The world’s largest ice skating rink is 5 miles long—but its very existence is threatened by climate change
Slush canons, snow bots, and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink.
PBS27d
Ho-Chunk Nation Offers Free Tribal IDs Amid ICE Fears
Jon Greendeer on reimbursing U.S. passport costs for Ho-Chunk members amid fear over ICE. Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer describes the tribal government's promise to offer free tribal IDs ...
The ice rink is where I find some warmth
The simple joys of a community ice rink in Winthrop, where everyone knows one another and the politics don't matter.
The Washington Post17d
In the state of hockey, climate change leads to fewer skating rinks
It takes at least a month of watering the ground 14 hours a day to create the base of the rinks. Once the ice is four inches thick, it has to be sprayed with water daily to keep the surface smooth.
Norwich Bulletin13d
What to know about the RoseGarden Ice Arena: How the city came to own a skating rink
Norwich RoseGarden Ice Associates agreed to a new contract with the city to operate the rink for at least 10 years. What that ...