Free skate checkout is available inside the Library East Tower, although limited quantities and sizes available. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Student Services Coordinator Krystal McCain hands over skates rented skates to Brianna Schubert and Margaret Tews. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Before the rink opens and intermittently throughout the open skate times, new snow and ice is swept off. After the debri is gone the ice is cleaned by putting down water, which flushes the grooves in the ice, ensuring an easier skating experience. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Students Brianna Schubert and Margaret Tews enjoy being the first students to try out the ice rink. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Brianna Schubert finds her footing and is happy to hit the ice. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Paul Manley, the rink manager for Skate on Spaights, skates around the rink. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Enjoy time outside on campus this winter at UWM’s first ever outdoor ice rink.
The rink is located on the north end of Spaights Plaza, under the library overhang. Free skate checkout is available inside the Library East Tower, with limited quantities and sizes available. Masks are required at all times, and only 20 people permitted on the ice at a time.
Ice rink is for students only, and skating is permitted during posted skate hours only. The rink is open daily, weather permitting: Mondays through Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.
Check out a video of the new rink in action.
