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"To even begin to understand why anyone would even consider braving such dangerous conditions to construct one of these bad boys, one needs to understand the Zwillings—or at least try to. Raised in Sauk Rapids where their father Sunny owned a sawmill, Chuck and his eleven (that’s right, eleven) siblings are as comfortable wielding chainsaws as most folks are riding a bike. Pair that machinery experience with an innate love of a challenge and you’ve got a recipe for quite the family tradition." - Exerpt from Blog Feature

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2021 Round-Up

We may not have enhanced our previous world record but we still had a ton of successes at I.C.E. Fest 2021… even during a pandemic year and the coldest February weekend temps ever!

- $18,000 donated to Flyer Pride Pack and Kare Kloset. That’s 10% more money donated than ever before.
- 45% more activities ( New this year were plane rides, log rolling, and 2 days of dog sledding, evolution of Ice Cutting, Education Tent)
- 10% more sponsors. THANK YOU!
- 40% more volunteers. THANK YOU!
- First 250 meter, 50 million pound, 12 acre disc of ice to spin 90 feet, altho NOT a full rotation for the record!

🤯   And check out these mind blowing numbers about this year’s disc/attempted Ice Carousel…

- 65% more ice removed to make the canal (124,000 pounds -> 205,000 pounds)
- 58% faster cutting (9.2 second per foot -> 5.4 seconds per foot)
- 31% heavier (38 million pounds -> 50 million pounds)
- 20% more area (10 -> 12 acres)
- 10% further across (750’ -> 820’)
- 10% larger circumference (0.44 -> 0.49 miles)
- And of course, all of this while it was….100% colder!

We had a blast and can't wait for next year's event!
Donations and sponsorships have helped the family’s 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the Pay It Forward Foundation, raise over $36,000 for local causes. This year, proceeds from the event will go to the Flyer Pride Pack weekend food program at Little Falls Community Schools and Kids in Need, both of which are organizations aimed at stomping out childhood hunger

 ❄️ I.C.E. Fest 2021 was spinning with Successes, check out this wrap up video!

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 Save the date for I.C.E. Fest 2022- February 12th & 13th!

News: FallsRadio.com 2021 Newsletters

The Year of the Pandemic and Cold Weather Announcements; 

September 22nd, 2020 thru March 2nd, 2021

** Newsletter: Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 **

--Chuck Zwilling informed Little Falls Radio Sunday of his gratitude and thanks to all who helped make the ICE Fest 2020 a success back in February. They fundraiser raised over $15,000 (and counting) for Flyer Pride Pack and the Care Closet at the local schools. They again broke the world record for the large ice carousel at 749 feet across the Green Prairie Fish Lake weighing around 19,000 tons. It spun in rotation for over 24 hours. Zwilling stated Monday on Little Falls Radio that he will be doing the ice carousel part of the event on the lake again next February and is hopeful that Ice Fest 2021 can happen. They have to wait like others with the restrictions and see what it looks like next year with the events around the Ice Fest 2021.

Fallsradio.com - September 22nd, 2020- Full Story

** Newsletter: Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 **

--Chuck Zwilling gave an update on 4th Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial ICE Fest 2021 scheduled for February 13th and 14th on Green Prairie-Fish Lake north of Little Falls. Zwilling said that if the Governor's restrictions on large gatherings remain in place that they would have to go to a virtual event with drones, Facebook Live and video showing around the lake to show the work on the ice carousel as they try and break (for now) their own world record from last year (Quebec may still try it before event, but Chuck was unclear on that). All the proceeds raised go to Flyer Pride Pack (back pack food programs for the Little Falls Community School District) and the Care Closet at the High School for those in need of items and food. In the previous 3 years the event has raised around $36,000 for those two groups.

If they can't gather for the event than all the monies go to the two groups as less money would be needed for the event (food, concessions, outdoor activites and other miscellaneous items). Zwilling is still looking for a paramedic, EMT or First Responders to help for a few hours. Any volunteers to donate their time with the event on February 13th and 14th or if you have questions go to MnIceFest.com or you contact Chuck Zwilling at 320-249-1504.

