Here are some photos from the weekend pond hockey tournament on one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes.
"The lake was previously named Lake Amelia in honor of Captain George Gooding's daughter, Amelia, in 1819. Its current name was adopted in 1910 to honor Nokomis, grandmother of Hiawatha."
—Wikipedia
“Conditions are really nice compared to last year,” he said. “It’s really hard ice, so you’re able to fly around out there. There’s just a lot of cracks, which is normal on a on a lake or a pond. So pretty darn good.”
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/01/25/photos-us-pond-hockey-tournament-lake-nokomis-minneapolis
