Where to ice skate or play hockey near International Falls, MN?

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