How to create winter magic for Northeast Ohio families: A backyard ice rink

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — When temperatures plummet, the hottest outdoor amenity for Northeast Ohio backyards is an ice rink.
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How hockey families build backyard ice rinks at three different price points

MINNEAPOLIS — Jeremy Barrick has what so many hockey parents contemplating a backyard ice rink want: advice from the pros who have to make outdoor ice every year. Barrick, who works at the Minneapolis ...
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So you want to build an ice rink in your tiny Brooklyn backyard?

A detailed conversation with someone who actually did it.
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For New Englanders, backyard ice skating rinks are like the swimming pools of winter — and often more sought-after

When the sun goes down in the winter, Sarah Maguire sends her husband Ryan outside to their Milton backyard skating rink to perform what she calls “ice maintenance.” With their yellow lab, Sully, by ...
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Peoria dads turn backyard ice rinks into a labor of love

Families in Central Illinois are building backyard ice rinks to create memories and have fun, despite the hard work and unpredictable weather.