KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha officially opened its popular outdoor ice rink at Veterans Memorial Park today, inviting residents to lace up, bundle up, and enjoy one of downtown’s favorite winter traditions.
The rink, located outside City Hall at 5220 Sixth Avenue, will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., weather permitting. Skating is free to the public.
For those without their own skates, the Skate Hut will offer free skate checkouts during scheduled hours. A photo ID is required, and skates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Hours for skate checkout are Monday through Friday from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both adult and children’s sizes are available.
City officials encourage families, couples, and friends to enjoy the festive outdoor experience throughout the season. Rules are in place to keep the rink safe and enjoyable, including prohibitions on food and drinks on the ice, hockey sticks and pucks, street shoes, and pets.
As opening day got underway, skaters wasted no time getting onto the ice — including a local couple, Abby Jones and Matt Jastrab, who celebrated the season with engagement photos on the rink Friday afternoon, adding an extra heartwarming touch to the first day of operation.
The city’s Parks Department hopes the rink will once again become a vibrant winter gathering space for the community.
Skating will continue through the colder months as long as weather allows.
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5 Responses
When I was a kid in the 80s the parks department would lay out sand filled long bags then the fire department would flood a full sized ice rink. They did it at both simmons island and lincoln park.
This little kiddie rink sucks in comparison.
Bring back full sized ice rinks Kenosha!
While you are at it bring back the high dive at Anderson pool.
Right? Need bigger rinks to play rat hockey.
They also banked the snow at the McKinley schools’ athletic field, Columbus Park, and that park that was across from St. Catherine Hospital. Then they would open the fire hydrants to flood the rink and make the ice. Kids skated all winter. I believe Columbus Park had a warming house too. Too bad that’s a thing of the past now.
I used to skate on Lincoln Lagoon along with 100’s of others. Now you may be injured hitting grocery carts and tires. Saw these things after the city spent 3/4 of a million to clean this out a number of years ago which if I recall was supposedly going to cost $175,000 under the watch of Mayor John the “Ant.” Go figure?
Don’t they clean out the lagoon every few years?