December 2008 Ice Storm | Photographs

Scenes from an unexpected ice storm in December 2008 that caused remarkable hardship for thousands of New Englanders without power and heat.

By Yankee Magazine

Oct 20 2009

Farm House, New Boston, NH

Photo Credit : Ed Boyle

An unexpected ice storm in December 2008 caused remarkable hardship for up to 14 days for thousands of New Englanders without power and heat. It also created great beauty as these user-submitted photos show.

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Icicles, New Boston, NH
*Photo Credit : Ed Boyle*

Frozen grass, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Frozen fence post, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Cold day for a bug, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Beautiful but destructive ice, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Ice-encased grass, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Frozen, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Frozen monkey bars, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Farm House, New Boston, NH
*Photo Credit : Ed Boyle*

Warren, NH
*Photo Credit : Bonnie Abare*

Ice crust, Littleton, MA
*Photo Credit : Jim Donnelly*

Frozen lunch, Rochester, NH
*Photo Credit : Jack Parker*

Piermont, NH
*Photo Credit : Bonnie Abare*

Frozen wonderland, Pelham, NH
*Photo Credit : Jeri Williams*

Middleton, NH
*Photo Credit : Mikel O'Brien*

Ice droplet, New Ipswich, NH
*Photo Credit : James Victoria*

Ice acorns, New Ipswich, NH
*Photo Credit : James Victoria*