Photos: Chattanooga Choo Choo’s Ice on the Landing gets ready for skaters

Bill Matthews with Chattanooga Presents sprays water on the rink at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. It has taken Matthews about a week to make the ice thick enough for skating.

By Staff Report, Erin O. Smith November 17, 2017 1 min read

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Photos: Chattanooga Choo Choo’s Ice on the Landing gets ready for skaters

Bill Matthews with Chattanooga Presents sprays water on the rink at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. It has taken Matthews about a week to make the ice thick enough for skating.

Mario Monter with Chattanooga Presents puts up electrical wire inside a tent at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The rink will be opening for its first day Friday at 6 p.m.

Bill Matthews with Chattanooga Presents sprays water on the rink at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. It has taken Matthews about a week to make the ice thick enough for skating.

Ethan Shamblin with Chattanooga Presents cuts out notches in wooden shelves to make skates stand up at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Skating lessons will be available Saturday mornings.

Davey Hudson with Chattanooga Presents puts up electrical wire inside a tent at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The rink will be opening for its first day Friday at 6 p.m.

Mario Monter and Davey Hudson with Chattanooga Presents put up electrical wire inside a tent at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The rink will be opening for its first day Friday at 6 p.m.

Skates sit on a rack ready for guests at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The rink will be opening for its first day Friday at 6 p.m.

Ian Tice with Cut Rite cuts out portions of rubber mat for ice skaters to walk on at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The mats protect the skates and the floors from getting damaged.

Ian Tice with Cut Rite cuts out portions of rubber mat for ice skaters to walk on at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The mats protect the skates and the floors from getting damaged.

Ernest Blocker with Chattanooga Presents, Ian Tice with Cut Rite and Mallory Williams with Cut Rite place a piece of rubber mat at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The mats protect the skates and the floors from getting damaged.

Jonathan Bolden and Andrew Lipe pull a rubber mat into place at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The mats protect the skates and the floors from getting damaged.

Bill Matthews with Chattanooga Presents sprays water on the rink at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. It has taken Matthews about a week to make the ice thick enough for skating.

Derek Myers slides a mat into place at Ice on the Landing at the Choo Choo Gardens in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The mats protect the ice skates and the floors from getting damaged.

Ice on the Landing opens today at 6 p.m. in the gardens of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, 1400 Market St.

It has taken about a week to make the ice thick enough for skating.