HOUGHTON (AP) — You don’t have to be an Olympic speedskater to glide along an icy loop in the Upper Peninsula.

Houghton in January created a skating path at Kestner Park. Five laps around the “ice ribbon,” as it’s known, equal to about a mile.

“People were really eager to put their skates on and go skate. There’s a lot of positive energy,” said Brad Barnett, director of the Keweenaw Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Officials were inspired to do something after seeing the popularity of a frozen canal between Houghton and Hancock in December.

The park’s ice ribbon was created by flooding a paved path. Brockit Photography in Hancock captured the scene in a video from a drone.

“Not everyone is a skier or snowshoer. … Something tells me we’re going to have to do this again next year,” City Manager Eric Waara said.