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Winter Revels: Ice Fest Celebrates the Season at Breezy Point.

People who live in the lakes region of celebrate winter fun. This year's
Minnesota year round appreciate the chairman, Mike Wiebolt, owner of Pelican
area's beauty no matter what the season. Square Market in Pequot Lakes, has done a
That's why several thousand hearty wonderful job putting together an event
Minnesotans visit Breezy Point Resort in that has something for everyone."
early January every year. They come to While many activities are fun for kids,
celebrate winter in the form of Ice Fest, there are plenty of activities to keep
an annual event that is a cooperative adults entertained, especially after the
effort between Breezy Point and the sun goes down. A karaoke contest is held
Brainerd Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. dockside at Breezy Point both Friday and
This year's event was held Friday and Saturday evenings, followed by live
Saturday, Jan. 5-6, at Breezy Point on entertainment in the resort's Marina
the shores of magnificent Pelican Lake. Lounge and the neighboring Commander Bar
While the winter of 2006-2007 lacked the and Primetime Food and Spirits.
normal snow cover, the frozen surface of Unfortunately, due to the unseasonably
Pelican Lake provided an ideal venue for warm weather and poor ice conditions,
winter activities ranging from ice both the ice auger competition and the
skating to ice golfing. snowmobile races were cancelled this
Ice Fest is geared to entertain the year. Breezy Point's Ice Fest is the home
entire family. Horse-drawn wagon rides, of the World Ice Auger Competition, a
figure skating, hockey, face painting, contest that pits contestants and their
and ice fishing kept young and old alike highly modified ice augers against each
moving throughout the day. other to see who could punch through the
Those ready for a break could grab a hot ice the fastest. A muscle powered
cider or bratwurst from the heated division also exists for the old school
concession stand operated by a group of ice fishers out there.
Pequot Lakes hockey moms. The weekend celebration culminated
For the daring, helicopter rides were Saturday night with an ice dance at the
available that gave riders an aerial tour Marina Lounge and a huge fireworks
around Pelican Lake. display over the frozen waters of Pelican
"The purpose of Ice Fest is to get people Lake.
outside and have a little fun," said Dave Enjoying all of Minnesota's four seasons
Gravdahl, general manager of Breezy Point is one of the great pleasures of living
Resort and one of the originators of Ice in the lakes region. Enjoying Ice Fest at
Fest."Our first event was held in 1994 Breezy Point on a January weekend makes
after some us in the Chamber of Commerce living here even better.
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