winter

Even though it feels like Spring outside, there's still some ice skating fun to be had here in Rockford.
Rockford Park District's Carlson Ice Arena is reopening to the public! If your kids have officially done EVERYTHING they can around the house, and in your back yard, why not take them ic…

One of my favorite things in life is looking up to the sky and seeing a giant full moon.
Did you know full moon's have names? And each full moon correlates to different times of the year. January's full moon is known as the "Wolf Moon" and we saw that on January 28...

Are you that person who loves the idea of going ice skating but 9/10 times you end up with an injury? You're not alone.
Personally, when I go ice skating, I just post up on the outside of the edge and watch people fall. Because I know if I go on the ice, I'll be the one falling for everyone…

Coming to Rockford, a winter outdoor drive-in movie.

Maybe you've driven by Fran Volz's snow sculptures that are up in Rockford.
The first sculpture created by Fran caught the eye of Rockford after it seemed like popped up overnight. Everyone was like wait, where did this amazing creation come from...

I pretty much like nothing about driving in Winter. The worst is dirty snow and salt that keep our cars (and coats) looking nasty. And, that salt is damaging.

In snow and cold, this man rides his motorcycle in Rockford.

Whenever one of our Rockford winters takes a turn for the super-cold, I get a call from a good friend who lives in Atlanta. He skips right over traditional greetings of any sort and gets right to what he calls one simple question.

Get our your shorts, things are warming up in Rockford this week!

Just as soon as we've finally been able to dig ourselves out, it appears as though more snow is on the way.