Snow and cold returns to help La Porte WinterFest live up to its name
An ice carver creates an elephant at Plaza 618 during La Porte’s WinterFest on Friday. Ice sculpturing demonstrations, sponsored by NIPSCO and City’s Pure Ice, kicked off the La Porte City Park Department’s annual three-day event. Activities included snowball softball, a glow-in-the-dark scavenger hunt, gymnastics for children, horse-drawn wagon rides and more.
- Photos by Amanda Haverstick
A horse-drawn wagon pulls WinterFest goers through Soldiers Memorial Park on Sunday. After their trip, riders could warm up inside Cummings Lodge with hot cider and hot chocolate.
A softball player hits a ball during a coed snowball softball tournament at Lions Field in La Porte on Saturday morning. The tourney is an annual part of the WinterFest activities.
An ice carver works on one of several ice sculptures that were on display in Plaza 618 in La Porte on Friday. The ice sculpturing demonstrations were part of the city’s annual three-day WinterFest.
An ice carver uses a blowtorch to add the finishing touches to a pinball machine sculpture in Plaza 618.
A horse drawn wagon pulls Winterfest goers past Stone Lake in La Porte on Sunday.
A softball player pitches during the coed snowball softball tourney held at Lions Field. Snow and cold weather arrived just in time to help the festival live up to its name.
A softball player moves to toss a ball during the coed snowball softball tourney.
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