Seen: The Big Freeze
Published 11:24 am Thursday, March 10, 2016
Albert Lea’s seventh annual winter festival known as The Big Freeze took place over the weekend of Feb. 6 at Edgewater Park.
- Two participants brace themselves for the Blue Ice Plunge.
- articipants in the Blue Ice Plunge react to frigid water temperatures.
- A firefighter floats in Fountain Lake while waiting for participants to get ready for the Blue Ice Plunge.
- A participant in the Blue Ice Plunge tries to get out of the cold Fountain Lake water as quickly as possible.
- Spectators watch as participants in the Blue Ice Plunge line up.
- Chunks of ice taken out to make an opening for the Blue Ice Plunge made for fun climbing.
- A snowmobiler pauses to watch the Blue Ice Plunge on frozen over Fountain Lake.
- Children attempt to make snow angels in between patches of ice.
- Children try building miniature snowmen.
- Children hurry to make more snowballs during a snowball fight.