IT'S
TIME TO
DISCOVER
PIKE.
Parent Information Sessions
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
PK-Grade 2: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Grades 6-9: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Contact Admission: 978-475-1197
compares to skating on a frozen river, lake, or pond on a cold
winter day or night, so outdoor ice skating still thrives, as
long as the weather stays cold enough. Many North Shore
communities have traditional neighborhood skating areas
in the form of small ponds, low-lying fields that flood in wet
weather, and areas that are artificially flooded in winter.
Salem provides ice skating to
its residents when the town floods
part of the Common."Last year
Tip
the weather didn't cooperate,"
Before skating on
an outdoor pond in
says Karen Partanen, director of
an unfamiliar area,
parks and recreation services.
check with the local
"But when it does, we flood an
police department to
area north of the gazebo."
make sure that you
Ipswich has several areas that
are not trespassing,
have long served neighborhood
and that the ice is safe.
ice skaters."Baker Pond, in Daniel
Boone Park, is one such place,"
says Kerry Bates, recreation director. "Also, Violet Park, near Linebrook Road, has an area
that gets filled with water."
Amesbury offers a large variety of skating opportunities;
these include Park Pond, Lake Gardner near White Hall
Road, and Lake Attitash, although access opportunities are
limited.
Niles Pond in Gloucester occupies an especially scenic
n
spot beside the ocean at Brace's Cove. ●
Photograph by Theresa Hofacre
Hockey Fans
Young enthusiasts
prepare for some
time on the ice.
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