Rainy Lake has plenty of ice for skating and playing hockey, but if you're looking for a manmade surface, you can try the Ranier Rink, or take a drive to one of the rinks listed below.
Ever wish you could ice skate in a national park? Now you can, with a new rink and sledding hill open on Lake Kabetogama, one of the entry points to Voyageurs National Park. Elsewhere in this area, just south of the Canadian border, you’ll find rinks in International Falls and Ranier. Further south in the hockey-loving Iron Range, there are rinks in Biwabik (minutes from the Giants Ridge ski resort), Hibbing and Virginia. While on the Range, pay a visit to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth. Or head to Grand Rapids for your choice of four outdoor rinks, including a covered one at the IRA Civic Center. Search for warm places to stay after a day on the rink in our lodging directory. Duluth WHERE: Bayfront Festival Park SURFACE: Manmade WHEN: Jan. 2 -weather permitting ACTIVITIES: Ice skating, PRICE: Free SKATE RENTALS: Yes EXTRAS: Sleds, snowshoes and snow-sculpting tools Kabetogama WHERE: Lake Kabetogama SURFACE: Lake WHEN: Weather permitting ACTIVITIES: Ice skating PRICE: Free SKATE RENTALS: None EXTRAS: Sledding hill Ranier WHERE: Ranier City Park SURFACE: Manmade WHEN: Weather permitting ACTIVITIES: Ice skating, hockey PRICE: Free SKATE RENTALS: Free EXTRAS: Warming house, sledding hill, fire pit, kids event with Mickey & Minnie Mouse (February) Grand Rapids WHERE: IRA Civic Center SURFACE: Manmade WHEN: Weekends, weather permitting ACTIVITIES: Ice skating, hockey PRICE: Free SKATE RENTALS: None |
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