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Old Posted Dec 13, 2021, 4:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Klippenstein View Post
I know this is even further off topic, but… is it crazy to think that the riverwalk could be a great ice skating spot when the river freezes over? I looked it up and skating on the river used to be a thing. I can imagine skating from Lincoln Yards to the wild mile. Seems like a lot of fun to me and maybe the crazy kayakers would be into it too.
the city uses icebreakers on the occasions it does freeze over due to the need for emergency crafts to be able to get through. also, the liability is just way to high for people to go down there, lots of people freeze to death by falling into the river as it is
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