There's plenty of excitement around the lakes in Alexandria today. The lakes froze on a cold clear still night and the result is a mirror smooth finish, perfect for skating while observing under-ice wonderlands. It only occasionally works out this way.
Yes, you have to wait a bit longer before lacing up the skates, but if everything holds, there's skating excitement ahead.
Read Stan's classmate blog, linked at left, to hear some of the oldtimers talk about it.