For me, it was love at first nordic skate. I unwrapped the mysteriously heavy package and discovered 17-inch silver blades. It was Christmas a few years ago and my husband was very proud of the ...

FAIRLEE, Vt. – Ice skating on Vermont’s Lake Morey is far more than circling around a makeshift rink. It’s an expedition – a 4.5-mile one, around the frozen lake’s perimeter. It’s said to be the ...

DEWEY – It's about 8 a.m. and 34 degrees, and Rick bends down over the ice and hacks at it with a small hatchet. A few blows and there's water burbling up out of the hole. He uses marks he put on the ...

Up the Gunflint trail you’ll find the Gunflint Lodge who’s creating a fun way for guests to enjoy the beauty of Gunflint Lake. Lodge owner John Fredrikson has plowed 6 miles of trails over the lake ...

FAIRLEE, Vt. (AP) _ If you prepare meticulously for the worst, the worst actually can be fun. That's how Nordic skating enthusiast Jamie Hess explains the attitude toward his favorite sport in Sweden, ...

The idiom “skate on thin ice” usually means: danger—stop what you’re doing, or else. However, skating on thin, black ice is exactly what Swedish ice skating enthusiasts Henrik Trygg and Mårten Ajne ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There's no question this winter has been a challenge for anyone who loves getting out in the snow. A Minneapolis man usually spends this time of year cross-country skiing, but that's not ...

In this Jan. 20, 2018 photo, a skater wearing Nordic skates strides along on a 4.5-mile trail around Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt., said to be the longest Nordic ice skating trail in the United States.

FAIRLEE, Vt. — Ice skating on Vermont’s Lake Morey is far more than circling around a makeshift rink. It’s an expedition — a 4.5-mile one, around the frozen lake’s perimeter. It’s said to be the ...