Saturday Snapshot
December 24, 2011
Downtown Greenville has a fun new attraction this holiday season, Ice on Main. An open-air ice skating rink is quite a novelty in the South, so Carl and I decided to go check things out. It was in the 50′s the day we visited. It looked like everyone was having fun and I was impressed with how well they were skating!
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That is indeed a rarity in the South. Our city occassionally opens up the ice rink in the civic center. Last week, a radio announcer was talking about it, saying that you could rent skates when you went because who in their right minds would own skates in Florida.
I’ve been ice skating twice. The last time, I got up close and personal with the ice one too many times.
Cute pic!
I have not skated in years, well if you do not count walking on ice with normal shoes on, lol
Yes, I would not expect to see these in the South. We do have lots of them here. It’s a fun thing to do for the holiday season.
Hope your holiday is special Kathy.
We have something similiar in Norfolk near MacArthur Mall. I’m beginning to think that Greenville, SC is the best kept secret. Merry Christmas.
What a fun thing to have, even in the South. Not sure I would fare very well on the ice though. No experience! LOL
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Kathy! Hope all is well with your family. Take care and hugs!
There is something about being able to ice skate during the holidays that makes it feel just a little bit more like the season. Looks like fun!
Isn’t that beautiful?! Thank you for sharing it!
How fabulous! So much like a storybook kind of downtown, with the ice rink. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
Hope you have a great holiday!
That’s great! I know many people enjoy our outdoor rink here, although I’m not one of them, LOL…I would probably end up in the ER with something broken if I tried to ice skate. But I do enjoy watching & listening to the Christmas music.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
I love to ice skate. Public ice skating rinks always make me smile. Now you have me thinking about a trip to Newport… Btw, we have friends who are moving to Greenville in 2012 sometime…
That looks like so much fun, good photo.
We have the same situation in southern California: not much snow or ice. Our town did a portable ice skating rink for a few years and my daughter loved it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen anymore.
Happy Holidays!
How fun! I used to love when they did that in Gainesville — it made Florida seem so Christmasy to me. Have a wonderful Christmas, Kathy!
No matter how hard I tried (and my mom tried to help), I just could never get the hang of ice skating — or roller skating for that matter. I grew up in the Northeast, so ice skating was a frequent outing, but me and my weak ankles had to spend the time sitting on the bench!
Hope you have a wonderful holiday Kathy
Wow, I wouldn’t think it would be cold enough! Greenville is so pretty – what a nice addition!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Lovely.
I would prefer to watch rather than skate
Happy holidays!
carol
I’m somewhat like Bookgirl in that skating was not my favourite sport, but I did manage to skate. When our arena in the village had to be taken down, and before the new one was built,our Dad made an ice rink right on the farm. We skated there and in fields that had water in them and were frozen over.
Our City Hall has a rink every year. In summer it’s a fountain and pool of water. Only skated there once.
Merry Christmas all.
Oh that looks like fun! I love skating! Merry Christmas Kathy!
That is my kind of ice skating! Mild air and cold ice. We have outdoor skating here but it’s usually too cold to enjoy it.
So did you go for a spin?
Merry Christmas!!
What a surprise to see skating in the South! Marry Christmas to you and yours, Kathy … and to little Milou too!
Birmingham, AL used to have an ice skating rink…not sure if it’s still there but that’s where I skated for the first time. I’m not the best ice skater…my ankles don’t appreciate it very much. But, that could also be from living in the south my entire life…not much practice
Did you skate? We usually have a few around here, but this year the weather is not cooperating.
That’s really neat that you have an outdoor skating area! I’ve only been ice skating once and that was enough for me. It wasn’t that much of a surprise that I wasn’t into it though – I’m terrible at all forms of skating.
Looks like a lot of fun! Over here in Vancouver, its also very rare to find an outdoor skating area. There is one downtown, but from what I know most communities near where I live don’t have due to the expense. And I don’t skate at all; I’m terrible at it.
Now that definitely looks like a lot of fun!
How much fun is that going to be…are you going to skate soon?
I’m always impressed with ice skating, simply because I am the most uncoordinated person and the few times I’ve been out on the ice, I was pretty sure I was close to dying out there!!
Happy Holidays, Kathy!
Just stopping by to wish you, Carl, and Vance a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!
It looks like a lot of fun. The ice-skating rink sure attracted a lot of people!
Have a Merry Christmas, Kathy!
Oh, how nice! I used to ice skate a lot with my dad when I was young…and we took my son once, but it just isn’t like it used to be. When I was growing up, it got cold enough often enough that they would flood the parking lot at the community pool and turn it into a rink. Fun times!
Merry Christmas!
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It looks as if everyone here had a good time! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Kathy!
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas from down under.
I think it looks like such fun!! Even in FL we have indoor rinks, so my kids can skate. I learned when young, on an outdoor pond in park outside of St. Louis. I would hate to try again now….LOL.
I can’t skate to save my life, but it does look like fun!
The place looks packed! Wishing you and your family the merriest of Christmases, Kathy!
How adorable. That’s my kind of ice skating weather!
How fun! I wish I could ice skate.
Merry belated Christmas to you too!