Clearing the Ice

ID: 5760 ~ Creator: (Courtesy of the Wandermere Collection)
This file appears in: Ice Skating in the Little Spokane River Valley

A clean sheet of ice was a must on the outdoor rinks of the day. With the fierce competition in the skating industry, operators had to keep their facilities in great shape.

This file appears in: Ice Skating in the Little Spokane River Valley

By Ty A. Brown
Before Wandermere Golf Course was even in existence, the lake on the property was known for its winter pastime of ice skating. As far back as the late 1800s when Francis H. Cook owned the property and continuing through the ownership of Benjamin…