Saturday, January 8, 2011
Paulus Park and Manor Park offer places to skate in Lake Zurich and there are others to visit throughout Lake County.
A cold December comes with a bonus – outdoor ice skating areas are in prime shape for holiday break. Patch towns from Lake Forest to Huntley offer a variety of outdoor ice skating opportunities. Lake Forest's ice skating rink at West Park attracts people of all ages, said Edward Gudas, program supervisor for park recreation. "We have an open ice skating area for hockey, speed skaters, figure skaters and little kids getting pulled around on little sleds. We have a warming house which is nice so kids don't have to put on their blades in the cold," Gudas said. West Park also has classical music to add ambiance and night lights. The Little League baseball field at Artesian Park in Lake Bluff will be ready for skating this weekend, said Jeff …
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Henry J. Paulus Park
200 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL
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Manor Park
5 Miller Rd, Lake Zurich, IL
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Green flags at two parks mean rinks are ready for ice skaters.
When the Lake Zurich Park and Recreation Department flies green flags, ice skating facilities at Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand Rd. and Manor Park, 5 Miller Rd., are open for use. At Paulus Park, ice skaters can skate on a portion of the lake, which is lighted at night. Hockey is not allowed, but at nearby Manor Park, the outdoor hockey rink is open daily until dusk.
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200 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich, IL
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Manor Park
5 Miller Rd, Lake Zurich, IL
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Monday, December 27, 2010
Lake County Forest Preserves offer sledding, snow mobiling, cross country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing, winter hikes.
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Monday, December 27, 2010
The Lake County Forest Preserves' winter sports hotline provides current winter sports conditions 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 847-968-3235. A recorded message conveys current trail and ice conditions for sledding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing or ice skating at Lake County Forest Preserve locations. Condition reports, maps and other winter sports information are also available on the Lake County Forest Preserves' website at www.LCFPD.org. Sledding Sled hills are located at Lakewood Forest Preserve (Wauconda) and Old School Forest Preserve (Libertyville). The Lakewood hill is part of a dedicated Winter Sports Area at that site, and is lighted, allowing for winter fun until 9 p.m., daily. The Old School hill is …
