Best Skating Rink Ever

[dreamshark]

Oh. My. God. The Centennial Lakes Park skating rink is the cat's pajamas, the bee's knees, totally awesome. And it's FREE.

First of all, it's huge; really 3 man-made lakes linked together by channels snaking under picturesque bridges. The warming house is bigger than some ice rinks I've seen, with vaulted ceilings, a concession stand, comfy furniture and TWO real wood-burning fireplaces! The hours are long, the piped-in music is classical, and the ice is pretty decent (despite signs apologizing for the fact that the ice hasn't been thick enough for them to use their Zamboni yet). Best of all - even better than the Taj Mahal of a warming house - this rink actually has benches on the ice, so you can sit down to tighten your skates without having to clump all the way back inside! This is the first ice rink I have ever seen in Minnesota that has that commonsense touch.

I would've like to have skated longer, but my lower back was tired from a gym workout yesterday. Tomorrow is supposed to be really cold; maybe I'll go back on Tuesday evening on my way home from work.

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[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

It's snowing and that's never good for skating ice, but with a zamboni there's hope.

K. [we had an all-baby extravaganze, with a visit from Henry Clayton P., and a visit to Nico]

Commenting for historical purposes

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

This was the first weekend that any of the local ice rinks were open, except for a few that have coolant coils under the ice. This is the 3rd time I've been skating this winter. First time was at the Depot with Karen sometime in December, 2nd was at the Landmark Center link in St. Paul between Xmas and New Years.

I'm pretty sure this was also the first time I fell, bruising my right knee.