Barricades are going up on Little Detroit Lake this week in anticipation of the ice harvest that will launch construction of Detroit Lakes' 2022 Polar Fest Ice Palace, starting Thursday, Jan. 20. The ice palace will be the city's largest to date, containing roughly 2,000 blocks of ice harvested directly from the lake. Polar Fest will officially begin Thursday, Feb. 11 and conclude Sunday,. Feb. 27. The super-sized winter festival marks the culmination of the community's 150th birthday celebration.
Barricades are going up on Little Detroit Lake this week in anticipation of the ice harvest that will launch construction of Detroit Lakes' 2022 Polar Fest Ice Palace, starting Thursday, Jan. 20. The ice palace will be the city's largest to date, containing roughly 2,000 blocks of ice harvested directly from the lake. Polar Fest will officially begin Thursday, Feb. 11 and conclude Sunday,. Feb. 27. The super-sized winter festival marks the culmination of the community's 150th birthday celebration.
Though many events are still in the planning stages, Detroit Lakes' 2022 Polar Fest celebration will include 17 days of frosty fun, Feb. 11-27 kicked off by the unveiling of the city's largest ice palace to date. The festivities will also serve as the finale to the city's 150th birthday celebration.
Happenings around the lakes area
Several Polar Fest-related events have been canceled or postponed due to the extreme cold temperatures anticipated for the lakes area this weekend. Visit polarfestdl.com for an updated schedule. 12:00 pm, Feb. 13, 2021 ×
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Poles N Holes postponed; more Polar Fest events set for this week
The Detroit Lakes Breakfast Rotary Club announced Wednesday afternoon that its annual Poles N Holes Ice Fishing Derby, which was scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 6, has been postponed to Feb. 13 due to the subzero temperatures expected to sweep through the region this weekend. More Polar Fest events, including the Noon Rotary s Polar-riffic Spaghetti Feed, Ice Tee Golf and Freeze Your Buns Run, are scheduled throughout the week; the festival concludes Monday, Feb. 15.
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The MN Sn Ice Snow & Ice Showcase lit up the Detroit Lakes City Park Thursday night, Feb. 4, for the opening of Polar Fest 2021. The showcase will remain open throughout Detroit Lakes annual winter festival, which ends Monday, Feb. 15. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)