Ice sculptures usually play a supporting role in the culinary arts, eliciting a few ooohs and ahhhs before eaters get down to the real work of devouring the contents of a buffet.
Greg Butauski, the owner of Rock on Ice in Sunbury, decided to put ice front and center in his Ice World, a drive-through experience this weekend at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
He and his crew, as well as other sculptors from around the Midwest, have been crafting the sculptures since December, working with 60,000 pounds of ice.
Each night, 90 large sculptures will be on display, with nearly as many on reserve in case of melting.