Ice skating is a blast, but public rinks get crowded, and lakes aren't safe. Instead, build an ice rink in your own back yard ...

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January 1, 2026 – "On New Year’s Eve, you look backward and forward at the same time. Time stops, and you are in the now. You ...

In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in Massachusetts when a colleague from New ...

From ice skating and cross-country skiing to snowy train rides and cosy cabins stays, there are many memorable ways to make ...

With more than 200 kilometers of rolling corduroy, a world-famous Nordic festival and designation as an Olympic cross-country ...

Despite all the beautiful places I had seen over five weeks, the Roaring Fork Valley remains my choice for home. It is my ...

OPINION- A friend sent me a photo of Mt. Holly in Michigan. Funny thing is, that’s where I first learned how to ski with my brother and my parents. I wore two pair of heavy socks and a pair of red ...

Harold Termaat was standing on the hill above his 40-acre farm in Creston with his friend and neighbor in the early 1950s, ...

These Minnesotans have spent anywhere from hundreds to thousands of dollars for a place to skate close to home.

This fall the Peninsula opened Chesa, a rooftop with four custom-built chalets adorned with vintage sleds, plaid wallpaper and wooden furniture, each named after a ski resort in Switzerland. The ...