Countdown To Event / Prep Week

I.C.E. Fest 2023 prep week is going great. So warm it reminds Chuck of 2018 when he was in extreme northern Maine helping the Ice Busters set that Ice Carousel World Record.

Sunday February 7th

- 6 days to go
 Temp 18 to 28 °F    Lows -4 to 6 °F

Day 1 - Monday Feb 6th

5 days til the big weekend event for 2023
 Temp 17 to 27 °F    Lows -4 to 6 °F

THANK YOU to Tarah and her crew from Walmart Little Falls, Lup, and Robert for volunteering your time today, it was a HUGE help and very much appreciated.
✔️Storage unit cleaned out
✔️Hockey rink "boards" up
✔️Some cones are put out
✔️Flag pole put out

 

Day 2 - Tuesday Feb 7th

- 4 Days to go
 Temp 18 to 28 °F    Lows -3 to 7 °F

THANK YOU to Robert Bedwell, James Karls, and Lup for volunteering your time today, it was a HUGE help and very much appreciated.
✔️ Trailer/mobile billboard moved to Walmart to promo the event
✔️Cones placed out from circle
✔️ Cones placed along "driveway"- just a very small part of the lake has cones nearest the landing- everything out to the right is open and untouched. The access is still 100% open to the public as normal.
✔️Mark the propulsion "safe zone"
✔️Place banner outside of cones
✔️Some signs assembled
✔️Organize trailer
✔️Skating rink partially scraped, ready for final scraping and flooding
✔️Human foosball boards hauled out

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Day 3 - Wednesday Feb 8th

- 3 Days to go
 Temp 20 to 30 °F    Lows -2 to 12 °F

THANK YOU to Tarah and John from Walmart Little Falls, the volunteers from Mn Adult & Teen Challenge Brainerd, Sharon Rakow, Michelle Kuklok, Heather Brill, & Jenn Beck from Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Danny Quinlan, Robert Bedwell, James Karls, and Lup for volunteering your time today, it was a HUGE help and very much appreciated.
✔️ Posts and caution tape put out around both circles
✔️ 4x8 Welcome Board
✔️ Human foosball set up
✔️ Worked on and started flooding the hockey rink
✔️ Banner stands assembled and put out
✔️ Firepit corral assembled
✔️ Choroplast signs assembled
✔️ 4 wheeler bridge assembled and installed
✔️ Floaties fastened to pushers
✔️ Stihl chainsaw display
✔️ Overhead spotlight

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Day 4 - Thursday Feb 9th

- 2 Days to go
 Temp 23 to 33 °F    Lows 3 to 13 °F

THANK YOU to Danny Quinlan James Karls, Mike Ruegemer, Lup, Tarah's crew from Walmart Little Falls, and Jesse Grant for volunteering your time today, it was a HUGE help and very much appreciated.
✔️ Tower lights parked and set up
✔️ Carousel lights built
✔️ Surveying for both carousels
✔️ Final plowing for the carousels
✔️ Hockey rink reinforced
✔️ Wind sail area prepped and ready to cut
✔️ Food tent area prepped
✔️ Headquarters and med station fish houses delivered
✔️ Carousel propulsion delivered
✔️ Porta potties delivered
✔️ 2nd firepit corral built
✔️Trail groomed for dog sledding

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Day 5 - Friday Feb 10th

- the final day before the event kicks off!
 Temp 25 to 35 °F    Lows 3 to 13 °F

Thank you to Mike Ruegemer, Ken Zwilling, Brian Zwilling, Angie Maidl, Mark Zwilling, MaryJo Zwilling, Kari Zwilling Hartung, Ervin Hartung, Janet Zwilling, Chris O’Dell, Jason Zwilling, Christine Lincoln of Lincoln Wedding and Events, the crew from MN Adult & Teen Challenge, Karen Winkler, John Osmek, and so many more. (Please let me know if I forgot your name, there were so many amazing volunteers I lost track- but we absolutely appreciate you!)
✔️Warming/food tent set up
✔️Tables and chairs set up in tent
✔️Apparel inventoried and set up
✔️Kitchen set up
✔️Wind sail carousel cut and spinning
✔️Banners placed
✔️Welcome table set up
✔️Generators and heaters set up and ready to go
✔️Firepits set up
✔️Merry go round set out
✔️Caution tape around carousels
✔️Bridge entrance installed
✔️Portable bridge put out

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