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A Fun Outdoor Activity<\/h3>\n

This year winter came a little late to Michigan. The cold weather seemed to wait until mid-January to swoop down upon us. Then suddenly we got a bunch of snow and the temperature dropped.<\/p>\n

With the Covid pandemic keeping us close to home, we were looking for an activity that would be fun but safe<\/strong>. My wife came up with the idea to build a small backyard ice rink so that the grandkids could have some outdoor exercise.<\/p>\n

After a little thought we decided upon a 20′ x 40′ rink. We made a couple of visits to a nearby hardware store to buy 140 feet of 4″ PVC tubing, a bunch of connectors to keep them attached and a bunch of 2″ x 4″s as a support frame. The hardest part was the hours it took to locate a large plastic sheet (30′ x 50′) to hold the water. After buying all of the supplies we were ready to start.<\/p>\n

First we had to clear the snow from the area where we want to build the rink.<\/p>\n