Fallsradio.com - December 2nd, 2020- Full Story

Newsletter: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

--Chuck Zwilling announced Tuesday on KLTF that the Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Extravaganza on Green Prairie Fish Lake is on for February 13th and 14th. They will be following state and county protocols for safety measures and members from public health and the sheriff's office will be on hand that weekend. The ice is at 12-14 inches of thickness and that is enough to have some events planned for the weekend including Striders bikes in the snow, curling events, figure skating, speed skaters, building an igloo, log rolling competition, snowshoeing, fishing, paragliding if weather cooperates, dogsledding and much more. Zwilling said the attempt for the world record ice carousel which they currently hold they will try and break again and cones are already being put up on the lake to mark the spots. Zwilling said recently they have been added to the Guiness Book of World Records as an actual item (in prior years that is was not a recognized event) and now they have made it a category. The event will have parking restrictions and hand sanitizing and other safety items that week to keep all safe but they are still planning for a fun filled two day event this year. Proceeds and donations can be made to help the Flyer Pride Backpack Program and the Kare Kloset at the community high school to help those with items, in the past two years they have raised around $36,000 for the projects. For more information and if you can volunteer has they are need of those please contact Chuck through the facebook of mnicefest.com.

Fallsradio.com - January 27th, 2021- Full Story

Newsletter: Wednesday, February 10th 2021

--Chuck Zwilling of Ice Fest the Sunny Zwilling Ice Carousel Extravagana was on KLTF Tuesday and said the event is a go even with the cold weather this weekend so bundle up and come on out. The event is 10am-6pm both days on Green Prairie Fish Lake, park in the beach area there will be enough parking. Numerous events from log rolling, fishing, snowshoeing from Kinship, underwater dones, some refreshments and many other items to view and take in. Zwilling said if you want to watch the spinning of the ice carousel as they break the world record best time would be around noon to 2pm Saturday as some times they get it rotation for hours and sometimes not so much takes place as Mother Nature decides on when it stops. Also a free will donation to help Flyer Pride Backpack Program and the Care Closet at Little Falls Community schools will be given in the past years around $36,000 as been raised by Ice Fest. If you need more information or can volunteer some time even one hour Thursday through Sunday to set up, take down and help in other areas go to mnicefest.com and all the details are on there. Zwilling wanted to thank all the sponsors helping out with this as the numbers keep growing, they will be following safety protocols by public health and the sheriff's office and there will be a warming tent for those who need to warm up a bit with temps expected to be well below zero throughout the entire event this weekend.

Fallsradio.com - February 10th, 2021- Full Story

Newsletter: Monday, February 15th 2021

--Thank you to all who came out for the Ice Fest event this past weekend at Green Prairie/Fish Lake. Organizers will send out information on how much money was raised for the Flyer Pride Backpack Program and Care Closet in the coming weeks. Pictures of the event can be seen at mnicefest.com and again thanks to the many who braved the cold to come outside this weekend.

Fallsradio.com - February 15th, 2021- Full Story

Newsletter: Tuesday, March 2nd 2021

--Chuck Zwilling and his daughter Becca announced on Monday that they have given at check for $18,000 to Little Falls Community Schools for their Flyer Pride Backpack Program and Care Kloset to help feed the hungry children and clothed those in need during the school year. This was the largest one year total for Ice Fest which was held Valentine's weekend earlier this month on Green Prairie Fish Lake. With the $18.000 they have now in 4 years given over $54,000 to the school to help those projects and they wanted to personally thank all the volunteers, organizations that showed up including log rolling, dog sledding, Santa Claus, plane rides and other items from the lake. Temperatures were very cold both days where Sunday did not ever get above zero but that did not keep the people from coming out taking in the events and using the warming tents a lot. Unfortunately the one thing that could not be achieved was the breaking of the ice carousel record which the Zwilling family had held from the year before and got put in Guiness Book of World Records for it. The carousel was cut but the very cold conditions caused it to refreeze each night and they had to start again each morning and they could not get the ice to rotate around one full rotation which was needed for them to qualify for the world record.

Chuck stated the group of Finland this week is working on breaking the world record and if successful would given the Zwilling family more reason to try and make it a bigger success in 2022.

Becca said that if you would still like to donate to the icefest cause go to the mnicefest.com website to see pictures and find out how to donate. They are looking forward to the next one in February of 2022.

FallsRadio.com - March 2nd, 2021 - Full Story

Evolution of Ice Cutting Display

🪚 The first of the machines that will be on display as part of the “Evolution of Ice Cutting” display are back!

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These are the 3 versions used in 2018...our first year of I.C.E. Fest.

 

 
📏 As they say...measure twice and cut once! Kenny Zwilling using the “Chainsaw Chariot” (2019 version) to mark the circle so it’s ready to start cutting with the new machines.

