To answer the question that’s been on everyone’s mind: Yes, there will be Winter Carnival at Michigan Tech this year. But, it’s going to look a bit different.
For just shy of a century, Winter Carnival at Michigan Technological University has entertained and awed countless students, alumni, visitors and locals with a plethora of activities and its world-renowned snow statues. This year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival will go on but the driving force is the safety of all involved. Carnival takes place Feb. 3-7 with the theme “Our Favorite Cartoons for Snowy Afternoons.”
Scott Sviland is president of Blue Key Honor Society, the student organization that has organized Winter Carnival since 1934. The graduate