Old Time Ice Harvest
Date and Time
Saturday Feb 11, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Location
Meet at the Lake Itasca Boat Landing, Itasca State Park, 21 miles north of Park Rapids on Hwy 71
Contact Information
218-699-7252
Description
Discover the good old days of harvesting lake ice. Dress warmly as you come out on Lake Itasca to see ice harvesters use tools of the ice cutting trade. Watch them create an opening in the ice with a single-handled handsaw, then breathlessly wait as they bounce the ice blocks out of the water onto the slippery edge.
NOTES: This Old Time Ice Harvest demonstration will take place on Lake Itasca if ice conditions permit. Parking is available at the Lake Itasca boat landing. This event is presented by Itasca State Park and the Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers.
Printed courtesy of www.parkrapids.com/ – Contact the Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism for more information.
1204 Park Avenue South, Park Rapids, MN 56470 – (218) 732-4111 – chamber@parkrapids.com