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Haven't seen much about ice skating on the Duck Pond. Is that still a thing
-- AZHokie59
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:28 PM ET
AZHokie59
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02/23/26 02:28 PM ET
The small lake in my neighborhood would have had dozens of skaters back
-- Tuckahokie
Feb 24, 2026 at 06:02 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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02/24/26 06:02 AM ET
"I wanted to go ice skating. My father said to wait until it warms up."
-- KCHokie2
Feb 23, 2026 at 08:14 PM ET
KCHokie2
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02/23/26 08:14 PM ET
Went to a fight and a hockey game broke out **
-- HokieDan95
Feb 23, 2026 at 09:26 PM ET
HokieDan95
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02/23/26 09:26 PM ET
There is a big sign on the south side of the pond: DO NOT GO ON ICE!**
-- UTPr0sim
Feb 23, 2026 at 07:43 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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02/23/26 07:43 PM ET
But at least it's safe to take a dip in the spring.
-- KCHokie2
Feb 23, 2026 at 08:10 PM ET
KCHokie2
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02/23/26 08:10 PM ET
Goose crap a great emollient **
-- astrohokie
Feb 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM ET
astrohokie
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02/23/26 11:10 PM ET
Haven't seen it years. We skated on it a few times in the mid-80's**
-- radhokie1
Feb 23, 2026 at 07:22 PM ET
radhokie1
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02/23/26 07:22 PM ET
I loved skating out there. I brought skates, a stick, and a puck my
-- Coach McGuirk
Feb 23, 2026 at 06:05 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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02/23/26 06:05 PM ET
The duck pond froze over pretty well this year...
-- BB Hokie
Feb 23, 2026 at 03:24 PM ET
BB Hokie
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02/23/26 03:24 PM ET
I assume it's still true, but I was raised as a Virginian with the mantra
-- Tafkam Hokie
Feb 23, 2026 at 03:30 PM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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02/23/26 03:30 PM ET
Yep, we had a kid die falling thru the ice of a little pond off the 11th
-- Brown Water
Feb 23, 2026 at 03:42 PM ET
Brown Water
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02/23/26 03:42 PM ET
Would guess it had a pretty thick sheet of ice this winter.**
-- EDGEMAN
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:58 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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02/23/26 02:58 PM ET
Back in the 50's, lots of people (students and town folk) were out there on
-- AZHokie59
Feb 24, 2026 at 02:51 PM ET
AZHokie59
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02/24/26 02:51 PM ET