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Jun 22Liked by Ashleigh Ellsworth-Keller

This is a great entry.

There was a Brennen skate night *every* month. And, you could win prizes if you were good enough -- like, free Suicides!

That stunt you're referring to is called "shooting the duck."

Skating is making a comeback in the 2020s! But there was nothing quite like one more All-Skate in the Regular Direction.

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Thank you, Ben!

I remember the coloring pages for a "free drink" and I'd always work hard on those but really the Red Wing employees didn't care if you stayed in the lines...

Ah, I think skating will always be making a comeback. It's fun, and almost anyone can do it, at least a little bit.

Definitely check out those pictures of Red Wing linked at the bottom. It's surreal to see what the birthday party room looked like decades later!

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