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Winter Sports
Freezing winter weather sees
large groups of heavily clothed
ice skaters heading for the Frog
Pond on Boston Common.
A modest fee is charged for
skating, and skate rental is
available in the pavilion by Frog
Pond, or else a few blocks away
at the Beacon Hill Skate Shop.
Each winter, the Department of
Conservation and Recreation
also opens its many indoor rinks
in Boston and Cambridge to
the public, including Steriti Rink
in the North End, which also
has an indoor bocce court. Enthusiastic ice-skaters take to the frozen Boston Common pond
Most of the best skiing in Fitness Facilities
New England is found a long Fitcorp has excellent, modern
way from Boston, in Vermont, Amenities at most of Boston’s exercise facilities at numerous
Maine, and New Hampshire. large hotels include fitness city locations, while Boston
Closer options include Blue facilities. Those hotels that don’t Athletic Club in Downtown
Hills Ski Area in Canton for have facilities on-site usually has both a well-equipped gym,
downhill skiing, and Middle sex have an arrangement whereby and also a swimming pool,
Fells Reservation in Stoneham guests can use a private club in tennis, and squash courts.
for cross-country. These areas the immediate area. Otherwise, Across the river, Cam bridge
depend a lot on the weather, choose from the many other Athletic Club offers various
however, and have only a public gyms and health clubs racquet sports and a
few slopes. found throughout the city. good gym.
DIRECTORY
Water Sports Community Bicycle Winter Sports Fitcorp
Supply 1 Beacon St. Map 1 C4.
Boston Harbor Beacon Hill Tel (617) 248-9797.
Islands National 496 Tremont St. Skate Shop
Park Area Map 4 D3. 135 South Charles St. Prudential Center.
Tel (617) 223-8666. Tel (617) 542-8623. Map 4 E2. Map 3 B3.
Tel (617) 262-2050.
∑ bostonharbor ∑ community Tel (617) 482-7400.
islands.org bicycle.com ∑ beaconhill 125 Summer St.
Map 2 D4.
Charles River Canoe Urban AdvenTours skateshop.com Tel (617) 261-4855.
& Kayak Center Blue Hills Ski Area 197 Clarendon St.
Soldiers Field Rd., Allston. Boston Common. Canton, MA 02021. Map 3 C2.
Tel (617) 965-5110. Map 1 C4. Tel (781) 828-5070. Tel (617) 933-5090.
∑ ski-paddle.com Tel (617) 670-0637. ∑ ski-bluehills.com ∑ fitcorp.com
Community Boating ∑ urbanadventours.com Middlesex Fells
21 David G. Mugar Way. Reservation Useful Addresses
Map 1 A3. Golf Courses MDC, 4 Woodland Rd.,
Tel (617) 523-1038. Stoneham, MA 02180. Boston Parks and
∑ community-boating. Fresh Pond Tel (781) 662-2340. Recreation
org Golf Course ∑ mass.gov/dcr/parks Department
691 Huron Ave., 1010 Massachusetts Ave.
Bicycling and Cambridge. Fitness Facilities Tel (617) 635-4505.
Skating Tel (617) 349-6282. Boston Athletic Club ∑ cityofboston.gov/
parks
Back Bay Bicycles ∑ freshpondgolf.com 653 Summer St. Department of
362 Commonwealth Ave. William J. Devine Tel (617) 269-4300. Conservation and
Map 3 A2. ∑ bostonathletic Recreation
Tel (617) 247-2336. Golf Course at club.com 251 Causeway St.
∑ papa-wheelies.com Franklin Park Cambridge Tel (617) 626-1250.
1 Circuit Drive,
City Sports Athletic Club ∑ mass.gov/dcr/parks
44 Brattle St., Cambridge. Dorchester. 215 First St., Cambridge.
Tel (617) 492-6000. Tel (617) 265-4084. Tel (617) 491-8989.
∑ citysports.com ∑ cityofbostongolf.com ∑ cambridgefitness.com

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