Photos: A clear Friday in January
KELSEY EVANS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year AGO
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
All four members of the Vuohijoki family from Kalispell take Kyla for her first spin on the ice at Whitefish City Beach on Friday, Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
The Vuohijoki family from Kalispell take Kyla for her first spin on the ice at Whitefish City Beach on Friday, Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice make for a fine Friday sunset skate at Whitefish City Beach.
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday sunset skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
All four members of the Vuohijoki family from Kalispell take Kyla for her first spin on the ice at Whitefish City Beach on Friday, Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
The Vuohijoki family from Kalispell take Kyla for her first spin on the ice at Whitefish City Beach on Friday, Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Clear skies and clear ice for a Friday 5 p.m. skate on Jan. 24. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)ARTICLES BY KELSEY EVANS
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