Snowfest 2008 -- January 23rd - 28th

First and foremost, we are going to try something new on the Snowfest page. We are going to try and keep a running blog about whats happening at Snowfest and give you a place to come and get the scoop and see pictures of whats going on. You can click on the headings of each blog to open a new page and read the old blogs from the start of the week.

Snowfest 2008 Day Five Blog 2
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Today has been just as wonderful and busy as the rest of the week. We are all sad to see Snowfest 2008 come to an end, don't worry though because we will start planning Snowfest 2009 soon! We have lots of annoucements to make on more winners of today's events.
First we have the U.S. National Collegiate Ice Carving Competition winners:

And the Overall Winners are .....

1st Place -- Ben Goebel and Jon Sanow from Oakland Community College
2nd Place -- Trent Mason and Titus Arensberg from Columbus State Community College
3rd Place -- Andy Koerber and Dustin White from Macomb Community College
4th Place -- Gerneil Franklin and Scott Abbey from Oakland Community College

Congratulations!

And now for the winners of the 2008 Snowfest Raffle:
1st Prize -- Two Year Pre-Paid Lease 2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring
Marvin Emming - Ruth, Michigan
2nd Prize -- Overnight Package at Zehnder's Splash Village Hotel & Waterpark
Gerry Harris
3rd Prize -- Fortress Eat & Play Golf Package for 4
Amy Duncan - Frankenmuth, Michigan
4th Prize -- Goose Down Queen Comforter
Cindy Rose - Clio, Michigan
5th Prize -- Crystal Mountain Resort Golf or Ski Package
Tom Erdman - Frankenmuth, Michigan
6th Prize -- Overnight Package at Shanty Creek
Tim Lafferty - Birch Run, Michigan
7th Prize -- Family Style Chicken Dinner for 4 at Zehnder's Restaurant
James Dunbar - Saginaw, Michigan
8th Prize -- Zehnder's Gift Basket
Rebecca Torres - Saginaw, Michigan

Congratulations!

There is still lots to see and do here at Snowfest 2008, so we hope you come out and enjoy everything. Hope you enjoyed the blog of Snowfest 2008. We will continue to upload pictures of the event, so please check back for more! Hope everyone had a great time, we know we did! See you in 2009! -- Friends of Snowfest!

 

Snowfest 2008 Day Five
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Good Sunday morning everyone, welcome to the last main day of Snowfest. Don't think that means there still aren't things to see and do, because believe us there is still plenty going on! First let's talk about what happened last night. We had fireworks, we had music, we had dancing, we had ice carving, we had it all! The collegiate ice carving happened yesterday and the kids produced some very unique and interesting works of ice. They are still on display behind Rau's Country Store. In the Warming Tent last night, the Sauce Cats rocked the house. There were so many people enjoying the music and everything else that Snowfest has to offer. We think we may even need a larger tent next year; there were just so many people out enjoying all of Snowfest. So what may you ask is going on today? This morning rounds out the last day of competition for the collegiate teams. They are currently working in Edwin L. Zehnder Park. Make sure you check that out. The Warming Tent will be open again today until 5 p.m. with Magic and More by Joel Tacey, and music by the bands CEYX and the Rich Eddy Band. The children's play area is also open today until 5 p.m. with lots of fun for the kids. Don't forget about the petting zoo for the children either, that is located by Ha' Penny. The kids will just love to feed the animals, we know we do! Today at 2 p.m. in the Warming Tent, the Snowfest Raffle Drawing will be held. Good Luck to everyone who has bought tickets! And of course all of the snow sculptures are on display for everyone to enjoy. You can even check the sky, you might get lucky and spot a hot air balloon; we saw them this morning. Hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day at Snowfest, we sure are! -- Friends of Snowfest

Oh and once again here are the winners of the snow sculpting:
If you check out the pages that are dedicated to the division of the sculptures you can see the photos of the winning sculptures also. The Winners of the Snow Sculpting are as follows:

International
1st Place -- Canada - Denis Bolohan, Bryan Lane and Dan Bolohan with Bull & Rhino
2nd Place -- Mexico/USA - Leoncio Rodriquez, Sean Gallagher, Sam Licavoli and Tom Licavoli with Polar Bears
3rd Place -- USA - Al Foster, Gordon Oberman and Ryan Leix with Pirate Ship
People's Choice -- Mexico/USA with Polar Bears

US
1st Place -- Wisconsin/Michigan - Dan Povolo, Dan Cushard and Mike Muller with Dinosaur Skeletons
2nd Place -- Ohio - Sandy Dobbeleare, Jesse Dobbelaere and Traci Dobbelaere with Elephants
3rd Place -- Michigan B - Steve Hargash, Bill Budd and Scott Hanson with Horse
People's Choice - Wisconsin/Michigan with Dinosaur Skeletons

State
1st Place -- Luke Dehtair, Ryan Olszowy and Max Dehtair with Pirate Skeleton
2nd Place -- John Martinez, Mike Martinez and Paul Phillips with Stacked Bears
3rd Place -- John Burrill, Steve Burrill and Mike Warnemuende with Grocery Clerk
People's Choice -- Jamie Smith, Chris Smith and Hailey Jarman with Stacked Boxes with Animals

 

Sneak Peak Wednesday January 23rd
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Snowfest 2008 Day Four

Zehnder's Snowfest has been host to one of the top snow sculpting events in North America for the past 16 years. Visitors have enjoyed larger-than-life snow sculptures and beautifully detailed ice carvings each year.

Zehnder's Snowfest 2008 will again dazzle and excite you with snow and icesculptures created by professional ice and snow carvers from around the world.

Zehnder's Snowfest is also host to the National Collegiate Ice Carving Championship and the High School Snow Sculpting Competition.
In addition, Zehnder's Snowfest will have entertainment for the entire family in the warming tent, a fireworks display, petting zoo and children's activities. Plan now to attend Zehnder's Snowfest 2008!