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Marietta's popular annual ice skating rink opens again at noon Sunday after it had to temporarily halt operations due to .. ice.
(Hey, it's not just us: Snow Mountain had to temporarily close due to snow! It also reopens today.)
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All kidding aside, I'd say it was a good idea to put operations on hold for a while. AJC Cobb County reporter Ben Brasch intrepidly set out for the Square early Saturday met some folks out for a sally and took the saddest snow-day photo ever . The ice skating rink, set up in Glover Park in the center of the Square, was closed then, but the roads were still pretty icy.
I ran up there Saturday afternoon to check things out and found ice, but no ice skating. (Unless you count the folks sort of slip-sliding their way down the still-frozen sidewalks.) While most of the streets around the Square were quickly thawing and drying, there were plenty of slick icy spots, particularly in shady areas.
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The rink has proved so popular that it'll be up a little longer than in past years. And it's back in business today. Be sure to wear your fedora!
