Take advantage of the colder temperatures by visiting indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks with your children to keep boredom at bay.
Sylvania Tam-O-Shanter
7060 W. Sylvania Ave., Sylvania
419-885-1167, www.playsylvania.com
Daily Open Skating: 7 days/week, $5/adult resident, $6/adult non-resident, $2/seniors 60+, free/children under 3, $4/rental skates
2200 W. Bancroft St., Toledo
419-936-2997
Hours vary, $4/general admission, free/children under 3, $2/rental skates
Team Toledo Ice House
1258 W. Alexis Rd., Toledo
419-476-4690, www.teamtoledoicehouse.com
Hours vary, $5/skater, 3/rental skates
Bowling Green State University Ice Rink
417 N. Mercer Rd., Bowling Green
419-372-2264, www.bgsu.edu/ice-arena.html
Friday & Saturday from 7-8:50pm, Saturday & Sunday from 3:30-5:20pm, Cheap Skate: Monday-Friday, $3, Public Skate: Friday-Sunday, $5, $3/BGSU student/faculty/staff, $3/group rate, $3/pre-school (4 and under), $3/rental skates. Registration required.
Toledo Walleye Post-Game Open Skate
Attend a Toledo Walleye game and open skate after the game for FREE!Â
Dates vary by season
$5 skate rental availableÂ
419-725-9255
POND SKATING: BRING YOUR OWN SKATES
Pearson Metroparks
761 Lallendorf Rd., Oregon
419-360-9178, www.metroparkstoledo.com
Hours vary depending on whether lake freezes, will stay open until 9pm weeknights when conditions are right for skating.
Mallard Lake at Oak Openings Preserve
4139 Girdham Rd., Swanton
419-407-9710, www.metroparkstoledo.com
Hours vary depending on whether lake freezes, will stay open until dark when conditions are right for skating.
Lake Olander Ice
6930 W. Sylvania Ave., Sylvania
419-882-8313, www.olanderpark.com/pages/OlanderPark
TOPS opens Lake Olander for ice skating use and when it achieves a consistent eight inches of clear blue ice. Reg flags fly at various locations until it is safe to skate, at which point they will be replaced with green flags.
