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Ice Skating

Fairlee, Vermont

Lake Morey Skate Trail

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

Luleå Ice Roads

Explore the frozen river and take a walk to a nearby island on some of the longest ice roads in Sweden.

The infamous plunderers didn’t actually wear horned helmets, but they did wear ice skates made of bone.

Vikings Relaxed by Skating on Bones and Hunting on Skis

To chill like a marauding Norseman, drop your sword and take up these ancient winter sports.

Isaac Schultz August 22, 2019

Blink and you'll miss it.

Found: The Fastest-Spinning Animal in the World

Flattie spiders can do the equivalent of a triple axel in the blink of an eye.

Vittoria Traverso February 12, 2018

The shape of 2014's "Voyageur Hut" was inspired by an upside-down pair of pants.

Winnipeg's Coolest 'Warming Huts' Aren't Huts At All

Every year, architects design new structures to warm the heart and the fingers.

Cara Giaimo February 5, 2018

Dorset, Vermont

Freedlyville Quarry

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

<em> Empire City Skating Rink</em>, c. 1868

Ice Skating in New York Has Always Been Magical

And here are the vintage images to prove it.

Anika Burgess December 20, 2017

Port Townsend's Stranger Lake, carved with Dave Chuljian's short-lived ice artwork.

A Washington Dentist Skated a Whole Pond Into Swirly Ice Art

He was excited about the cold weather.

Cara Giaimo January 25, 2017

An elegant pose of a 18th-century French skater.

The Ice-Skating Dandies of 18th-Century Paris

The frozen fields were home to tight pants and graceful, showy moves.

Lauren Young January 3, 2017