Slushy rinks might get the big chill:
To extend the shrinking skating season, some metro communities who say they can no longer count on the Minnesota winters of old are now considering a step that once would have seemed odd in a land of so many frozen patches of water: building artificial outdoor rinks.
The idea, which in some cases would reduce the number of traditional neighborhood rinks, is being floated from Minneapolis to Edina and Elk River. And St. Paul, which already has the artificially frozen Wells Fargo WinterSkate rink at the Landmark Center downtown, is planning to develop three more full-sized rinks. One could open next winter.
If you build them, we will come.
UPDATE:It should be noted that Herb Brooks was pushing this very idea years ago.
No comments:
Post a Comment