May 17, 2012
Updated:3/26/2012
Carving up a good time
Annual festival supported by local businesses
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Ice carving demonstrations spiced up the Ice Festival Feb. 17-20.
Annemarie Buckingham and her 4-year-old son, Wyatt, enjoyed the annual Ice Festival held Feb. 17 to 20 on Medina's Public Square. The family made the drive up from Seville for the day.
This stork sculpture showed off in the afternoon sunlight at Medina Ice Festival Saturday.
Supporters of the Ice Festival, including The Post Newspapers, sponsored ice sculputres around the square this past weekend.
The ice carving competition drew both professionals and amateurs.
The setting sun shone brilliantly through the frozen creations.
In cooperation with Main Street Medina, Excalibur Auto Body and Main Street Cafe, the 2012 festival featured an ice carving competition and on-going demonstrations.
By PAMELA J. MILLER
Medina Post editor
MEDINA - Nice weather attracted crowds to the annual Ice Festival this past weekend.
"While the temperatures were a little warm for the works of ice art, which caused them to become cloudy, the fair temperatures brought out huge crowds of people and the sidewalks were jammed," said Matt Wiederhold, executive director of Main Street Medina.
The event was organized and sponsored by Main Street Medina, Excalibur Auto Body and Main Street Caf ©. More than 50 local businesses supported the festival through ice carving donations. Main Street Medina also sponsored an ice carving competition on Saturday afternoon.
"The Fire and Ice Tower on Friday night was a big hit, and roughly 300 people gathered on the square for the lighting," Wiederhold said. "The sunny skies helped attract a huge crowd. It was a great weekend with many visitors to the historic district."
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