of our pond environment.