- Redwood Empire Ice Arena
The Redwood Empire Ice Arena (commonly known as
Snoopy 's Home Ice) is a popular Northern California indoorice rink located inSanta Rosa, California . It was owned by "Peanuts " cartoonistCharles M. Schulz when it opened onApril 28 ,1969 . The Arena offers public skating, private ice time,figure skating , junior hockey, and adulthockey . It is also host to the annualSnoopy's Senior World Hockey Tournament , in which 64 teams from all over the world come to Santa Rosa for a week-long hockey tournament in the summer. The arena has about 500 permanent seats for hockey games, but this can be expanded to 3,000 seats for concerts and other events.The Arena also has the Warm Puppy Cafe where patrons can watch the ice activities from inside the lobby while having anything from a warm cup of cocoa to a complete meal.
Across the parking lot from the Arena is Snoopy's Gallery and Gift Shop where people can buy "Peanuts"-related products as well as figure skating and hockey equipment.
The Arena is located just down the street from the
Charles M. Schulz Museum .External links
* [http://www.snoopyshomeice.com Snoopy's Home Ice]
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