University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: ice skating

Be Careful on Frozen Lakes – Especially During “Shoulder Season”

Yesterday evening as sunset was casting a rosy pink band of light across the frozen surface of Lake Monona near Olbrich Park, two people skated across its newly frozen surface. This morning, a semi-frozen Lake Mendota offered flocks of Canada geese, mallards and mergansers rippling open waters to swim in punctuated by long stretches of …

January Freeze Dates Becoming the Norm for Madison Lakes

When Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin froze over a few days after New Year’s Eve, it marked the beginning of “ice season,” a time of year when (once the ice gets thick enough, of course) the iconic bodies of water in this lake-rich city suddenly become host to a variety of outdoor pursuits. Winter is …