Construction of Detroit Lakes' Polar Fest Ice Palace got underway this Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 20-22, with the harvesting of 2,000 blocks of ice from Little Detroit Lake. The blocks will be used to construct the city's largest ice palace to date, along with an ice maze, professionally-carved ice sculptures, and more. The palace will be unveiled in a Grand Lighting Ceremony set for 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 which marks the opening of the 17-day winter festival.
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.