Winter in Minnesota can seem interminably long, especially if you stay cooped up in your house from early November to mid-April. While hibernation might work out well for actual bears, it’s not the best for humans. Social interaction along with just being in the good ol’ outdoors is healthy both .
Check Out This Minnesota Ice Maze
The largest ice maze in the United States is only a short drive away. But it s much more than a maze. With all of the unique activities, this place has to offer, your family could spend the entire day here.
The Zephyr Theatre s Ice Palace Maze just recently opened and has folks from far and wide buzzing about it. Located in the town of Stillwater, it not only has the country s biggest maze, but also hot chocolate and smores, an ice bar, and even a 36 ice slide for kids of all ages.
This maze took over 500 thousand pounds of ice to make, then, a number of days to carve out the more than 1500 carefully carved blocks. It s a half-mile of twisted pathways, along with a 9 wall. Once you re able to conquer the maze, you re rewarded with the (optional) ice slide.
A giant ice maze is coming to downtown Stillwater
It s believed to be the largest ice maze in the country.
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What s believed to be the largest ice maze in the United States is opening at the Zephyr Theatre in Stillwater next week.
The 114-foot by 72-foot ice maze was built using 1,500 blocks of ice. It features 1/2 mile of passageways and a 36-foot slide guarded by an 8-foot perimeter wall, according to the event s website. There will also be hot chocolate, s mores and an ice bar for those 21 and older.
The maze opens on Jan. 22 and will be open 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 28, weather permitting.
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