The first Cavalier Skating Rinks were opened in 1940 by the Ernest and Freda Whetsel family in rented buildings in Washington Court house and Hillsboro Ohio. The rinks were closed in 1943 when John and Robert Whetsel and Robert Ward were called to service in World War II. After the war, the Whetsel family operated traveling portable skating rinks throughout the country, and finally decided to build a permanent location in Jackson, Ohio in 1949.

The Chillicothe, Ohio Cavalier Skating rink was built the next year, by Ernest and Freda's daughter and Son-in-Law, Roberta and Bill Breakfield, and has remained a family owned and operated business at that location since 1950. The Cavalier Skating Rink in Chillicothe is now co-owned and operated by Roberta Breakfield's daughter, Karen Cheeseman, and Karen's daughter, Christina Wolford.

The Cavalier remains open today, and offers both private parties and public skating sessions for all occasions. Visit our Public sessions and Book a Party pages for details.