Suggestions for Winter activities for the New Year, courtesy of the Works Progress Administration

Above: How about some ice roller skating? Did you know that WPA workers created 1,100 new ice skating areas between 1935 and 1943? Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Above: How about a winter sports festival to get young Americans off their smart phones and into their communities? Don't ask "why?" ask "why not?" Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Above: How about some good ol' fashion skiing? Did you know that WPA workers created 310 miles of new ski trails and 65 new ski jumps? Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Above: Too cold to go outside? Well, start a fire in the fireplace and crack open a book. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

 

Above: Don't have a fireplace to read a book by? Well, find a nearby art exhibition to go to. Support your local artists! Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.