January 2007
Being a big fan of the winter and cold weather, I jumped at the chance to go to the Fire and Ice Festival in Mount Holly, NJ. I wasn't there for the Fire portion, which was a chili cook-off, but the Ice portion was an ice carving competition. Besides the cool ice sculptures there was also a dog sledding demonstration, Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, fire engine rides, etc. It was a classic small town winter festival. It could have been colder, but it was a ton of fun nonetheless.
An artist carving a ninja
Carving a lion
This professional sculpture decorated the Robin's Nest restaurant
You don't often see a tire ice sculpture. This one represented a sponsor.
I thought this decorative piece was cool because of how clear it was.
The festival drew crowds that filled the narrow street
I don't have a completed picture of this one because he ran out of time and didn't get much father than this.
This guy from Long Island was by far the best ice carver at the festival. He was carving King Neptune.
This amazing King Neptune was the best at the festival
Making snow with a chainsaw
This sculpture was an advertisement for Commerce Bank, but I thought it was neat because of the color in it.
The completed lion
The ninja is complete
Rancocas Creek
One of the sled dogs
One of the sled dogs
Sled dogs
Sled dogs
Sled dogs
Owl from the Philadelphia Zoo
Close-up of the intricate details on the King Neptune carving
It's nice to see Christmas decorations still up at the end of January