Well, if you live where I do you are. And that makes me think of all the inventions that have to do with ice. We don't know who invented the first ice skates, however, the largest outdoor ice skating rink is the Fujikyu Highland Promenade Rink in Japan. This rink was built in 1967 and boasts an ice area of 165,750 square feet or 3.8 acres. Did you know that the first artificial ice rink (mechanically-refrigerated) was built in 1876, in London, England? The rink was named the Glaciarium. The rules of modern ice hockey were written by Canadian J G A Creighton in 1875? Ice hockey rinks are cleaned by a Zamboni and I have always wanted to ride a Zamboni. The Zamboni is the namesake of its inventor Frank Zamboni.