SHIPSHEWANA â As 2020 winds to a close, Shipshewanaâs annual Ice Festival is now seemingly just another event on a long list of public events that became a causality of the coronavirus pandemic. The two-day annual winter festival usually takes place in the week between the Christmas and New Yearâs holidays. It features ice sculptures, an ice carving competition and a competitive chili cook-off. But worried that it sill wonât be safe for crowds, the event has been, at best, postponed, and at worst, canceled. LaGrange County remains under a red rating from the Indiana State Department of Health for COVID-19 spread, which means public events are limited to no more than 25 people. Ice Festival isnât really an everyone-in-one-place event, but the restrictions still complicate matters.