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Eagle River WI ice castle #7467884 01/21/22 09:27 AM 01/21/22 09:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72 C corky OP trapper
corky OP trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72	Every year the volunteer fire department here puts up an ice castle for the World Championship Snowmobile Derby. This is this year's effort. Every year is a different design. I took this photo yesterday. Too bad it was cloudy, it really sparkles in the sun. A balmy minus 26 degrees this morning. http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7467888 01/21/22 09:29 AM 01/21/22 09:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,103 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,103 Minnesota	That's Huge! NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7467900 01/21/22 09:38 AM 01/21/22 09:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,652 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,652 Iowa	Very cool! Do you have any details on how they do it?

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7467906 01/21/22 09:43 AM 01/21/22 09:43 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72 C corky OP trapper
corky OP trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72	Here is a short history with some more photos. They had not done it the last couple of years because of late ice to cut the blocks.: https://eagleriver.org/about/ice-castle/ http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7467947 01/21/22 10:25 AM 01/21/22 10:25 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,652 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,652 Iowa	Interesting. Thank you.

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468003 01/21/22 11:30 AM 01/21/22 11:30 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA S seniortrap trapper
seniortrap trapper S Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5,898 michigan,USA	A beauty. Vietnam--1967 46th. Const./Combat Engineers "Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction." "After the first shot, all plans go out the window!"

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468004 01/21/22 11:35 AM 01/21/22 11:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,000 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,000 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by corky Every year the volunteer fire department here puts up an ice castle for the World Championship Snowmobile Derby. This is this year's effort. Every year is a different design. I took this photo yesterday. Too bad it was cloudy, it really sparkles in the sun. A balmy minus 26 degrees this morning. Nevada bound

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468005 01/21/22 11:36 AM 01/21/22 11:36 AM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468007 01/21/22 11:37 AM 01/21/22 11:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa	Bruce T. I guess it was hurting both our necks. Lol

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468763 01/22/22 02:09 AM 01/22/22 02:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,717 Wisconsin Scott__aR trapper
Scott__aR trapper Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 1,717 Wisconsin	Do they still light it up at night? We always try to make it up to get a peek. Megapredator ... top of the food chain! Member of WTA Member of MTPCA Member of NTA

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: corky] #7468798 01/22/22 07:29 AM 01/22/22 07:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,477 Tug Hill, NY S Squash trapper
Squash trapper S Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,477 Tug Hill, NY	Nice, They do the same thing each winter in Saranac Lake, NY

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: Scott__aR] #7468886 01/22/22 09:46 AM 01/22/22 09:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72 C corky OP trapper
corky OP trapper C Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,178 Three Lakes,WI 72	Originally Posted by Scott__aR Do they still light it up at night? We always try to make it up to get a peek. Yes, it's lit at night. http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Re: Eagle River WI ice castle [Re: wetdog] #7468929 01/22/22 10:33 AM 01/22/22 10:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,000 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,000 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by wetdog Bruce T. I guess it was hurting both our necks. Lol Lol.... Nevada bound

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