5th Annual Burlington Ice Festival: Sculptors turn frozen carvings into warm messages of hope during pandemic
Paul Szwalkiewicz of Milwaukee works Saturday on his sculpture, entitled "Modern Snowman," during the Wisconsin State Ice Carving Championship at the Burlington Ice Festival in Wehmhoff Square Park in Burlington. ADAM ROGAN, BURLINGTON â Ice carvers sent messages of hope and rebirth Saturday with inspirational entries in the Wisconsin State Ice Carving Championship. Seizing upon the COVID-19 pandemic and other themes of turmoil from 2020, the ice-carving competitors chose uplifting and even humorous approaches to the event. The championship took place during the fifth annual ...
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