Amongst several articles on winter sports, in February 1912, the Evening Standard (Ogden, UT), described the new winter hobby of skate sailing across frozen lakes in colder climes. Highlighting the importance of "a pair of sharp skates," the article told of expert speeds of "fifteen to eighteen miles an hour" and included candid photos of skate sailors in action.... Read more about it!

Check Link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058397/1912-02-03/ed-1/seq-9/

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