St. Louis area skaters

[NCSkater02]

I am looking at making an emergency trip to St. Louis this week (my grandmother is not doing well) and really hate to give up my skating--it's what keeps me sane.

What rink is the furthest (?) south? I will be in Jefferson County and don't want to have to drive to northern St. Louis if at all possible. And where can I find schedules and/or maps? And is there a good skating shop there? (we have nothing in Raleigh, NC.

Thanks for your help,

Christy

[Mel On Ice]

that far south, you want visit the Wayne Kennedy Sports Complex site, if you wanted to come to St. Louis for skating. I do wonder, however, if there is ice at Wayne Kennedy now; you might want to call.

http://www.stlouisco.com/parks/kennedy.html

There's also Kirkwood:
http://www.ci.kirkwood.mo.us/parks/rink/main.htm

Your other option might be to go south to the Ice at Plaza Galleria in Cape Girardeau, but that might be a drive. This link will display all your arena options, although be forewarned some are hockey only:
http://www.arenamaps.com/arenas/Missouri.htm

As for southernmost skate shops, I recommend Skater's Choice at I-55 and Lindbergh. They have some stuff, like new and consignment dresses, guards, soakers, tape boxes, laces, etc. but it's nothing like Rainbo in Chicago:

The Skater's Choice
5224 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
314-849-6994

[Lurking Skater]

Actually, Cape Girardeu's ice has been down for almost a year now. They've been driving up every weekend to skate.

Webster Groves is another one you might look into.

http://mo-webstergroves.civicplus.com/index.asp?SID=410

If you're going to be in the north-eastern part of the county, you might want to try going over to the US Ice Sports Complex in Illinois.

http://www.usice.com/

[NCSkater02]

Thanks for your responses. I did have to make the trip, and I skated at Kirkwood. A nice facility, and nicer people. It was a very good skate in the middle of a trying week.