18-04-2025
Joe's Pond Ice Out concludes with record ticket sales
This famous, Green Mountain tradition that has taken place in the Northeast Kingdom since the 1980s just had it's most successful year yet. The Joe's Pond 2025 Ice Out in Cabot and West Danville, Vermont has finally concluded for the season, but with record-breaking ticket sales.
When Joe's Pond freezes over during the winter, folks in the area break out the block and clock. The block sits on a pallet so when the ice gives way, the block and pallet sink. The clock also stops ticking. This year, the clock stopped on April 17th at 8:41 PM. The next step is to find out who the winner was after a record-breaking year of ticket sales. Each guess costs you one dollar and apparently, there were 16,749 guesses this year. That means the Joe's Pond Association (JPA) raised 16,749 dollars this year which bested 2024 when they raked in 15,000 dollars in guesses.
That money will be divided in half and given to the person who had a guess closest to the time the block fell through the ice. The winner will receive a check for 7,835 dollars. If multiple people had the same winning guess, it will be divided further. All the proceeds taken in by JPA will go to help support water quality efforts and the July 4th fireworks. Check those tickets now, and see if you were the big winner this year!
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