That flitted along like spirits of air. And the glittering ice a mirror seemed, While the skaters wandered, as if they dreamed, Hither and thither, like rays of light, Or angelic stars in the quiet night. Heaven knows we'll never walk on water but in the Twin Cities we can skate on it.
Ice skating picks up each year where in-line skating leaves off.
It's great exercise, fun with friends and there are a wealth of local places to enjoy it. Every municipality in the metro area has places to skate. Call your local parks and recreation department for the nearest neighborhood rink. Backyard rinks and local lakes abound. And about once every five or ten years an early freeze, a lack of snow and perhaps a glaze of rain combine so that you can skate anywhere .