Wonders on Ice: Figure Skating in Minnesota

By Moira F. Harris

Spiral, spins, jumps, intricate footwork - we all marvel when figure skaters perform their Wonders on Ice. Many of us are skaters, while others prefer to watch the simple grace of the sport. Minnesotans have been figure skating for 150 years. We have built rinks, started clubs, held local, national, and world competitions, and attended ice shows such as the Ice Follies, Holiday on Ice, and Tom Collin's Champions on Ice, all with strong ties to Minnesota. Skating is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880654350
• ISBN13: 9781880654354
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Pogo Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Winter Wonderland Delights of Long Ago

A delightful history, from mid 19th-century to the present, of a sport that has flourished in the state that boasts of a "thousand lakes" (that are frozen solid in Minnesota's long winter). Since the beginning of the St. Paul Winter Carnival in 1886, that city has become a favorite location for many of the historic ice shows and extravaganzas that have evolved into big-time national entertainment. Charming and often hilarious illustrations depict Minnesota skating from the 1880s. This book is fun!

What Minnesota -- and figure skating -- has to offer!

Minnesota has enjoyed ice skating and ice shows for the past 150 years. There is a particular fondness for figure skating which has led the construction of ice rinks, the founding of figure skating clubs, and an enduring enthusiasm for local, national, and world figure skating competitions. Now there is "Wonders On Ice", a superbly researched and profusely illustrated history of figure skating in Minnesota by skating enthusiast Moira F. Harris. In addition to providing an historical overview, readers will also become informed concerning the basic needs of the figure skater, skating clubs they can join, ice rinks they can visit, as well as what it's like to figure skate in front of crowds and in competitions. Of special note is the chapter on 'The Learning Curve: Teachers, Coaches, and Judges'. Enhanced with an appendix listing Minnesota State Champions, and an extensive bibliography, "Wonders On Ice" is especially recommended reading for anyone who has ever wanted to strap on a pair of ice skates and take advantage of what Minnesota -- and figure skating -- has to offer!