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Ice conditions force Sister Bay to Rock the Rink

Sister Bay is proving that when life gives you lemons, you can still make lemonade no matter the season.

 

The Peninsula Pacers, which organizes the Door County Pond Hockey Tournament, pulled the plug on the event on Thursday after temperatures hit over 40 degrees this week and will get close to it again on Saturday. Crews put in over 100 hours flooding the rinks and making other preparations for the tournament. Still, organizers called off the tournament early to allow the several teams traveling from outside the area to change their travel and lodging arrangements.

 

With one event canceled, the village pivoted to “Rock the Rink,” a day-long event that will feature live music, food, drinks, and ice skating conditions permitting. The impromptu event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the band Absolut Bratwurst playing from noon to 3 p.m.

 

This is at least the second time organizers have had to act on the fly on behalf of Mother Nature. The 2020 edition of the Door County Pond Hockey Tournament had to be moved from Kangaroo Lake in Baileys Harbor to the Sister Bay Sports Complex due to unsafe ice conditions.

 

Picture courtesy of Door County Pond Hockey Tournament

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