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Northbrook, Northfield and Deerfield offer seven outdoor ice rinks open to the public, free of charge, for family skating, figure skating and hockey.

Whether for fitness, a family skate, after-school activity, pick-up hockey, triple-axle practice, or a romantic date, these ice rinks in Deerfield, Northbrook and Northfield offer fresh air and fun, whether under the sun or moonlight, or a single streetlamp.  You might even feel like you're part of the NHL's Winter Classic or skating on a pond in Canada.

If you're interested in getting out there, here are the rinks:

Jewett Park, 836 Jewett Park Drive (behind the library and police department), Deerfield

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Jaycee Park, 1050 Wilmot Road, Deerfield

Patti Stryker Park (formerly Pine Street Park), Pine Street at Hackberry, Deerfield

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Briarwood Nature Area, Greenbriar at Eastwood Drive, Deerfield

Tower Rink, 1247 Cedar Lane (behind Northbrook City Hall), Northbrook

Ed Rudolph Meadowhill Park, 1479 Maple Avenue, Northbrook

Clarkson Park, 401 Wagner Road at Willow Road, Northfield

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