Rink taking shape for ice skating lovers Facility at Water, State should help enliven winter in downtown, officials say

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: October 16, 1999| Author: TOM HELD | Copyright information

On the eve of Sweetest Day, workers built the potential for romance in Red Arrow Park, preparing a permanent ice rink that will open for gliding couples in early December.

Construction on the rink and an adjacent pavilion remains essentially on schedule and within the $2.4 million budget, said Dan Davis, the project executive with the builder, C.G. Schmidt Inc.

The rink on Friday was just a 10,000-square-foot oval of wire and pipes. And the building was a growing shell of...

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