Get lost in winter: Stillwater opens an ice maze Maze tickets give holders one hour to explore January 23, 2021 6:04am Text size Copy shortlink:
A construction crew in Stillwater this week hoisted 300-pound ice blocks into place and then, with chain saws buzzing, cut and shaped their frozen creation into a towering ice maze.
The parking-lot-sized maze filled with ice sculptures and an ice slide was opening to the public Friday evening, but how it came together was something of a leap of faith, said Bil MacLeslie, production manager for the Zephyr Theatre in Stillwater s north end.
Faced with a winter without shows or audiences, the Zephyr joined the city s effort to make outdoor winter attractions to keep crowds and add a bit of life to the usually thriving downtown.
Biggest Ice Maze in the U.S. Opening in Minnesota
The largest Ice Maze in the U.S. is set to open in Stillwater, MN next week!
Ice Palace Maze, the largest ice maze in the country, is set to open January 22 at the Zephyr Theatre Parking Lot in Stillwater. Ice Palace Maze is a half-mile of passageways built up of 1500 blocks of ice and surrounded by an 8-foot high perimeter wall to keep the maze a secret. For those who conquer the maze, a 36-foot ice slide awaits. There s also hot chocolate and s mores for the kids and an ice bar with drinks for the adults. You might even catch an ice queen or two!
Massive lighted ice maze is the featured attraction in Minnesota town
Set to open to the public on Jan. 22, the ice maze, made of 450,000 pounds of clear ice, is the coolest of the attractions designed to bring tourists to Stillwater, Minn., this winter. It’s believed to be the largest ice maze in the United States.
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Casey Lehmicke, left, and Tanner Perna construct the walls of an ice maze in Stillwater, from blocks of ice harvested in Michigan, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Profits from maze tickets, in the parking lot of the Zephyr Theatre, will benefit the theater company. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)