Fuhrman's Cider Mill, Bakery and General Store is now equipped with an outdoor ice rink.
Skaters or hockey players need to bring their own skates along with $2 for unlimited skating on the new 100-by-175-foot rink that was built by flooding a plastic-lined frame with water and then waiting for it to freeze.
The new rink is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
The rink is large enough to accommodate both skaters and a pickup hockey game. Organized groups have the option of renting the facility, which comes with lights, picnic pavilions and outdoor heaters.
The surface cleared by plowing and then snowblowing any new snow from the ice. More advanced ice grooming is handled by a homemade Zamboni made with a Kawasaki Mule, a kind of utility all-terrain vehicle that's been equipped with a water tank. It drags a heavy drape behind it and smooths out the ice.
According to Rick Schaaf, one of Fuhrman's partners, "It's not your perfect rink, but it's excellent for pond hockey."
His main goal is to give people something to do. But of course, Schaaf would like the customers to also drop in for some cider, hot chocolate, or baked goods.
2 comments:
oh my, that's awesome! i mean, i'm not a skater, but it's a very fun idea. should we all go visit and try it out? oh wait, i don't have skates. can you rent those elsewhere?
i was soooooo excited when i saw the first sentence!!!! i've been wanting to go ice skating all season!! and outside would be even more fun! and with apple cider! even more fun! but you have to have your own skates . . that's a bummer.
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