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February 2019
Ice Sculpture Festival
Decorative ice sculpture competition held in downtown area. Free and open to the public, includes live ice carving demonstrations, live entertainment and family activities. The first live carving demonstration will be Friday evening at 5:30pm on the southeast corner of Main and Curtiss. On Saturday there will be live ice carving demonstrations from 11am-3pm at the Main Street Train Station as well as directly south of Main Street. See schedule for specifics on each event.
Find out more »Ice Sculpture Festival
Decorative ice sculpture competition held in downtown area. Free and open to the public, includes live ice carving demonstrations, live entertainment and family activities. The first live carving demonstration will be Friday evening at 5:30pm on the southeast corner of Main and Curtiss. On Saturday there will be live ice carving demonstrations from 11am-3pm at the Main Street Train Station as well as directly south of Main Street. See schedule for specifics on each event.
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