2021 Video - Prep Collection

Friday February 12th, 2021 Overview

Camera Up High 2021

2021 Prep Promo by Owen

2021 Ice Scoring

2021 Trial Run

2021 Ice Cutting

2021 Disk Moving

News: McRecord 2021 Summary

I.C.E. Fest brings in more than $16,500 for local children

Morrison County Record | hometownsource.com By Zach Hacker zach.hacker@apgecm.comFeb 19, 2021

“There were so many people who came out and just wanted to be a part of something bigger than themselves.” - Chuck Zwilling

Read the full Article Here

2021 Raffle Winners

  The Winners of the I.C.E. Fest 2021 Raffle are...

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News: Brainerd Dispatch

Ice carousel record-holders seek to best themselves as part of fundraising event

Organizers of the fourth annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza (or I.C.E. Fest) attempted to break their own record for the world’s largest ice carousel during the two-day festival that started Saturday, Feb. 13, in Little Falls.

Written By: Frank Lee | Feb 15th 2021 - 4am.

Record-holders for the world’s largest ice carousel attempted to best themselves during a two-day festival in Little Falls aimed at raising money for children in need.

But while the frigid weather thwarted efforts to budge the carousel during the fourth annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza (or I.C.E. Fest), the event was successful in collecting cash for two Little Falls school programs.

“We got it to spin about 70 feet Saturday — moving about 50 million pounds — but it didn’t make a full rotation,” said Chuck Zwilling, president of the Pay it Forward Foundation, a Little Falls-based nonprofit that hosted the event.

Other activities announced as part of I.C.E. Fest that began Saturday, Feb. 13, at Green Prairie Fish Lake included curling, log rolling, spearfishing, dog sled rides, sleigh rides, ice fishing, figure skating, igloo-building, snowshoeing and more.

“But we did not enhance our own world record,” he said of their own Guinness World Record of a 749-foot diameter ice carousel in 2020. “I’m fine. I’m over it. I’m not crushed or anything.”

The fundraiser benefited Flyer Pride Packs, a weekend food program for students facing food insecurity, and Kare Kloset, a resource for students struggling to have basic needs met at home. The annual event raised about $15,000 last year and hopes were to raise at least that much with this year’s event, according to Zwilling’s daughter Becca Ruegemer, an I.C.E. Fest coordinator.

“I’m gonna guess we’ll have at least $15,000 to donate for Flyer Pride Packs and Kare Kloset, so, you know, not exactly a failure when you can donate that much money,” Zwilling said of the free-will donations.

The Pay It Forward Foundation/I.C.E. Fest has donated more than $36,000 to help feed hungry children since its conception in 2018, and more than 65 Little Falls area businesses have come together to help sponsor this year’s event, but the extreme cold played a huge factor this year.

“You had no time to kind of fine-tune the cuts or anything like that before it froze up again,” Zwilling said.

The ice cutters used two “chain saw chariots” designed and built by Ruegemer’s husband Mike and operated by him and his friend Bo Meyer.

“Becca’s husband, who’s a respiratory therapist by day and kind of a mechanical genius at night, created these,” Zwilling said of the chain saws affixed to a wheeled base. “They cut like a champ. They were self-propelled. They were actually pushed by like vintage snowblowers. ”

Ice cutters were out Saturday recutting the ice channel that separated the carousel from the rest of the frozen lake in an effort to get the disc spinning.

“On Friday, we cut and removed all of the ice in two hours, which is, quite frankly, a world record also. … And if somebody would’ve told me they cut all of this in four man-hours, I probably would have called them a liar,” Zwilling said.

Four electric trolling motors spaced about 30 feet each from the disc’s edge were used in this past weekend’s effort to make the carousel completely spin to break the world record.

“We pushed about 245,000 pounds of ice under the ice to the outside, so that it doesn’t create a problem,” Zwilling said. “Two years ago, we started at noon on Friday, and by, like, one o’clock the next day, it stopped spinning, so when Mother Nature just decides you’re done, that’s it.”

FRANK LEE may be reached at 218-855-5863 or at frank.lee@brainerddispatch.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/DispatchFL.

