2009-01 Ice Skating at Centennial Lakes

We headed off on Saturday afternoon to go ice skating at Centennial Lakes Park. The ice skating rink is actually a pond that winds through a business, shopping and residential area. There are bridges that go across the pond at various areas and the pond is probably close to a half mile long with two large areas on each end. It feels like you are skating on a river or canal that goes through the city as you go from one end to the other.

There were a lot of people enjoying the day out on the ice. The city of Edina rents skates so that anyone can go and skate. The skating itself is free. The city keeps the ice plowed, but since it is a lake, there can be rough spots and cracks. They have a large pavilion with plenty of room for putting on your skates along with a concession stand for snacks and drinks.

After we skated, we headed back in to the pavilion and warmed up by one of the fireplaces before changing back into our shoes and heading home