Here are 10 cities in the U.S. and world with great ideas for beating back the cold of winter with spectacle and sport.

• Gov. John Hickenlooper said, “This is the best day of the year,” on the day that Miss Loveland Valentine Ellen Colpitts visited the Colorado Capitol, a tradition for each year’s Miss Valentine.

People enjoy the festivities Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, during Winterfest at Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township. (April ...

Kendall’s ice sculptures lined the Argenta downtown streets of the annual Argenta IceFest. Nearly 40 carvings, many representing the business and organizations that sponsored them, were made from 300- ...

The fourth annual Alpena Ice Festival will feature a day of winter fun for all ages from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 15. Activities ...

As fishermen cut into the ice on Lake Winnebago, artists cut into snow blocks in Downtown Fond Du Lac. It's part of a three-day festival kicking off the 2025 sturgeon season.

They’re bright and whimsical, somber and reflective, imposing and hard to find; Eden Prairie’s public artworks are scattered throughout the city in a variety of forms, from sculptures ...

WHERE...Portions of southeast Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan ...

Owen Armstrong came to Michigan Technological University looking for community. As he found it, he also created a legacy of ...

Student organizations spun snow into pure magic in the month-long and all-nighter snow sculpture contests during the Michigan ...

The cure for the winter blues might be found at The Premier Winter Festival in the Midwest—The Sturgeon Spectacular. Visitors ...

The Thai team, comprising Kusol Bunkobsongserm, Kritsana Wongtes, and Amnauysak Srisuk, has established itself as a ...