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 https://www.brainerddispatch.com/community/nonprofits/6887604-Ice-carousel-record-holders-seek-to-best-themselves-as-part-of-fundraising-event

Volunteers Jeff Pfannenstein (left), Mark Zwilling, John Osmek and Dana LaVoi push a slab of ice under the ice shelf Saturday, Feb. 13, while building the world's largest ice carousel. The Sunny Zwilling Ice Carousel Extravaganza is a two-day event each year on Green Prairie Fish Lake near Randall. The family holds the world record for a 10.1-acre rotating carousel completed in 2020. This year they attempted a 12-acre disc to break their own record. - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

Despite the cold temperatures, Carl Williams smiles while holding Larry Williams in his lap on an outdoor merry-go-round Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza on Green Prairie Fish Lake near Randall.  - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

Chuck Zwilling (left) works with Jerry Lilyerd Friday, Feb.12, to assemble the four solar powered trolling motors that will supply the thrust for the ice carousel during the Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza.  - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

Dan Zwilling (left) uses a chain saw to clear an ice pinch point while his brother Brian Zwilling and Jerry Lilyerd clears ice from the channel cut Saturday, Jan . 13, on Green Prairie Fish Lake during the quest to break the Zwilling family's 2020 world record rotating ice carousel.  - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

Becca Ruegemer (left), Brian Zwilling and Dana LaVoi clear the channel for the ice carousel Saturday, Feb. 13, on Green Prairie Fish Lake near Randall. - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

The Zwilling family holds the current world record for the largest ice carousel. This year the family attempted to break their own record at the Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza Feb. 13 and 14 on Green Prairie Fish Lake near Randall. - Photo Credit: Steve Kohls /Brainerd Dispatch

Related 'Brainerd Dispatch' Articles

NEWS - Feb 4th 2020 - 4am | Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza planned

NEWS - Jan 14th 2019 - 2pm | Colossal carousel: Little Falls family makes world's largest spinning ice disc

NEWS  - Jan 6th 2019 - 11am | ICE Fest set in Little Falls

Record Cold Keeps Icy Grip

Weather records fall as harsh cold keeps icy grip

In a typical February, the normal highs hover just below freezing at 26 degrees, with overnight lows remaining in positive territory. Two recent years even saw temperatures soar toward the 50s: Feb. 13, 2011, reached 49 degrees, while Feb. 11-12, 2005, achieved similar heights at 48 and 50 degrees.

Temperature Records

A number of temperature records fell this weekend with the frigid weather. Here’s a look at what’s in the books for Feb. 12-14th, 2021.
Feb. 12
High: 50 degrees, 2005.
Lowest high: 6 degrees below zero, 2021.
Highest low: 32 degrees, 1984.
Low: 38 degrees below zero, 1981.

Feb. 13
High: 49 degrees, 2011.
Lowest high: 6 degrees below zero, 2021.
Highest low: 32 degrees, 1984.
Low: 34 degrees below zero, 2021 and 1916.

Feb. 14
High: 45 degrees, 2002. 
Lowest high: 5 degrees below zero, 1930 (unofficially, the record was broken Sunday with 6 below).
Highest low: 32 degrees, 2011.Low: 35 degrees below zero, 1922.

Exerpt Written By: Chelsey M. Perkins | Feb 14th 2021 - 9pm.

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Covered in ice, Mike Ruegemer pauses after cutting ice Friday, Feb. 12, on Green Prairie Fish Lake in sub-zero temperatures. The relentless cold weather has settled over Minnesota with some hope for mild temperatures this week.

- Photo Credit: Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

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Rare snowfall blankets Texas and Oklahoma

Metro areas across Texas and Oklahoma were buried in inches of snow which caused power outages and disrupted travel. Source: CNN

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Another world record attempt: Little Falls ice carousel back again

IceFest 2021 👀 Highlights

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Minnesota House of Representatives

Highlight From Representative Ron Kresha for Minnesota (A Government Official) "The Minnesota House of Representatives will recognize the MN IceFest in Little Falls, MN. This is an amazing fundraiser and community activity. Details below and don't worry the temperature will be balmy.

This weekend- February 13th and 14th 10:00am-6:00pm @ Green Prairie Fish Lake- 12636 Forest Road, Little Falls, MN 56345. FREE Family Friendly Weekend of Winter Events - Open to the Public- featuring the World’s Largest Ice Carousel and benefitting Flyer Pride Pack (a weekend food backpack program) and Kare Kloset (a resource for students that struggle to have their basic needs met at home).

www.MnIceFest.com

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LakeLand / PBS Feb. 10 2021 - 2021 I.C.E. Fest in Little Falls to Take Place This Weekend.

LakeLand / PBS Feb 11, 2021 - Zwilling Family Tradition Now Celebrated as Community I.C.E. Fest

News VIDEO Broadcast Originally aired February 11, 2021 on Lakeland News

VIDEO TRANSCIPT

00:01 >>> WHEN YOU THINK OF FAMILY

00:02 TRADITIONS AND WORLD RECORDS,

00:04 ODDS ARE THEY DON'T GO TOGETHER.

00:06 ON ONE HAND, THERE'S A SAYING

00:08 RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN.

00:10 BUT FAMILY TRADITIONS ARE NOT.

00:11 WE LEARN MORE HOW ONE FAMILY IN

00:13 LITTLE FALLS BRING THE TWO

00:15 TOGETHER WITH CHRIS BURNS.

00:18 >> ICE FEST, AN EVENT IN LITTLE

00:20 FALLS THAT PROVIDES FAMILIES

00:22 FUN-FILLED FREE ACTIVITIES, SUCH

00:23 ADDS, CURLING, HOCKEY -- SUCH

00:27 AS, CURLING, HOCKEY, BUT MAINLY

00:30 THE ICE CAROUSEL.

00:31 THIS STARTED OUT AS ONE FAMILY'S

00:35 TRADITION.

00:35 NOW BRINGS MANY OTHERS JOY.

00:38 >> CHRISTMAS IS ALWAYS CHAOS.

00:39 15 YEARS AGO WE STARTED ADULT

00:41 CHRISTMAS WHICH IS MY SIBLINGS

00:43 AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS A COUPLE

00:45 WEEKS AFTER, AND SO WHEN THE

00:47 ADULT CHRISTMAS PARTY ROTATED TO

00:50 MY HOUSE, I SAID LET'S DO AN

00:52 OUTDOOR PARTY AND TEST THIS

00:54 THEORY.

00:54 >> THE FIRST YEAR THE ICE

00:56 CAROUSEL WAS ABOUT 50 FEET IN

00:58 DIAMETER.

00:58 HOWEVER FOR CHUCK THAT WASN'T

01:01 ENOUGH.

01:01 >> CHUCK DREW UP A CRAZY IDEA

01:03 WELL HEY SHOULD WE GO FOR A

01:05 WORLD RECORD?

01:06 [LAUGHTER]

01:06 >> SO THEY ALL SAID, SURE, LET'S

01:10 GO FOR IT, WHATEVER.

01:11 >> TWO WEEKS OF PLANNING FOR THE

01:15 018 EVENT, AND WE DID 366 FEET

01:18 AND SET A WORLD RECORD.

01:19 AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IT

01:22 BECAME -- AND THEN WE PLANNED

01:23 FOR SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE, AND

01:25 IT BECAME A BIG EVENT THAT WE

01:28 KNOW TODAY AS ICE FEST.

01:29 >> MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STARTED

01:30 HEARING ABOUT THE WORLD'S

01:32 LARGEST ICE CAROUSEL.

01:33 >> HEY, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO

01:35 THIS, AND IF THIS IS GOING TO

01:37 GET SOME PUBLICITY, LET'S PUT

01:40 THIS TO GOOD USE.

01:41 >> CHUCK, HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER

01:43 STARTED THE PAY IT FORWARD

01:44 FOUNDATION TO HELP DONATE TO

01:46 LOCAL CHARITIES IN THE AREA.

01:52 >> A CHARITY THAT SENDS FOOD

01:54 HOME WITH ELEMENTARY KIDS THAT

01:57 RUNS THE RISK OF NOT EATING OVER

01:59 THE WEEKEND.

02:00 A THOUGHT OF KIDS IN MY OWN

02:02 BACKYARD OF POSSIBLY NOT EATING

02:04 OVER THE WEEKEND IS PRETTY

02:05 DEVASTATING.

02:05 >> THE FAMILY WOULD ADD IN

02:07 ANOTHER CHARITY CALLED CARE

02:08 CLOSET FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE

02:10 TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AT

02:12 HOME.

02:13 THIS FAMILY HAS DONATED MORE

02:15 THAN $35,000 THROUGH THE PAY IT

02:16 FORWARD FOUNDATION.

02:17 THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THIS

02:18 BECAUSE THEY WERE BREAKING

02:20 RECORDS WHILE STICKING TO THEIR

02:21 FAMILY TRADITIONS.

02:23 REPORTING IN LITTLE FALLS FOR

02:24 LAKELAND NEWS, I'M CHRIS BURNS.

02:29 >> THE ICE FEST KICKS OFF

02:30 SATURDAY AND RUNS THROUGH

02:31 SUNDAY.

02:31 THE ZWILLING FAMILY HASN'T

02:32 DISCLOSED HOW BIG THE CAROUSEL

02:33 WILL BE.

WEATHER: Baby-It's Cold outside!!

Baby, it's very cold outside: Wind chill could hit 50 below zero this weekend

The highs and lows for the weekend don't look too promising but with this covid-19 pandemic still in effect hopefully folks will bundle up to do some social distancing and come out for a day of free family fun. Those "masks" are gonna be helpful this weekend so let's have some fun!!

As you bundle up against winter's cold, don't forget to keep up the fight against COVID-19, including wearing a face covering, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "In cold weather, wear your mask under your scarf, ski mask or balaclava,” the CDC recommends.

🆓 FREE Family Friendly Weekend of Winter Events - Open to the Public- World Record Attempt Benefiting Hungry Kids (ICE Fest 2021).

❄️February 13th and 14th, 2021 -|- 10:00am-6:00pm @ Green Prairie Fish Lake- 12636 Forest Road, Little Falls, MN 56345

🔥 Don't let the cold keep you away, we will have a HUGE warming tent, FREE hot beverages and food, and there is plenty of wood for the firepit!

Baby, it's very cold outside: Wind chill could hit 50 below zero this weekend

Reported by: Sarah Kocher - St. Cloud Times You've been warned by the National Weather Service: It's a chilly one out there.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning for central and southern Minnesota beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday and running through midday Sunday, around 1 p.m. Until then, there's a wind chill advisory for the portion of the state along and north of Minnesota Highway 23

During the advisory, the wind chill will be close to 25 degrees below zero, but during the wind chill warning, prepare for wind chills as low as 50 degrees below zero. The National Weather Service advises avoiding outdoor activities, and if you can't, bundle up big-time. The wind chills can quickly cause frostbite on exposed skin.

The warning transitions to a watch Sunday afternoon through Monday morning for areas west of Interstate Highway 35. According to the National Weather Service, wind chill values could reach 35 degrees BELOW ZERO during this time.

Here's a look at the forecast for the coming days.

Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -26. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Wind chill values as low as -40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around -26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

2021 Donate

UPDATE: Fundraiser total for 2021 - $18,000 donated to Flyer Pride Pack and Kare Kloset. That’s 10% more money donated than ever before! See thee article in the local Newspaper.

MORRISON COUNTY RECORD

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I.C.E. Fest brings in more than $16,500 for local children

By Zach Hacker zach.hacker@apgecm.com

 Feb 19, 2021

The Sunny Zwilling Memorial I.C.E. Fest had quite a bit working against it in 2021.

Previous year's totals were

2018 - $4,365 raised of $5,000 Goal

2019 - $15,520 raised of $15,000 Goal

2020 - $11,127 raised of $15,000 Goal

The 2021 Ice Carousel event is always FREE and offers the sale of Raffle Tickets to help raise funds for the children!

Pay It Forward Foundation, a 501c3- not for profit organization, is proud to host the Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza (I.C.E. Fest). This 2 day event raises money and awareness for Flyer Pride Pack (Weekend Backpack Food Program) and Kare Kloset (a resource for students that struggle to have their basic needs met at home) while attempting to enhance the World Record for the World's Largest Spinning Ice Carousel. This is a FREE Family Friendly Weekend Full of Events so there will be lots of entertainment for the whole family. Fun for all ages! - https://www.facebook.com/SpinningIceForKids/

The KARE KLOSET Donations accepted are as follows. If anyone is interested in donating these items, they can be dropped off Monday-Friday at the high school (door #1) between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thank You.

Food: Peanut Butter Jelly Bread Cereal Granola Bars Oatmeal Pancake mix/syrup Cans of soup Ramen Noodles Mac N’ Cheese Fruit Snacks Fresh Fruit Fresh Vegetables Packages of lunch meat Packages of meat Butter Noodles Spaghetti Sauce Hot Dogs Buns Ketchup/mustard

Hygiene Products: Shampoo/conditioner Body wash/bars of soap Combs Brushes Hair binders Deodorant Toothbrushes Toothpaste Dental Floss Feminine products

PodCast: Community-Focus-2/9/21

COMMUNITY FOCUS 2/9/21: CHUCK ZWILLING AND BECCA ZWILLING-RUEGEMER

WJON News: Feb 8th 2021

WJON AM 1240 | FM 95.3 announcement for this year's event. WJON is a local radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a News/Talk format.

Annual I.C.E. Fest Brings Outdoor Family Fun to Little Falls by: Alex Svejkovsky Published: February 8, 2021 Archived LITTLE FALLS - You can check out the World's Largest Ice Carousel this weekend up in Little Falls. The Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza, also known as I.C.E. Fest, is this Saturday and Sunday. Event Organizer Chuck Zwilling says what began as a small family get together, quickly grew into community wide event for all ages. Now it includes dog sledding, igloo building, snow shoeing, figure skating, hockey, curling, new this year is also log rolling, so there is just tons of activities. This year's ice carousel will again be solar powered and large enough to break the family's existing record (current record is 749'/228 meters). Zwilling says even with this being an outdoor event, they are making sure to follow all COVID-19 protocols. The Morrison County Health Department has giving us our guidelines on what to do. We need to have a COVID preparedness play, stay six feet apart, wear a mask, so yes we are COVID compliant as I call it. Zwilling says while its a free event, all money raised through donations or sponsorships this weekend will go to the Flyer Pride Pack program to help stomp out children's hunger. The free two day event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both days at Green Prairie Fish Lake in Little Falls. Since 2018, the Pay It Forward Foundation/I.C.E. Fest has donated over $36,000 to help feed hungry children.

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Little Falls - AM 1240 WJON | Third Annual I.C.E. Fest Held in Little Falls [VIDEO]

Published: February 9, 2020 - A central Minnesota family put on an outdoor festival to fight children’s hunger this weekend.
Read More: Third Annual I.C.E. Fest Held in Little Falls [VIDEO] | https://web.archive.org/web/20200921132751/https://wjon.com/third-annual-i-c-e-fest-held-in-little-falls-video/

2nd Annual Festival Fights Childhood Hunger in Little Falls

Published: January 11, 2019 - The 2nd annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza or I.C.E Fest is happening Saturday and Sunday on Green Prairie Fish Lake in Little Falls.
Read More: 2nd Annual Festival Fights Childhood Hunger in Little Falls | https://web.archive.org/web/20200117065447/https://wjon.com/2nd-annual-festival-fights-childhood-hunger-in-little-falls/

Little Falls Family Looks To Break World Record [VIDEO]

Published: January 7, 2018 - For the Zwilling family, an attempt at a world-record took a back seat to making a difference in their community.
Read More: Little Falls Family Looks To Break World Record [VIDEO] | https://web.archive.org/web/20200117064529/https://wjon.com/little-falls-family-looks-to-break-world-record-video/

McRecord: Ice Fest Back For Fourth Year

 "I.C.E Fest back to provide winter fun for all"

By Zach Hacker zach.hacker@apgecm.com Feb 5, 2021

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In 2020, Zwilling and his team reclaimed the world title after breaking the record most recently set by a group in Quebec. Other teams in Maine and Finland normally jockey for the top spot, but due to COVID-19, the other three had to cancel their events this year. That has allowed Zwilling’s massive creation from 2020 — which was a 10.1-acre ice carousel that measured 749 feet across and weighed 38 million pounds — to spend the last year as the world record holder.

“This year, if it spins, it will weigh about 45.6 million pounds,” Zwilling said of his attempt to go even larger — about 12 acres of ice — in 2021. “But, Mother Nature determines if it’s going to spin or not.”

Dog sledding is a popular way to take in the sights at I.C.E. Fest on Green Prairie Fish Lake.

Though the event is free to attend, donations and sponsorships have helped the family’s 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, the Pay It Forward Foundation, raise $36,000 for local causes. This year, proceeds from the event will go to the Flyer Pride Pack weekend food program at Little Falls Community Schools and Kids in Need, both of which are organizations aimed at stomping out childhood hunger.

As I.C.E. Fest now enters its fourth year, there are events for the whole family. Curling, log rolling, spear fishing, Striders in the Snow, dog sled rides, sleigh rides with Santa Claus, powered parachute airplane rides, ice fishing, underwater drone demonstrations, figure skating, igloo building, snowshoeing, powered paragliding rides and an education tent are only some of the activities available to the whole family. Food and beverages will also be available.

“It’s amazing how many people want to be a part of this,” Ruegemer said, adding that this year’s event has 69 sponsors. “Even after the event, we have people calling us asking us to put them on the list for next year.”

Raffle tickets are also available both before and during the event for prizes such as a hot tub rental, a hot air balloon ride for two and free pizza for a year. Tickets are $10, with all proceeds going to the Flyer Pride Pack weekend food program and Kids in Need via the Pay It Forward Foundation. For more information on where to purchase tickets, visit www.mnicefest.com.

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Note: The Pay It Forward Foundation has worked closely with Morrison County Public Health Director Brad Vold, Morrison County Sheriff Shawn Larsen and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to ensure the event is compliant to all COVID-19 safety guidelines.

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🏅 Guinness World Record!

OFFICIALLY AMAZING! (that’s the tag line for Guinness World Records)
Guinness World Records recognizes Worlds Largest Ice Carousel!!!


