About the Fenton W. Chester Arena

It began as a dream in the early 1970's. A group of local businessmen, led by Fenton Chester, formed a committee to look into building a skating facility in Lyndonville. There were many setbacks; taken to court by irate neighbors and townspeople, they persevered and won the court battles. In getting a federal grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, which stipulated that the building had to be open on three sides, they obtained a waiver to this rule.

Finally in the fall of 1979, the dream had become a reality. The Lyndon Ice Arena opened for it's first season. The following spring, the board of directors of the Lyndon Area Sports Association, the organization that runs the facility, voted to change the name to "Fenton W. Chester Arena."

In the years since, many improvements have been made. The snack bar was enlarged, locker rooms C and D were built, the pro shop was constructed, higher plexiglass was installed, a new boiler and water softening system improved efficiency, lighting was upgraded, the scoreboard and sound system has been replaced, a new trophy case now sits in the snack bar, there's a new coat of paint on the walls and new rubber matting on all floors. New bleachers and new boards and glass installed. In 2007 new energy efficient flourescent lighting has been installed and the building was insulated.

Please join us from Mid-October until the beginning of March for public skating.

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