Photo of the Week: 2018 Plymouth Ice Festival

blue and purple light backlits the sculpted face of a lion

Imagine the temperature is ten degrees Farenheit. Snow covers the ground and the wind chill brings the temperature to less than zero degrees on a January night.

That’s cold. Even for Michigan.

But that’s not going to stop me from checking out the annual Plymouth Ice Festival, held in Kellogg Park in downtown Plymouth, Michigan. Continue reading Photo of the Week: 2018 Plymouth Ice Festival

Photo of the Week: Snowy Day at Wilcox Recreation Area

Three Hooded Mergansers swimming in the open water, snow-covered trees and shrubs in the background

I was glad to stop by Wilcox Lake Recreation Area after church this morning and enjoyed seeing waterfowl swimming in the open water.

Due to the nearby dam, the lake doesn’t always freeze over in winter. You can almost always find ducks, geese, and other waterfowl on the lake.
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Photo of the Week: 2017 Plymouth Ice Festival

dog ice sculpture standing guard at night, illuminated with green light

While ooohing and aahing over the gorgeous ice sculptures created by ice carvers and local culinary arts college students, like this stunning dog ice sculpture, is my typical way of enjoying the Plymouth Ice Festival, this year the festival had an added feature: interactive games at the children’s ice playground.

“Whoa! I won 100 points,” shouted the grinning young child bundled up in a winter snowsuit next to me.

“Did you see it?” Continue reading Photo of the Week: 2017 Plymouth Ice Festival