The ice carousel that we made for I.C.E. Fest 2020 is officially in the 🏅 Guinness Book of World Records!
We are super excited to announce that we received an email earlier this week from the Records Management Team at Guinness… “We are thrilled to inform you that your application for Largest ice carousel has been successful and you are now the Guinness World Records Title Holder!”

A huge shout out to the whole I.C.E. Fest family that made this possible.
The genius’ behind the ice cutting machine… Mike Ruegemer and Bo Meyer.
Ice Cutting and Ice Removal Crew…Mike, Bo, Brian Zwilling, Chuck Zwilling, Becca Zwilling Ruegemer
Spinning Crew…Jerry Lilyerd with Sun Energy

NOTE: To see the records and their standing according to thee originator at "World Ice Carousel Association" go here

Official Guiness World Record Search shows this....

Largest ice carousel

The largest ice carousel is 228.30 m (749 ft 0.18 in), and was achieved by the Zwilling family (USA)…   View the record here

Appears around the 2 minute mark

2021 Tweets

Tweet #SpinningIceForKids #GreenPrairieFishLake #FlyerPridePack #LittleFallsMN #SunnyZwillingMemorial

Mark your calendars for this year's Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza- ICE Fest on February 13 & 14 at Green Prairie Fish Lake near #LittleFalls from 10 AM to 6 PM. All Covid protocols will be followed. https://t.co/Olwwrg3WPd #LittleFallsMN #MorrisonCounty pic.twitter.com/iscb6uXKV8

— CDMC (@cdcmorrisonmn) February 2, 2021

Chuck Zwilling of #LittleFallsMN will be looking to retain his Guinness World Record for Largest Ice Carousel on Feb. 13-14, at Green Prairie Fish Lake. It is part of the ever-growing winter staple in #MorrisonCounty, the Sunny Zwilling Mem #ICEFest! https://t.co/mgV69NlOII

— CDMC (@cdcmorrisonmn) February 6, 2021

Record-holders for the world’s largest ice carousel attempted to best themselves during a two-day #ICEfest in #LittleFallsMN aimed at raising money for children in need. Read a full summary of the two-day event here: https://t.co/VlQPmtJium

— CDMC (@cdcmorrisonmn) February 15, 2021

BONUS:

Zwilling Family In Little Falls, MN Creates World Largest Ice Carousel: https://t.co/cTXrX1wlUM #SpinningIceForKids #ICEfest

— Green Day LIVE (@GDLoT) February 16, 2021

Now here's something to try next year ---hint* hint*--- a smaller ice carousel rotating while playing hockey game

Same that here but in much smaller scale and without the pond hockey! https://t.co/P7svlCrP4q

— Kert Korba (@elCobra_82) February 8, 2021

TONIGHT AT 10: A unique spin on a classic ice rink. How one man built an ice carousel in Minnetonka. pic.twitter.com/NGwEcFmese

— WCCO - CBS Minnesota (@WCCO) January 6, 2021

find more results from previous years: https://twitter.com/search?q=spinningiceforkids&src=typed_query or

I.C.E. Fest 2021 - Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza

The Pay It Forward Foundation, a 501c3 non profit organization, is proud to one again host the 4th Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza, (I.C.E. Fest 2021). This is a FREE Family Friendly Weekend of Outdoor Events to help stomp out children’s hunger and features the World’s Largest Ice Carousel (attempt). The event will be raising funds for Flyer Pride Pack (a weekend food backpack program) and Kare Kloset (a resource for students that struggle to have their basic needs met at home).

The Zwilling Family currently holds the record for the World’s Largest Ice Carousel at 749ft 8in in diameter (228.58 meters), 18” thick, weighing 38 million lbs (19,000 tons), 0.45 miles around and covering 10.1 acres...and they will be attempting to break their own record as part of this year's event!

Other activities will include Curling, Spear Fishing, Striders in the Snow, Ice Fishing, Underwater Drone, Figure Skating, Igloo building, Powered Parachute Rides, Log Rollers, and more to come - fun for all ages!

I.C.E. Fest 2021 is February 13th and February 14th (10:00am-6:00pm) at Green Prairie Fish Lake, 12636 Forest Road in Little Falls. 

Thank you to all of the businesses and volunteers involved!
Follow www.MnIceFest.com for all the latest details.
#SeeYouOnTheIce #SpinningIceForKids

Event Announcements posted on : ExploreMN , LittleFallsMn , AARP.org, StepOutside.org ,  RjBroadcasting.com , ,  stcloud.macaronikid.com ,