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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 19 > Skaters rejoice at rare frozen canals

Skaters rejoice at rare frozen canals

By John Tagliabue / The Bulletin
January 19, 2009

NIEUWERKERK AAN DEN IJSSEL, Netherlands — For the first time in 12 years, the Netherlands’ canals froze this month, bringing the Dutch, who like their tulips in neat rows, a heady mix of pandemonium and euphoria.

Hundreds of thousands of skaters took to the ice, and hospital....

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