Wow. Super cool. Wouldn't it be a great treat if we had a winter skating rink? Maybe where the hay maze currently sits? Of course, it makes me wonder how many people still have ice skates. I don't, but I'd buy some if we had a skating rink a few blocks from where I live.
--- In [email protected], "oakdorf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Park had its share of winter sports, such as skating and ice- > boating. Wesley, Sunset and Deal Lakes came in for their quoto of > patronage. Oen or two families who expected to winter in the south, > were so much fascinated with the fine skating upon the lakes, that when > last seen, they thought in all probability they would put off their > flight for another season. (may each year find them detained by the > same pleasant sport). The elctric lights entirely encircling Sunset and > Wesley Lakes make the the favorites for evening sport, where the merry > laugh of the skaters rings out on the clear air, making music until > quite a late hour. > The condition of the ice depends much upon the wind in this locality, > and great anxiety is felt that it may remain in a westerly direction.... > > From The Torch, January 1891. > > Life seemed a little simple back then... wonder if the men were cursing > those lights who dreaming about how women may look in a couple pieces > of string sitting on a beach... > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
