There is a public ice skating rink in East Aurora, N.Y., where he lives. “But I was too embarrassed to go out and slip and slide like Bambi,” said Mr. Allen, who is a prison guard and ...

Swap overcrowded ice rinks for the real thing, and skate beneath the aurora borealis on the frozen sea in Swedish Lapland. Luleå’s various ice tracks are open for skaters, drivers and winter ...