Zehnder's Snowfest 2013

We lucked out this year at the Zehnder's Snowfest, the sun was out and it wasn't windy, so it was very nice walking around enjoying all of the snow and ice sculptures.  We have gone every year since I've lived here (2009) and each time I froze!!!  We went on Saturday and I thought we were going too late in the day because the sun had been out all morning but was disappearing on us.  As soon as we got to Frankenmuth, the sun came out and stayed out.  Yay!  There were some great sculptures this year and I took lots of pictures, here are just a few.

This one was titled 'Windblown' ~ 

We were commenting on how our hair never looks this 'calm' in the wind.

 This Sailboat had so much great detail, 

difficult to capture in a photograph...

 I thought they did a good job on the little Planter's Peanut Guy

 This Dolphin was one of my favorites!

Star Wars...

This one also had a lot of great detail... 
Couldn't get the whole piece in the picture though

Which one is your favorite?

Click on the years below to see more snow and ice sculptures from other years:
2012 and 2011

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day!

~Trina

Snowfest 2012

It's George's family tradition to go to Zehnder's Snowfest every year.  This is the third year that I have gone. The winter of 2009/2010 was my first winter living here... My first time to go to the Snowfest and it was absolutely FREEZING!  Being new to Michigan winters, I didn't quite know how to dress for these kinds of things, however I have definitely learned since then!  So, when we went last year I had LOTS of layers on!  It was an even colder and snowier winter, but I stayed warmer because I was better prepared.  It was cold yesterday also, there were flurries in the air, but the sun did come out for a little while, which was very welcome and warmed us up a bit.  We made sure to have some nice hot chocolate as we walked down the main street of Frankenmuth.  I love walking down the main street there, it's such a quaint and pretty street with many shops to visit.  Like every year, there were a lot of great snow and ice sculptures to see.  It hadn't snowed very much this winter leading up to the opening of the Snowfest, luckily the temperatures were low and the sculptures stayed nice throughout the weekend.  Before heading back, we warmed up... (And thawed out)... in a warming tent while eating lunch, it was a fun afternoon.  Here's the link to my post from last year, where there are some more fun snow and ice sculptures to see:  http://trinastrinketts.blogspot.com/2011/01/snowfest.html   ~ And below are some pictures that I took yesterday... 

 This one was my favorite ice sculpture :)

Such a pretty covered bridge

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you so much for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day!

~Trina

Snowfest!

We bundled up very warm and went to the Snowfest in Frankenmuth last night, and it was a lot of fun!  Frankenmuth is Michigan's Little Bavaria, and the architecture of the shops and buildings reflect the Bavarian charm.  The trees that line the main street were strung with white twinkly lights, giving it such a magical feel. We arrived just in time to see the very end of the fireworks show, which lit up the winter sky beautifully.  This year they are celebrating the 20th Anniversary for the Zehnder's Snowfest.  I read that twenty years ago they would have been happy to have had 10,000 visitors come to see the snow carving competition... that first year they had about 80,000 visitors ~ a success from the very start!  The annual event brings world-class snow and ice carvers to Little Bavaria, and they all did an amazing job this year... by the end of the weekend they will attract about 150,000 visitors to view their incredible work!  As we walked up and down the main street, sipping hot chocolate to keep warm, we enjoyed all the snow and ice sculptures ~ and I took lots of pictures, here are a few...  Enjoy!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ My personal favorite is the Band Snow Sculpture!   Great detail work... the drummer, guitar player, singer... even the speakers!  Which one is your favorite?
Have a wonderful day! ~Trina