Assorted News Coverage For The Event :)
Posted to the community calendar Jan 2nd
What: I.C.E. Fest Fundraiser
When: Sat, January 6, 11am – 3pm
Where: Green Prairie Fish Lake
Description: The fundraiser with a world record ice carousel attempt will benefit Flyer Pride Pack and the Weekend Food Backpack Program.
LITTLE FALLS NEWSLETTER: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29TH 2017
St. Cloud Times - Dec 29, 2017
There will be a fundraiser benefiting Flyer Pride Pack Weekend Food Backpack Program for the Little Falls public elementary schools on January 6th where also an attempt will be made to create the worlds largest Spinning Ice Carousel. Chuck Zwilling stated that the ice carousel extravaganza will be January 6th on Green Prairie Fish Lake with a number of sponsors and donations being made to the project. More on this program will be talked about with Chuck and also Anita Larsen from the schools on Tuesday morning at 8:45am on AM960 KLTF Community Events program.
Zwilling family hopes to turn heads, set world record with ice carousel
St. Cloud Times - Jan 2, 2018
Chuck Zwilling moves a custom-made chainsaw rig he and family members will use in an attempt to create the world's largest spinning ice carousel
Family Working To Build Largest Ice Carousel
Jan 3, 2018 Learfield Wire Services - TTWN Media Networks
(Little Falls, MN) -- A Little Falls family is planning to create the world's largest ice carousel on Saturday.
The twelve siblings are doing it in honor of their father, who owned a logging company in Sauk Rapids for many years. All twelve siblings are experienced in sawing but instead of using wood, they plan to build a 110-meter carousel out of ice. The project will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. Everyone is invited to watch them in action
Family Hopes To Create World's Largest Ice Carousel
Voice Of Alexandria (press release) - Jan 4, 2018
(Little Falls, MN) -- The Zwilling family is working to create the world's largest spinning ice carousel. They will be making their attempt Saturday at Green Prairie Fish Lake near Little Falls. The 110-meter spinning carousel will be a circle cut in the ice of a frozen lake that allows the ice to spin. The 12 siblings' father was a logger and they are going to be putting their inherited sawing skills to good use this weekend.
Ice, ice, maybe? Ice carousel attempt moves at glacial pace Mobile AMP
St. Cloud Times - Jan 6, 2018
... feet of ice to create a circle of ice 110 meters across. Organizers then attempted to cut the circle with individual chainsaws. As of 3:30 p.m., the team had made it about 100 feet, less than 10 percent of the total circumference. ... read more
Little Falls Family Looks To Break World Record [VIDEO]
WJON News - Jan 7, 2018
LITTLE FALLS - For the Zwilling family, an attempt at a world-record took a back seat to making a difference in their community. On Saturday, the family attempted to make the largest ice carousel in the world. The 110-meter carousel was being cut on Green Prairie Lake near Little Falls. The family intended ... read more
They did it! Family forged ahead to create 110-foot ice carousel
St. Cloud Times - Jan 7, 2018 Published 5:28 p.m
LITTLE FALLS — Despite some setbacks, the Zwilling family has forged ahead with its ambitious plan to create a massive ice carousel on a Central Minnesota Lake.
And it worked!
At about 6 p.m. Sunday, the St. Cloud Times received a video from Becca Ruegemer, showing the ice carousel turning on the lake. ... read more
110-meter ice carousel: Did they do it?
St. Cloud Times - Jan 7, 2018
The Zwilling family attempted to create a 110-meter ice carousel on a lake near Little Falls. It took them longer than they expected, but they did succeed!
https://fallsradio.com/newsletter-tuesday-january-9th-2018/
Falls Radio Newsletter - Posted Jan 9th, 2018
"--Congratulations to the Chuck Zwilling family for completing the world record ice carousel Sunday night. The carousel took a lot longer to complete then expected which started around 11am Saturday and got was completed around 6:30pm Sunday. Aviation pictures of the carousel have been posted on a number of facebook sites and reportedly the carousel breaks the world record is set around 111 meters. The event was also to donate to the Flyer Pride Pack backpack program at Lindbergh, Lincoln and Dr. S.G. Knight Elementary schools. As of late Monday, there has been over $4,000 in donations to the backpack program. A special thank you to all who took part and gave to the program this past weekend"
Zwillings cut out a world-record winter island paradise
Morrison County Record [MCRecord] - Jan 14th, 2018
The Zwilling clan got together Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 6-7 along with friends, neighbors a…
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Special Thanks To This Man For His inspiration And Support [Janne Kapylehto]
Spinning around! Ingenious man creates a stunning ice carousel on ...
Daily Mail-Jan 14, 2017 [Archived]
An ingenious man in Finland has created an incredible ice carousel on a frozen lake - that actually spins. Writer and energy expert Janne Kapylehto cut out the carousel using a chainsaw and axe in Lohja, in the south of the country. He then used a solar-powered outboard motor to make the sheet of ice ... read more