Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition — Wednesday-Saturday, January 22-25

January 22-25

“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow”

100,000 visitors visit this to view 35 snow sculptures.

Three rules for this challenging event:

• No power tools

• Nothing artificial can be added

• Sculptures must stand up on their own, no frames allowed

Click here to watch preparations — trucking and packing snow for the sculptures — music in the background — watching it is safe excitement indeed:

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers