Lawrence County don’t have to spend a lot of money to stay active during winter months.
A growing number of recreation sites throughout the county offer ice skates, snowshoes, and cross-country skis for all ages and sizes.
Some places loan the equipment for free while others charge nominal rental fees.
Over the past several years, the St. That’s a long time.”
Funded by a grant from the state Department of Health, the project included providing 25 pairs of ice skates to 12 venues throughout the county. Taillon said the number of people coming to the Canton Recreational Pavilion for public skating swelled a few years ago when the indoor rink started offering skate rentals after receiving 25 pairs from the health initiative. The facility now has 66 pairs of skates available, ranging in size from 9 juniors to adult size 13.
The trails at the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center, Massena, are open for the season and offer free loans of snowshoes and skis.
Ski and snowshoe loaners are available from 8 a.m. The equipment is for use on the Nature Center trails only and all equipment is due back by 4 p.m.
Ski and snowshoe loans will also be available on Jan. Day.
For more information, visit the Friends of the Robert Moses State Park Nature Center Facebook page at http://wdt.me/nature or call 705-5022.
Although the health initiative grant has ended, it helped provide numerous communities with both summer and winter recreational equipment. Specific use of the equipment, including rental fees and availability, varies among the different venues.
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The following sites were provided with equipment from the Health Initiative:
* Canton Recreational Pavilion, ice skates
* Pine Street Arena, Potsdam, ice skates
* Parishville Recreation, ice skates, snowshoes
* Robert Moses State Park, Massena, snowshoes, cross-country skis
* Waddington Recreation Dept., ice skates
* Morristown Recreation Dept., ice skates
* Norwood-Norfolk Arena, ice skates
* Tri-Town Arena, ice skates
* Colton Recreation, ice skates
* Gouverneur Recreation, ice skates
* Lockwood Arena, Ogdensburg, ice skates
* Madrid Recreation, ice skates
* Heuvelton Recreation, ice skates
* Indian Creek Nature Center, Rensselaer Falls, snowshoes
